Traffic Signs & Signals — Ohio

Ohio permit practice test: 291 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: 40 Q, 75%. Traffic Signs & Signals: 154 questions. Updated

Regulatory, warning and guide signs, plus traffic light and pavement marking questions.

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Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (bmv.ohio.gov) ✓ Verified from official source

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Questions (154)

1. This sign means:
  1. Stop ahead. ✓
  2. Buggy warning.
  3. Limited parking.
  4. Do not block intersection.

Answer: A. Stop ahead.

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2. You may continue carefully through an intersection with a yellow light if:
  1. There is an emergency vehicle crossing your lane.
  2. There are pedestrians crossing.
  3. You are turning right.
  4. You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow. ✓

Answer: D. You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow.

You may continue carefully through the intersection when you are already within it as the light changes to yellow. The handbook says a yellow light warns that red is coming, so you should use caution and prepare to stop. That instruction is about deciding before you enter the intersection. If you are already inside it when the light turns yellow, you are already committed, so the supported answer is that you may continue carefully. The passage does not say yellow creates a right-turn exception or a reason to proceed when an emergency vehicle or pedestrians are in your path.
Official handbook: Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (Ohio BMV), Section 4: Rules of the Road – Traffic Signals - ORC 4511.13
3. Certain highway signs require drivers to obey an indicated instruction. Such signs are known as:
  1. Regulatory signs. ✓
  2. Warning signs.
  3. Information signs.
  4. Guide signs.

Answer: A. Regulatory signs.

Signs that require you to obey an indicated instruction are regulatory signs. The Ohio digest says regulatory signs regulate the movement of traffic and give notice of traffic laws or regulations. That is exactly the job described in the question: the sign is telling you what the law requires you to do. The passage also covers prohibitory signs, where a red circle with a slash means the pictured action is not allowed, which is another form of instruction you must follow.
Official handbook: Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (Ohio BMV), Section 4: Rules of the Road – Traffic Signs
4. This road sign indicates:
  1. The maximum safe speed for a residential area.
  2. The maximum safe speed for an expressway exit. ✓
  3. The maximum safe speed for an expressway entrance.
  4. The maximum safe speed for a work zone.

Answer: B. The maximum safe speed for an expressway exit.

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5. This sign means:
  1. Pedestrians walking along the road ahead.
  2. Pedestrian crossing ahead. ✓
  3. Pedestrians must not cross here.
  4. Be alert for construction workers on the road.

Answer: B. Pedestrian crossing ahead.

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6. This road sign means:
  1. You must travel at the speed indicated.
  2. The maximum legal speed on the roadway is 55 mph. ✓
  3. You must travel through the intersection at the posted speed.
  4. None of the above.

Answer: B. The maximum legal speed on the roadway is 55 mph.

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7. What are the colors of signs that tell you the distance to the next exit on a highway?
  1. Yellow with black letters
  2. Black with white letters
  3. Red with white letters
  4. Green with white letters ✓

Answer: D. Green with white letters

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8. This road sign means:
  1. Road widens ahead.
  2. Lane reduction; the right lane ends soon. ✓
  3. Highway entrance ramp ahead.
  4. Lane reduction; the left lane ends soon.

Answer: B. Lane reduction; the right lane ends soon.

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9. A single broken yellow line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:
  1. Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are not permitted to pass.
  2. Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so. ✓
  3. Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are not permitted to pass.
  4. Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

Answer: B. Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

A single broken yellow line means traffic in the lanes moves in opposite directions and drivers may pass when it is safe to do so. The handbook says yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions, and a broken yellow line means vehicles traveling either way may pass when they can do it safely. That fits a single broken yellow line down the center of a two-lane road: oncoming traffic is on the other side, but passing is not banned. The broken line is permission to pass only when it is safe, so you still need to judge the situation before crossing.
Official handbook: Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws (Ohio BMV), Section 4: Rules of the Road – Lane Pavement Markings
10. This road sign means:
  1. When pavement is wet, reduce your speed. ✓
  2. The road ahead winds a series of turns or curves.
  3. Traffic increases ahead.
  4. Steep grade ahead.

Answer: A. When pavement is wet, reduce your speed.

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