Ohio DMV practice test
Prepare for the Ohio learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Ohio knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
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Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Ohio laws
Rules that are specific to Ohio.
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Key rules from the Ohio handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- 12 points in 24 months can lead to suspension.
- Minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$25 (thousand).
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15½ years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- A 16-year-old probationary driver may not drive from midnight to 6 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian (with listed exceptions).
- Report within six months when there was personal injury or damage over $400 (and the conditions in the Digest apply).
- The number of occupants may not exceed the number of safety belts installed.
- Age 18+: practice only with a licensed driver age 21 or older.
Rules of the road
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Stop at least 10 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Headlights must be on from sunset to sunrise.
- Headlights must be on when your wipers are in use because of rain, snow or other weather.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 1,000 feet.
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 4 years old.
- Booster seat until at least 8 years old, or until the child fits the adult belt as the law describes.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Ages 8 to under 15 must use a safety belt.
- On roads with fewer than four lanes, all traffic from either direction stops at least 10 feet away.
Parking
- Do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
- The limit for commercial drivers is 0.04%.
- A first refusal means a one-year (12-month) license suspension.
- First test over the limit: 90 days. First refusal: one year.
How to get a driver's license in Ohio
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15½ years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at Midnight.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Ohio driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15½ years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- Midnight
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
- Commercial (CDL)
- 0.04%
- Refusing a chemical test (1st time)
- 12 months
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 10 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stop from a school bus at least
- 10 feet
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 4 years old
- Booster seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Points that can suspend your license
- 12 points in 24 months
- Minimum liability insurance
- $25/$50/$25 (thousand)
Sample questions
In Ohio, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
Ohio: do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Ohio, you must signal at least how far before you turn or change lanes?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Ohio: signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
In Ohio, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
- 0.12%
Ohio: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
Ohio permit test: questions and answers
The Ohio knowledge test has 40 questions.
You need 30 correct answers out of 40 (75%).
Yes, as of our last check the Ohio DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
Yes, as of our last check the Ohio DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
From the official Ohio driver handbook (Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (Dec. 2022)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.