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Podcast: In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show
Episode: Stay Alert: Summer Brings New Drivers and Highway Challenges
Description: The summer driving season is upon us, and with it comes unique challenges on Texas roads. Texas Department of Public Safety, Sergeant Steve Woodard joins us from the Bolivar Peninsula ferry to share critical insights about what motorists should watch for, especially as driver's license offices prepare for an influx of teen drivers seeking their first licenses.Calling in from his patrol vehicle, Sgt. Woodard delivers sobering statistics from a recent beach weekend enforcement operation that resulted in 87 arrests, 91 misdemeanor citations, and approximately 15 felonies in a single night. The conversation reveals how what once began as community...