Ohio Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Ohio exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 17
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 8
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 5
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (17 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
3 are Ohio-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. An orange diamond with a downward arrow ('SLOW' / reduced speed) tells you to:
- Turn around
- Stop and park
- Speed up
- Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
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Answer: Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
Orange reduced-speed signs mean slow down for the upcoming work zone.
2. A center lane marked with a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line on each side is used for:
- Parking
- Making left turns only (from either direction)
- Through driving
- Passing slower traffic
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Answer: Making left turns only (from either direction)
This is a two-way left-turn lane — used only to make left turns from either direction, never for through travel or passing.
3. At a crosswalk, if the car ahead of you stops, you should:
- Speed around
- Honk
- Pass it
- Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
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Answer: Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
Never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; it may be yielding to a pedestrian.
4. What does this sign tell you?
- Detour
- Two-way traffic
- Wrong way
- Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
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Answer: Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
A one-way sign means traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow.
5. What does this sign warn of?
- A bridge
- A tunnel light
- Low clearance — height limit ahead
- A dip
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Answer: Low clearance — height limit ahead
A low-clearance sign warns of limited overhead height; tall vehicles must not proceed if too high.
6. The acceleration lane on a highway on-ramp is for:
- Passing
- Speeding up to match traffic before merging
- Parking
- Stopping
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Answer: Speeding up to match traffic before merging
Use it to reach highway speed so you can merge into a gap smoothly.
7. You must dim your high beams when:
- Only in cities
- Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
- Never
- Only when tired
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Answer: Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
Lower your high beams within 500 ft of oncoming traffic and 300 ft when following.
8. Turning left, you should give way to:
- No one
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Only bikes
- Only trucks
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Answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
Yield to oncoming traffic and crossing pedestrians before turning left.
9. Guide signs that give directions are usually:
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Answer: Green
Green signs provide directional guidance.
10. A pedestrian who is using a white cane or a guide dog steps into the road. You must:
- Proceed carefully around them
- Yield only if at a crosswalk
- Honk to warn them
- Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
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Answer: Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
You must always yield to a blind pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog.
11. What does this sign mean?
- No passing
- A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
- Right lane ends
- The road ends
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Answer: A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
An added-lane sign means a lane is joining; the added traffic doesn't have to merge immediately.
12. What does this sign mean?
- A sharp turn to the right ahead
- No right turn
- A gentle curve
- Right lane ends
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Answer: A sharp turn to the right ahead
A sharp-turn (right-angle) arrow warns of a sharp turn ahead — slow down considerably.
13. At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must:
- Stop only at night
- Go first
- Speed up
- Yield to traffic on the through road
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Answer: Yield to traffic on the through road
The through road has priority; the ending road yields.
14. This sign warns that you are approaching:
- A rest area
- A roundabout only
- A railroad crossing
- A toll booth
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Answer: A railroad crossing
A round yellow sign is the advance warning for a railroad crossing.
15. A steady yellow traffic light means:
- Speed up to beat the red
- The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
- Go, the intersection is yours
- Yield only to pedestrians
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Answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
Steady yellow warns the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely.
16. If your right wheels drift onto the shoulder, you should:
- Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
- Speed up
- Jerk the wheel back onto the road
- Brake hard
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Answer: Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
Don't jerk the wheel — slow down and steer back onto the pavement smoothly.
17. In a roundabout, traffic flows:
- Clockwise
- Only when a light is green
- Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
- In both directions
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Answer: Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
Roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise. Yield to traffic already circulating, then exit when you reach your street.
18. An emergency vehicle is approaching with lights and siren on. You should:
- Continue at the same speed
- Stop immediately in your lane
- Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
- Speed up to clear the intersection
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Answer: Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Pull to the right edge and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
19. A motorcycle in Ohio is entitled to:
- Half a lane
- A full lane of travel
- No lane
- The shoulder only
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
20. At a T-intersection, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle turning right
- The vehicle on the road that ends (the stem)
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
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Answer: Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
Traffic on the through road has the right-of-way; the driver on the ending road must yield.
21. You want to turn left; an oncoming car is going straight through. Who goes first?
- Whoever signals first
- Whoever is larger
- You — left turns have priority
- The oncoming car going straight
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Answer: The oncoming car going straight
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight through.
22. A diamond-shaped sign with a truck on a downhill grade warns of:
- A truck stop
- A steep hill where trucks may move slowly
- A weigh station
- A no-truck zone
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Answer: A steep hill where trucks may move slowly
It warns of a steep downgrade; watch for slow-moving trucks.
23. Ohio's under-21 law (OVUAC) sets a lower BAC limit of:
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Answer: .02
Under-21 drivers are in violation at .02 BAC (OVUAC).
24. What does this orange sign with a bending arrow mean?
- Road closed permanently
- One way
- Merge
- Detour — follow the marked alternate route
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Answer: Detour — follow the marked alternate route
An orange detour sign directs you along a temporary alternate route.
25. What does this sign mean?
- No U-turn
- No left turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No right turn
This sign prohibits right turns.
26. What does this sign mean?
- No passing
- Yield
- Stop
- Warning
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Answer: Stop
An octagon is used for only one sign: STOP. Come to a full stop.
27. As you drink more in a short time, your blood alcohol level:
- Rises, and impairment increases
- Drops
- Stays flat
- Is unaffected by amount
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Answer: Rises, and impairment increases
More drinks = higher BAC and greater impairment; there is no safe amount before driving.
28. A motorcycle's small size can make it:
- Slower to stop
- Louder
- Easier to see
- Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
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Answer: Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
Motorcycles look farther and slower than they are — misjudging this causes crashes. Look twice.
29. As you approach a roundabout, you should:
- Enter without looking
- Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully always
- Speed up to merge
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Answer: Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
Slow on approach and yield to circulating traffic before entering.
30. Ohio's Move Over law requires that, for a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you:
- Speed up
- Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
- Honk
- Stop in the lane
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Answer: Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
Move over a lane if safe, otherwise slow down.
31. Brown signs indicate:
- Emergency routes
- Recreational and cultural areas (parks)
- Weigh stations
- Detours
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Answer: Recreational and cultural areas (parks)
Brown signs mark recreational and cultural sites such as parks and campgrounds.
32. When following another vehicle closely at night, you should:
- Flash your brights
- Use high beams
- Turn off your lights
- Use low beams to avoid blinding the driver ahead
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Answer: Use low beams to avoid blinding the driver ahead
Dim to low beams within 300 feet when following, so you don't blind the driver ahead.
33. A yellow sign with a large black arrow bending (a chevron) is posted:
- At intersections
- Randomly
- Along a curve to guide you through it
- At rest areas
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Answer: Along a curve to guide you through it
Chevron alignment signs are placed along a curve to show its direction and sharpness.
34. What does this sign warn of?
- Divided highway ends / two-way traffic
- One-way street
- Merging traffic
- Passing lane
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Answer: Divided highway ends / two-way traffic
Opposing arrows warn of two-way traffic ahead (e.g., a divided highway ending). Keep right.
35. Before changing lanes, in addition to checking your mirrors you should:
- Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot
- Honk
- Speed up
- Just use your mirrors
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Answer: Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot
Mirrors don't show your blind spot — glance over your shoulder before moving over.
36. A good habit for a safe following distance is to:
- Use only brake lights
- Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
- Match the car's bumper
- Tailgate to save time
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Answer: Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
Count 3–4 seconds from when the car ahead passes a marker until you reach it.
37. A 'DO NOT ENTER' sign means:
- Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
- Enter slowly
- Yield before entering
- Enter only to turn right
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Answer: Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
Do Not Enter means the roadway is closed to you; entering would put you against oncoming traffic.
38. People with disabilities, seniors, and children may:
- Cross only at lights
- Need extra time to cross — be patient and yield
- Be ignored
- Always move fast
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Answer: Need extra time to cross — be patient and yield
Give vulnerable pedestrians extra time and space to cross.
39. At a four-way stop, if the driver to your right stopped just before you, then:
- You both go
- The driver on the right goes first
- You go first
- Largest vehicle goes
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Answer: The driver on the right goes first
First to stop goes first; here the right-hand driver stopped first, so they proceed.
40. A blue sign with an 'H' or a bed symbol tells you:
- A speed limit
- Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
- A construction zone
- A warning
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Answer: Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
Blue guide signs point to services — hospitals, lodging, gas, food.
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