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Ohio Permit Test — State Rules flashcards

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Practice deck · part of Ohio permit test — state rules · written against: Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws / Ohio Driver Manual (Ohio BMV), online edition (section pages dated January 26, 2024), checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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At what age may you first take the vision screening and knowledge test for an Ohio learner's permit?

A) 15
B) 16
C) 15 years and 6 months
D) 14 years and 6 months

C) 15 years and 6 months

Ohio sets the permit age at fifteen and a half; the permit itself is the Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC).
Permit & Provisional License
How may an Ohio driver aged 18 or older legally make a phone call while driving?

A) Only after switching on hazard lights
B) Hands-free, with one touch or swipe
C) By holding the phone low, below the window
D) Only while moving slower than 25 mph

B) Hands-free, with one touch or swipe

A hands-free call started with a single touch or swipe is legal. Holding or supporting the device is a primary offense; holding it to the ear during a call is allowed only if you do not dial or type by hand.
Phones & Distraction
Between what times does Ohio law require headlights at night?

A) 30 min after sunset to dawn
B) From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
C) Sunset to sunrise
D) Sunset to 10 p.m. only

C) Sunset to sunrise

Ohio does not use a half-hour buffer: lights go on at sunset.
Headlights & Signals
What is the farthest a parallel-parked vehicle may be from the curb in Ohio?

A) 12 inches
B) 6 inches
C) 18 inches
D) 24 inches

A) 12 inches

Use the right-hand curb and face the way traffic on your side moves. The handbook says either curb on a one-way street, but the law allows the left curb only where a local ordinance permits it.
Parking & Curbs
When may an Ohio driver turn left on a red light?

A) From the far-left lane of one one-way street into another
B) Never; Ohio allows only right turns on red
C) From any lane onto a one-way street, after stopping
D) From a two-way onto a one-way street, after a full stop

A) From the far-left lane of one one-way street into another

The only left on red allowed is from one one-way street into another, made from the far-left lane, unless a sign or a red arrow forbids it. Stop fully and yield to all crossing traffic and pedestrians first.
Turns & Lanes
Who must wear a safety belt under Ohio's mandatory belt law for adult drivers?

A) The driver only
B) Everyone in the vehicle
C) The driver and all front-seat occupants
D) Front-seat occupants under 18 only

C) The driver and all front-seat occupants

When the driver is under 18, every occupant must be belted and occupants may not outnumber the belts.
Occupant Safety

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Facts checked against the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (Ohio Driver Manual) (Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Ohio Department of Public Safety), online edition, section pages dated January 26, 2024, checked 2026-10-12; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
Rules checked against the Ohio Revised Code as in force on 2026-10-12 (codes.ohio.gov), including sections 4507.05, 4507.071, 4510.036, 4511.19, 4511.191, 4511.204, 4511.205, 4511.21 and 4511.81.
Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the Digest and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the Digest says.
Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Ohio BMV, the Ohio Department of Public Safety or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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