Ohio Driver License: Lanes, Passing, School Buses and Parking

27 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Lanes, Passing, School Buses and Parking. Free, no account needed.

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1. An obstruction, such as a stalled vehicle or fallen tree, forces you to drive left of the center of the road to get around it. What must you do regarding oncoming traffic?

  1. Sound your horn continuously until clear
  2. Signal left and proceed; signaling gives you the right of way
  3. Oncoming traffic must yield to you
  4. Yield to oncoming traffic

Answer: D — Yield to oncoming traffic

When an obstruction forces a driver left of center, they must yield to traffic coming the other way.

2. You are driving on a road with four lanes total. Which lane should you normally travel in, and which lane is used to pass or turn left?

  1. Travel in the right lane; use the lane just right of center to pass or turn left
  2. Lane choice doesn't matter as long as you signal
  3. Travel in the left lane; use the right lane to pass or turn left
  4. Travel in the center lane; use the leftmost lane to pass or turn left

Answer: A — Travel in the right lane; use the lane just right of center to pass or turn left

On roads with four or more lanes, through traffic keeps right and the lane just right of center is used for passing and left turns.

3. A two-lane road has one lane in each direction. There is no obstruction, you are not passing, and no officer or signal is directing otherwise. Which half of the road must you keep to?

  1. Either half, as long as you signal before crossing the center line
  2. The left half
  3. The right half
  4. Whichever half has less traffic

Answer: C — The right half

Absent any of the listed exceptions, drivers must keep to the right half of the road.

4. During a lane change, what does turning your head and looking over your shoulder toward the new lane let you check?

  1. Traffic already visible in your mirrors
  2. Your blind spots
  3. The speed of the traffic behind you in your own lane
  4. Whether your turn signal has canceled

Answer: B — Your blind spots

Turning the head and looking over the shoulder toward the new lane is how blind spots are checked; the mirrors are checked separately.

5. A driver has checked mirrors and blind spot, found a gap, and signaled a lane change. What should happen next, before steering into the new lane?

  1. Look again to confirm the gap is still clear
  2. Accelerate hard to beat other traffic into the gap
  3. Cancel the signal
  4. Immediately turn the wheel

Answer: A — Look again to confirm the gap is still clear

After signaling, the driver looks again before adjusting speed and steering over.

6. After completing a lane change, what should a driver do with the turn signal?

  1. Cancel it
  2. Leave it on to warn following traffic
  3. Turn it off only after changing lanes again
  4. Turn it off just before beginning to steer into the new lane

Answer: A — Cancel it

The final step of a lane change, after adjusting speed and steering over, is canceling the signal.

7. While entering a freeway using the acceleration lane, what should a driver do before merging into traffic?

  1. Slow to well below the flow of traffic
  2. Merge immediately regardless of speed
  3. Match the speed of freeway traffic
  4. Stop and wait for a very large gap

Answer: C — Match the speed of freeway traffic

The acceleration lane is used to match traffic speed before merging.

8. A driver realizes they are about to pass their intended freeway exit. What should they do?

  1. Use a median opening to turn around
  2. Continue to the next exit
  3. Stop on the shoulder and back up to the exit
  4. Cross into the emergency lane to reach the exit

Answer: B — Continue to the next exit

If you miss your exit, take the next one instead of trying to correct course.

9. Who is permitted to use openings in a freeway median?

  1. Buses only
  2. Any driver who missed their exit
  3. Emergency and public safety vehicles only
  4. Vehicles towing trailers

Answer: C — Emergency and public safety vehicles only

Median openings are reserved for emergency and public safety vehicles.

10. While still on the main roadway approaching a freeway exit, before moving into the deceleration lane, what should a driver do with their speed?

  1. Match the speed of vehicles in the acceleration lane
  2. Accelerate to clear the area quickly
  3. Slow immediately to the exit ramp's posted speed
  4. Keep their speed until they have moved into the deceleration lane

Answer: D — Keep their speed until they have moved into the deceleration lane

Speed is kept while still on the main roadway; slowing happens after moving into the deceleration lane.

11. When may a driver safely return to the right lane after passing another vehicle?

  1. As soon as the front bumper clears the passed vehicle
  2. When the passed vehicle flashes its headlights
  3. As soon as the passed vehicle disappears from the side mirror
  4. When both headlights of the passed vehicle are visible in the rearview mirror

Answer: D — When both headlights of the passed vehicle are visible in the rearview mirror

A driver should continue in the passing lane until both headlights of the passed vehicle show in the rearview mirror before returning.

12. Another vehicle is passing you on a two-lane road. What should you do?

  1. Stay in your lane and hold a constant speed
  2. Move onto the shoulder to give more room
  3. Slow down and drift left
  4. Speed up to prevent being passed

Answer: A — Stay in your lane and hold a constant speed

A driver being passed should stay in their lane and maintain a constant speed.

13. In which of these situations is passing another vehicle illegal?

  1. On a straight, level road with clear visibility
  2. On a road with three or more marked lanes
  3. At an intersection
  4. In the left lane of a multi-lane two-way road

Answer: C — At an intersection

Passing is prohibited at intersections, along with blind curves or hills, oncoming traffic, and railroad crossings or bridges.

14. A center lane on a two-way street is marked as a two-way left turn lane. May a driver use it to pass a slower vehicle?

  1. Yes, as long as the driver signals first
  2. No, it is for left turns only
  3. Yes, but only for a short distance
  4. Yes, if there is no oncoming traffic

Answer: B — No, it is for left turns only

A two-way left turn lane is reserved for left turns, not passing, merging, or travel.

15. A double solid yellow line separates two directions of traffic. Under what circumstance may a driver cross it?

  1. Never, under any circumstance
  2. To pass a bicycle or slow-moving vehicle, when safe
  3. Only during daylight hours
  4. To pass any vehicle traveling under the speed limit

Answer: B — To pass a bicycle or slow-moving vehicle, when safe

A double solid yellow line bans passing, but a driver may cross it to turn left into a driveway or to pass a slow-moving vehicle when safe.

16. A train is approaching a railroad crossing. How far from the tracks should a driver stop?

  1. No closer than 5 feet and no farther than 25 feet
  2. At least 100 feet back
  3. Exactly at the crossbuck sign
  4. No closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet

Answer: D — No closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet

When a train is approaching, drivers must stop no closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the tracks and wait until the train has passed and the signals stop.

17. What does a white crossbuck sign indicate?

  1. A railroad crossing
  2. A no-passing zone
  3. A one-way street
  4. A school bus stop ahead

Answer: A — A railroad crossing

A white crossbuck marks a railroad crossing.

18. Which of these vehicles must stop at every railroad crossing, even with no train in sight?

  1. An empty pickup truck
  2. A school bus
  3. A motorcycle
  4. A private passenger car

Answer: B — A school bus

School buses, along with vehicles carrying passengers for hire or hauling explosives or flammable liquids, must stop at every crossing.

19. A railroad crossing has only pavement markings and a crossbuck, with no lights or gates. What should a driver do while approaching?

  1. Slow down and be ready to stop if a train is seen or heard
  2. Slow down only if the crossing also has a stop sign
  3. Proceed at normal speed since there are no lights
  4. Stop completely regardless of a train

Answer: A — Slow down and be ready to stop if a train is seen or heard

Where only markings or a crossbuck mark the crossing, drivers should slow and be ready to stop if they see or hear a train.

20. A school bus ahead flashes four amber lights but has not yet stopped. What should a driver do?

  1. Ignore it since amber is not a stop signal
  2. Prepare to stop, but continue for now
  3. Stop immediately
  4. Pass quickly before it stops

Answer: B — Prepare to stop, but continue for now

Amber lights mean the bus is preparing to stop; drivers need not stop yet but should get ready.

21. You are driving on a two-lane road, one lane each direction, and a school bus ahead has stopped with red lights flashing. What must you do?

  1. Traffic from both directions must stop at least 10 feet away
  2. Only vehicles behind the bus must stop
  3. You must stop only if children are visible outside
  4. You may pass if no stop arm is extended

Answer: A — Traffic from both directions must stop at least 10 feet away

On roads with fewer than four lanes, traffic from both directions must stop at least 10 feet from the front or rear of the bus and wait until the bus moves or the driver waves them on.

22. On a road with four or more lanes, a school bus traveling the opposite direction has stopped with red lights flashing. What must a driver going the other way do?

  1. Continue driving; only same-direction traffic must stop
  2. Slow to half speed and proceed
  3. Stop only if a stop arm is extended
  4. Stop and wait like everyone else

Answer: A — Continue driving; only same-direction traffic must stop

On roads with four or more lanes, only traffic traveling the same direction as the bus must stop.

23. A school bus stops with red lights flashing, but its stop arm fails to swing out. Must drivers still stop?

  1. Only escort vehicles must stop
  2. Yes, drivers must still stop
  3. No, unless children are visibly crossing the road
  4. No, a failed stop arm makes stopping optional

Answer: B — Yes, drivers must still stop

Drivers must stop for a bus's flashing red lights even if there is no stop arm.

24. When parallel parking on a two-way street, how far from the curb may your vehicle be?

  1. Exactly 6 inches
  2. No more than 12 inches
  3. No more than 18 inches
  4. No more than 3 feet

Answer: B — No more than 12 inches

Vehicles must park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the right curb.

25. How close to a fire hydrant may a vehicle legally park?

  1. No closer than 10 feet
  2. No closer than 5 feet
  3. There is no minimum distance
  4. No closer than 20 feet

Answer: A — No closer than 10 feet

Parking is prohibited within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

26. Parking is prohibited within how many feet of an intersection or crosswalk?

  1. 5 feet
  2. 50 feet
  3. 10 feet
  4. 20 feet

Answer: D — 20 feet

Stopping, parking, or standing is prohibited in or within 20 feet of an intersection or crosswalk.

27. A driver parks on a hill and sets the parking brake. Which direction should the front wheels point?

  1. Away from the curb
  2. Toward the curb
  3. Straight ahead
  4. Parallel to the curb

Answer: B — Toward the curb

When parking on a hill, the front wheels should be turned toward the curb side.

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