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Minnesota Parents Encouraged to Continue Working with Teen Drivers Through Summer

Minnesota Parents Encouraged to Continue Working with Teen Drivers Through Summer

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As summer begins, Minnesota Public Safety officials are urging parents to continue working with their teens on driving skills, even if they already have their license. D-P-S spokesman Gordy Pehrson says it might not be convenient to monitor a teen’s driving, but


Pehrson stresses anyone with a provisional drivers license — those under age 18 — cannot use a cell phone while driving. And it’s illegal for *all* drivers to text while their vehicle is in traffic — even stopped at a light

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