Free Ohio DMV permit practice test online
Free Ohio permit practice for road signs, right-of-way, safe driving, and more—with explanations that point back to the official Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles handbook.
The Ohio permit knowledge test has 40 questions; you need 30 correct (75%) to pass. That is above the median of 30 questions across the 51 states QuizLane tracks, so budget more study time than a shorter state would need.
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These figures reflect the standard Ohio Class D permit knowledge test and can change. Always confirm current requirements with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (official source).
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5 Ohio DMV permit practice questions
Try these Ohio sample questions now — each shows the correct answer with a plain-language explanation and a source section. The full 172-question bank is in the practice run, including 11 items that test Ohio law specifically.
1. Ohio law prohibits parking within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- A5 feet
- 10 feet
- C15 feet
- D20 feet
Answer: 10 feet. Ohio Revised Code §4511.68 prohibits standing or parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4511.68
2. When meeting or overtaking a stopped Ohio school bus receiving or discharging children, you must stop at least:
- A20 feet from the bus
- B5 feet from the bus
- 10 feet from the front or rear of the bus
- D15 feet from the bus
Answer: 10 feet from the front or rear of the bus. Ohio Revised Code §4511.75(A) requires stopping at least ten feet from the front or rear of the school bus and not proceeding until the bus resumes motion or the driver signals you to proceed.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4511.75(A)
3. On an Ohio highway divided into four or more traffic lanes, a driver approaching from the opposite direction of a stopped school bus:
- AMust always stop
- Need not stop for a bus approaching from the opposite direction
- CMust slow to 15 mph only
- DMust stop only if amber lights are flashing
Answer: Need not stop for a bus approaching from the opposite direction. Ohio Revised Code §4511.75(C) says that where a highway has been divided into four or more traffic lanes, a driver need not stop for a school bus approaching from the opposite direction that has stopped to receive or discharge children.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4511.75(C)
4. While driving in Ohio, you generally may not:
- AUse the vehicle radio
- BWear prescription glasses
- CUse a hands-free phone for a voice call
- Hold or physically support an electronic wireless communications device with any part of your body
Answer: Hold or physically support an electronic wireless communications device with any part of your body. Ohio Revised Code §4511.204 prohibits operating while using, holding, or physically supporting with any part of the person's body an electronic wireless communications device, with listed emergency and other exceptions.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4511.204
5. Ohio seat-belt law requires the driver of an automobile, and each front-seat passenger, to:
- AWear a belt only if under 18
- BWear a belt only in the rear seat
- Wear a properly adjusted occupant restraining device
- DWear a belt only on freeways
Answer: Wear a properly adjusted occupant restraining device. Ohio Revised Code §4513.263 requires the operator to wear a properly adjusted occupant restraining device and prohibits occupying a front seat as a passenger without wearing the available restraining device.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4513.263
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