Ohio BMV Practice Questions
Ten sample questions from the Ohio Driver Manual. No app, no sign-up.
These are written in the style of the Ohio BMV knowledge test, the one most people call the permit test. Pick an answer before you reveal it. Each one comes with a short reason and the page of the manual it rests on.
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The Ohio BMV knowledge test at a glance
- 40
- multiple-choice questions on the knowledge test
- 30
- correct answers needed to pass (75 percent)
- 15½
- minimum age to take the knowledge test
- 285
- practice questions in the Drive Prep app
- Topic: Permit rules
1. A 16-year-old TIPIC holder wants to drive at 2 a.m. Who must be with them?
- A.Nobody, provided they are driving to or from work
- B.Any licensed driver age 21 or older
- C.A parent, guardian, or custodian holding a valid Driver License
- D.A licensed driving instructor only
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Correct answer: C. A parent, guardian, or custodian holding a valid Driver License
Why: Between midnight and 6 a.m. a permit holder aged 16 to 17 needs a parent, guardian or custodian with a valid license. Outside those hours any valid licensed driver 21 or older may accompany them.
- Topic: Phones and devices
2. A driver under 18 commits a first device violation. What is the penalty?
- A.A $50 fine with no suspension
- B.A 60-day license suspension and a $150 fine
- C.Two points on the license only
- D.A warning for the first offense
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Correct answer: B. A 60-day license suspension and a $150 fine
Why: Sixty days and $150 for a first violation; one year and $300 for a second. It is a primary offense, so an officer may stop you for it on its own.
- Topic: Speed limits
3. What is the speed limit in a school zone during recess and while children are arriving or leaving?
- A.15 mph
- B.25 mph
- C.35 mph
- D.20 mph
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Correct answer: D. 20 mph
Why: Twenty mph, and only during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours of operation. Outside those times the ordinary limit for the road applies.
- Topic: Vehicle equipment
4. When are studded tires legal in Ohio?
- A.From November 1 through April 15
- B.From December 1 through March 1
- C.All year round, with no restriction
- D.They are never legal on public roads
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Correct answer: A. From November 1 through April 15
Why: November 1 through April 15. Outside that window studded tires are not legal, whatever the weather happens to be doing.
- Topic: School buses
5. A school bus has stopped on a road with four or more lanes. Who must stop?
- A.All traffic in both directions
- B.Only traffic in the lane immediately beside the bus
- C.Nobody, on a road that wide
- D.Only traffic proceeding in the same direction as the bus
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Correct answer: D. Only traffic proceeding in the same direction as the bus
Why: On four or more lanes only traffic going the same way as the bus must stop, at the rear of the bus, and remain stopped until it begins to move.
- Topic: Parking
6. How close to a fire hydrant may you park?
- A.No closer than 5 feet
- B.No closer than 20 feet
- C.No closer than 15 feet
- D.No closer than 10 feet
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Correct answer: D. No closer than 10 feet
Why: Ten feet from a fire hydrant. The 20-foot figure belongs to intersections and crosswalks, so keep the two apart.
- Topic: Insurance
7. What are Ohio's minimum liability insurance requirements?
- A.$15,000 for injury or death of one person, $30,000 for two or more, and $10,000 for property damage
- B.$50,000 / $100,000 / $50,000
- C.$25,000 for injury or death of one person, $50,000 for two or more, and $25,000 for property damage
- D.$10,000 for injury and $10,000 for property damage
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Correct answer: C. $25,000 for injury or death of one person, $50,000 for two or more, and $25,000 for property damage
Why: Twenty-five thousand for one person, fifty thousand for two or more, and twenty-five thousand for property damage. The alternative route is a bond plus a $30,000 certificate of deposit with the State Treasurer.
- Topic: Sharing the road
8. When may you cross a solid yellow line to pass a slow-moving vehicle?
- A.Never, because a solid yellow line prohibits crossing under every circumstance including for slow vehicles
- B.Whenever the oncoming lane looks empty for as far ahead as you can comfortably see
- C.When the vehicle is traveling less than half the posted speed limit, you do not exceed the limit, and there is sufficient clear space
- D.Only on roads posted at 35 mph or less, and only where the center line has already broken to a dashed pattern
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Correct answer: C. When the vehicle is traveling less than half the posted speed limit, you do not exceed the limit, and there is sufficient clear space
Why: Three conditions together: the vehicle is under half the posted limit, you do not exceed the limit while passing, and there is sufficient clear space in the oncoming lane.
- Topic: Pavement markings
9. What does a solid double yellow line mean?
- A.Passing is permitted from both directions
- B.Passing is permitted only at night
- C.The road ahead becomes one-way, so both lanes will shortly carry traffic in your direction only
- D.Do not drive to the left of the center line, except to turn left or pass a slow-moving vehicle
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Correct answer: D. Do not drive to the left of the center line, except to turn left or pass a slow-moving vehicle
Why: Do not drive left of center. The exceptions are turning left, and passing a slow-moving vehicle such as a bicycle or a vehicle displaying the slow-moving emblem.
- Topic: Point system
10. What happens at 12 or more points within a two-year period?
- A.A warning letter only
- B.Automatic enrollment in a driving course
- C.A $500 fine with no suspension
- D.A 12-point suspension of the Driver License
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Correct answer: D. A 12-point suspension of the Driver License
Why: Twelve or more points in two years brings a suspension. Reinstatement requires meeting certain conditions, including a remedial driving course, filing an SR-22 bond, and paying reinstatement fees.
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These sample questions are for study only. They're written from the Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607, revised October 2025) but are not the exact questions on the real test. Always confirm current rules with the Ohio BMV. Ohio Driver Manual (official web edition) ↗
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