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

  1. Keep 3–4 seconds from the vehicle ahead and hold the wheel at 4 and 8 o'clock. handbook
  2. Right on red after a full stop unless prohibited; left on red only from one one-way street onto another. handbook
  3. In roundabouts go counterclockwise, yield to traffic inside and never stop or change lanes inside. handbook
  4. 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
  5. 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

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