Ohio Permit Practice Test: Right-of-Way Rules (2026)

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From the official handbook, web, January 26, 2024, Sections 4, 5, 9 · Checked Oct 2026 · Not affiliated with the BMV. Ohio Driver Manual (Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws)

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  1. Question 1 of 14

    At a four-way stop, you and another driver arrive at the same time. Who goes first?

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    Answer: The driver on the right

    Yield to the driver who arrived first; if you arrive together, yield to the driver on your right.

    Handbook: Section 4

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  2. Question 2 of 14

    You are turning left. To whom must you yield?

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    Answer: Oncoming traffic

    When turning left, yield to drivers in the opposing lane.

    Handbook: Section 4

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  3. Question 3 of 14

    You are pulling out of a driveway onto a public road. Who has the right-of-way?

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    Answer: Drivers already on the road

    Entering from a driveway or private road, yield to drivers on the highway; stop at the sidewalk for pedestrians.

    Handbook: Section 4

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  4. Question 4 of 14

    According to the Ohio manual, which of these must you yield to?

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    Answer: A funeral procession

    Yield to emergency vehicles, funeral processions, and pedestrians and bicyclists still in the intersection.

    Handbook: Section 4

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  5. Question 5 of 14

    Where must you stop at a stop sign?

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    Answer: Behind the stop line or crosswalk

    Stop behind the stop line or crosswalk; if you cannot see, edge forward after stopping.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  6. Question 6 of 14

    Your light is green but traffic is backed up across the intersection. What must you do?

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    Answer: Wait before the intersection until there is room on the other side

    Do not enter an intersection without space to clear it, even on green; do not block traffic.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  7. Question 7 of 14

    An ambulance with lights and siren approaches. What must you do?

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    Answer: Move as far right as possible and stop until it passes

    Pull to the right and stop until the emergency vehicle passes, unless it is on the other side of a divided highway; avoid blocking intersections.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  8. Question 8 of 14

    You approach a tow truck stopped on the shoulder with warning lights on. What does Ohio's Move Over law require?

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    Answer: Change to a lane not next to it if safe; otherwise slow down

    The Move Over law covers police, emergency, tow, road service, waste collection, maintenance and utility vehicles with lights on.

    Handbook: Section 9

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  9. Question 9 of 14

    On a road with fewer than four lanes, a school bus stops with red lights flashing. What must you do?

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    Answer: Stop at least 10 feet away, from either direction

    On roads with fewer than four lanes, traffic from both directions stops at least 10 feet from the bus until it moves or the driver signals.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  10. Question 10 of 14

    On a road with four or more lanes, a school bus stops to load children. Who must stop?

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    Answer: Only traffic going the same direction as the bus

    With four or more lanes, only traffic moving in the same direction as the bus must stop behind it.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  11. Question 11 of 14

    A school bus ahead turns on its amber (yellow) flashing lights. What does it mean?

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    Answer: It is about to stop: prepare to stop

    Amber lights warn that the bus is about to stop; red lights and the stop arm mean stop.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  12. Question 12 of 14

    When a train is approaching a crossing, where must you stop?

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    Answer: Between 15 and 50 feet from the crossing

    Stop 15 to 50 feet from the crossing and wait until the train passes and the signals stop.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  13. Question 13 of 14

    Which vehicles must always stop at railroad crossings?

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    Answer: School buses, vehicles carrying passengers for hire and those carrying explosives or flammable liquids

    These vehicles must stop at every crossing, so be ready to stop when following them.

    Handbook: Section 5

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  14. Question 14 of 14

    A pedestrian is stepping into a crosswalk ahead. What must you do?

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    Answer: Yield to the pedestrian

    Yield to pedestrians entering or in a crosswalk, and obey the stop line if there is one.

    Handbook: Section 4

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