Ohio Driver's Handbook, Section 5: Learning to Drive
Stopping, steering, backing, turns, roundabouts, lane changes, passing, railroad crossings, school buses and parking.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, web, January 26, 2024. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Ohio Driver Manual (Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws)
Key rules
- Keep 3–4 seconds from the vehicle ahead and hold the wheel at 4 and 8 o'clock. handbook
- Right on red after a full stop unless prohibited; left on red only from one one-way street onto another. handbook
- In roundabouts go counterclockwise, yield to traffic inside and never stop or change lanes inside. handbook
- School bus with red lights: stop 10 feet away from both directions on roads with fewer than four lanes; with four or more lanes, only traffic behind it stops. handbook
- No parking within 10 feet of a hydrant or 20 feet of an intersection or crosswalk; park within 12 inches of the curb, facing traffic. handbook