Ohio DMV Permit Test Speed, Passing, and Parking Summary

Ohio law sets 20 mph in school zones during school recess and while children are going to or leaving school at opening and closing hours, where school speed limit signs are posted.

Wrong choices

• 15 mph: 15 mph is the limit for alleys within a city or village.
• 25 mph: 25 mph is the usual limit in other parts of a city or village.
• 35 mph: 35 mph is the limit on state routes in a city or village outside business districts.

Ohio law sets 25 mph for most parts of a city or village (a municipal corporation), including residential streets, unless a different limit is posted.

Wrong choices

• 20 mph: 20 mph is the school zone limit during recess and while children arrive or leave.
• 35 mph: 35 mph is for state routes in a city or village outside business districts.
• 45 mph: 45 mph is not a default limit for residential streets.

Ohio law says you may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. Firefighters need room to reach and connect to it.

Wrong choices

• No closer than 5 feet: 5 feet is closer than the law allows.
• No closer than 20 feet: 20 feet is the distance from a crosswalk at an intersection.
• No closer than 30 feet: 30 feet is the distance from a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal.

Ohio law sets 55 mph on highways outside municipal corporations (cities and villages), unless another limit applies or is posted. Some roads have higher limits, such as 70 mph on rural freeways.

Wrong choices

• 45 mph: 45 mph is not the default limit for these highways.
• 65 mph: 65 mph applies to certain expressways and urban freeways, not most highways.
• 70 mph: 70 mph is for rural freeways only.

Ohio law says you may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Parked cars there would hide people who are about to cross.

Wrong choices

• No closer than 10 feet: 10 feet is the distance from a fire hydrant.
• No closer than 30 feet: 30 feet is the distance from a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal.
• No closer than 50 feet: 50 feet is the distance from the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Ohio law says the driver being passed must give way to the right and must not increase speed until the other vehicle has completely passed.

Wrong choices

• Move toward the center line to block the pass: Blocking a passing driver can cause a head-on crash.
• Speed up so the other driver cannot cut in: Speeding up while being passed is against the law and dangerous.
• Brake hard right away: Braking hard can cause a crash from behind. Simply keep your speed and stay right.

When passing uses the lane for oncoming traffic, Ohio law says you must return to your lane before coming within 200 feet of any oncoming vehicle. If you cannot do that safely, do not start the pass.

Wrong choices

• 50 feet: 50 feet is far too close to an oncoming vehicle.
• 100 feet: 100 feet is the no-passing distance near intersections and railroad crossings, not this rule.
• 500 feet: 500 feet is not the number in this rule.

Ohio law says you may not park within 30 feet of, and on the approach to, a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal. Parked cars there would block drivers' view of the sign or signal.

Wrong choices

• No closer than 10 feet: 10 feet is the distance from a fire hydrant.
• No closer than 20 feet: 20 feet is the distance from a crosswalk at an intersection.
• No closer than 50 feet: 50 feet is the distance from the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Ohio law says you may not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Wrong choices

• No closer than 15 feet: 15 feet is the closest you may stop when a train is coming, not a parking distance.
• No closer than 30 feet: 30 feet is the distance from a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal.
• No closer than 100 feet: 100 feet is the no-passing distance near a railroad crossing, not the parking rule.

Ohio law says no one may drive faster than will let them bring the vehicle to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead. At night, in fog, or on a curve you can see less, so you must slow down.

Wrong choices

• Keep up with the flow of traffic at all times: Keeping up with traffic is not a defense if you cannot stop in time.
• Stay exactly 2 car lengths behind the car ahead: The rule is about seeing and stopping, not a set number of car lengths.
• Reach the speed limit within a short distance: The rule limits your speed. It is not about reaching the limit.