Ohio sharing the road practice questions
2 questions below test Ohio’s own sharing the road law, each with the statute or Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on sharing the road rules that apply in every state.
The Ohio permit knowledge test has 40 questions in total and needs 30 correct (75%) to pass.
Ohio law
2 questions on Ohio’s own sharing the road rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. 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)
2. 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)
Sources for the Ohio items above
Applies everywhere
Sharing the road rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national sharing the road bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Ohio items above for 12 questions in total.
1. Why should you avoid lingering beside a large truck?
- ATrucks are not allowed to change lanes
- The area may be a large blind spot
- CTruck drivers always drive below the limit
- DYour headlights may stop working
Answer: The area may be a large blind spot. Large vehicles have substantial blind areas along both sides and behind. Pass efficiently and do not cut closely in front.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — large vehicles
2. When following a motorcycle you should allow:
- ALess space, since it stops slowly
- More following distance than for a car
- CThe same distance as a truck
- DOnly one car length
Answer: More following distance than for a car. Motorcycles can slow very quickly and may be destabilised by road hazards, so extra space gives you room to respond.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — motorcycles
3. You are turning right across a marked bicycle lane. Before crossing it you must:
- AStop in the bicycle lane and wait
- BAccelerate through the turn
- Check for and yield to any bicyclist in the lane
- DSound your horn to clear the lane
Answer: Check for and yield to any bicyclist in the lane. Cyclists travelling straight in the bike lane are easy to miss. Signal early, check over your shoulder, and yield before crossing their path.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — bicycles
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Other Ohio rules with their own questions
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Sharing the road rules in other states
Sharing the road law is set state by state — compare how another state handles it.
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Statutes and handbooks change. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is authoritative for Ohio sharing the road rules and for the permit test itself.
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