What safe driving rules are on the Ohio permit test?

Ohio's safe driving questions come from its own statutes and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles handbook. QuizLane covers 3 Ohio-specific safe driving items, drawn from 3 distinct source sections, alongside 10 questions on rules that apply in every state.

How many safe driving questions are on the Ohio permit test?

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles does not publish a per-topic breakdown. The test as a whole has 40 questions and you need 30 correct (75%) to pass, so safe driving is worth studying alongside every other topic rather than in isolation.

Are these official Ohio DMV safe driving questions?

No. These are original study questions written against Ohio law and the official handbook, each carrying the section it came from. They are not endorsed by Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and are not copies of the real exam.

Do I need an account to practice Ohio safe driving questions?

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While driving in Ohio, you generally may not:

Hold or physically support an electronic wireless communications device with any part of your body

Use a hands-free phone for a voice call

Ohio seat-belt law requires the driver of an automobile, and each front-seat passenger, to:

Wear a properly adjusted occupant restraining device

Wear a belt only in the rear seat

Ohio generally requires a DOT-approved motorcycle helmet for:

Operators and passengers under 18, and novice-endorsement holders (and their passengers)

All motorcycle operators and passengers at any age

OHSafe driving

Ohio safe driving practice questions

3 questions below test Ohio’s own safe driving law, each with the statute or Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on safe driving rules that apply in every state.

The Ohio permit knowledge test has 40 questions in total and needs 30 correct (75%) to pass.

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Ohio law

3 questions on Ohio’s own safe driving rules

These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.

1. 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
2. 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
3. Ohio generally requires a DOT-approved motorcycle helmet for:
- AOnly passengers
- BOnly freeway riding
- CAll motorcycle operators and passengers at any age
- Operators and passengers under 18, and novice-endorsement holders (and their passengers)
Answer: Operators and passengers under 18, and novice-endorsement holders (and their passengers). Ohio Revised Code §4511.53 requires a DOT-approved protective helmet for persons under eighteen, or holders of a motorcycle endorsement/license with a novice designation currently in effect, and for passengers on motorcycles operated by such persons.
Source: Ohio Revised Code — §4511.53

Sources for the Ohio items above

Applies everywhere

Safe driving rules that hold in every state

A sample of the national safe driving bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Ohio items above for 13 questions in total.

1. Another driver is following you far too closely. The safest response is to:
- ABrake sharply to warn them
- Increase your following distance and let them pass
- CSpeed up to outrun them
- DTurn on your hazard lights and stop
Answer: Increase your following distance and let them pass. Adding space ahead gives you room to slow gradually rather than brake hard. Move over when you safely can and let them by.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Safe driving — aggressive drivers
2. When must low-beam headlights be turned on in most jurisdictions?
- AWhenever driving above 45 mph
- BOnly during heavy snowfall
- From 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise
- DOnly when driving on dark rural roads
Answer: From 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. Headlights must be used from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and whenever visibility is reduced to 500 feet or less.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Lighting requirements — headlights
3. What is the best way to set a safe following distance?
- AFollow closely so other drivers cannot merge
- BMatch the vehicle ahead bumper-to-bumper
- CStay one car length behind at every speed
- Use a time gap and add more time in poor conditions
Answer: Use a time gap and add more time in poor conditions. A time-based gap adapts to speed. Increase it for rain, darkness, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, or limited visibility.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Space management — following distance

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Safe driving rules in other states

Safe driving law is set state by state — compare how another state handles it.

IndianaIN · 4 questions IowaIA · 4 questions KansasKS · 3 questions MichiganMI · 2 questions MinnesotaMN · 3 questions MissouriMO · 2 questions NebraskaNE · 5 questions North DakotaND · 5 questions

Confirm current Ohio rules

Statutes and handbooks change. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is authoritative for Ohio safe driving rules and for the permit test itself.

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Common questions

About Ohio safe driving rules and this practice set.