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When a car's steering wheel is inspected, what is it to determine?
When a car's steering wheel is inspected, what is it to determine?
Steering assembly operates normally, there is no excess play in the steering wheel, sector shaft is secure, there is no binding or lash in steering assembly.
Tires should have a minimum of ______ inch tread depth on the road surface.
Tires should have a minimum of ______ inch tread depth on the road surface.
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What is a service brake?
What is a service brake?
Primary brake for slowing, stopping and controlling a vehicle.
What is an emergency brake?
What is an emergency brake?
What is a pedal reserve?
What is a pedal reserve?
How many pounds is considered moderate force?
How many pounds is considered moderate force?
Where are headlights located?
Where are headlights located?
How many headlights must motorcycles and scooters be equipped with at a minimum?
How many headlights must motorcycles and scooters be equipped with at a minimum?
What is the maximum number of headlights for motorcycles and scooters?
What is the maximum number of headlights for motorcycles and scooters?
How many headlights must all motor vehicles be equipped with?
How many headlights must all motor vehicles be equipped with?
How many taillights must a motor vehicle have?
How many taillights must a motor vehicle have?
Every vehicle must be equipped with two or more stop lights emitting a red light from the rear, visible for ______ feet.
Every vehicle must be equipped with two or more stop lights emitting a red light from the rear, visible for ______ feet.
What is a license illuminating light?
What is a license illuminating light?
When a trailer or semi-trailer is attached to a vehicle, what shall it carry at the rear?
When a trailer or semi-trailer is attached to a vehicle, what shall it carry at the rear?
What are the only two colors allowed for lights in the front of a vehicle (without special permission)?
What are the only two colors allowed for lights in the front of a vehicle (without special permission)?
When are turn signals used?
When are turn signals used?
How far ahead of a change in direction should the turn signals be turned on?
How far ahead of a change in direction should the turn signals be turned on?
All glass on a motor vehicle must be _________ glass, free of discoloration or diffusion, cracks, and unauthorized obstructions.
All glass on a motor vehicle must be _________ glass, free of discoloration or diffusion, cracks, and unauthorized obstructions.
What mirror is located to reflect to the operator a clean, unobstructed view of the highway to the rear?
What mirror is located to reflect to the operator a clean, unobstructed view of the highway to the rear?
Are windshield wipers a required part of a motor vehicle? What is their purpose?
Are windshield wipers a required part of a motor vehicle? What is their purpose?
How far should a horn be able to be heard from?
How far should a horn be able to be heard from?
Are motor vehicles allowed to be equipped with a siren?
Are motor vehicles allowed to be equipped with a siren?
What is considered a 'broken part' on a motor vehicle?
What is considered a 'broken part' on a motor vehicle?
When are flashers used?
When are flashers used?
Are motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds required to have safety belts?
Are motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds required to have safety belts?
When are studded tires legal in Ohio?
When are studded tires legal in Ohio?
What percent light transmission should the windshield allow at least?
What percent light transmission should the windshield allow at least?
The tinting on a front seat driver/passenger window must allow ____ percent light transmission.
The tinting on a front seat driver/passenger window must allow ____ percent light transmission.
What is the fine and label for having over-tinted windows?
What is the fine and label for having over-tinted windows?
Given the situation: overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: driving on the road divided into three or more marked lanes, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: driving on the road divided into three or more marked lanes, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: driving on a road designed and posted with signs for one-way traffic, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: driving on a road designed and posted with signs for one-way traffic, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: being directed by a police officer or traffic control device, should you keep to the right?
Given the situation: being directed by a police officer or traffic control device, should you keep to the right?
On a roadway divided into three lanes, what is the middle lane reserved for?
On a roadway divided into three lanes, what is the middle lane reserved for?
Where should vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow go?
Where should vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow go?
Where should vehicles go upon the approach of an emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights and an audible signal?
Where should vehicles go upon the approach of an emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights and an audible signal?
When an emergency, stationary public safety and/or road service vehicle is stopped alongside the roadway, what should passing vehicles do?
When an emergency, stationary public safety and/or road service vehicle is stopped alongside the roadway, what should passing vehicles do?
Should a vehicle drive over a barrier or section of a highway?
Should a vehicle drive over a barrier or section of a highway?
What is the dividing space, barrier or section of a highway used for?
What is the dividing space, barrier or section of a highway used for?
When turning right, what should vehicles stay as close as possible to?
When turning right, what should vehicles stay as close as possible to?
In Ohio, is it legal to turn right after stopping at a red traffic signal?
In Ohio, is it legal to turn right after stopping at a red traffic signal?
What are the three requirements one must consider before turning right on a red light?
What are the three requirements one must consider before turning right on a red light?
When making a left turn, who has the right-of-way?
When making a left turn, who has the right-of-way?
Prior to engaging in a left-hand turn, the driver must wait for _______________ ____________ traffic to clear the intersection.
Prior to engaging in a left-hand turn, the driver must wait for _______________ ____________ traffic to clear the intersection.
When is it legal to make a left turn on red?
When is it legal to make a left turn on red?
Before making a right or left turn on red, what must the driver do?
Before making a right or left turn on red, what must the driver do?
Where should a driver stop at a stop sign or red traffic signal?
Where should a driver stop at a stop sign or red traffic signal?
At a flashing red traffic signal, what should a driver do?
At a flashing red traffic signal, what should a driver do?
When emerging from an alley, driveway, or private road in a business or residential district, what must drivers do?
When emerging from an alley, driveway, or private road in a business or residential district, what must drivers do?
What does a school bus do when planning to stop?
What does a school bus do when planning to stop?
When a bus is preparing to stop, what should other vehicles do?
When a bus is preparing to stop, what should other vehicles do?
What should vehicles do if a school bus is stopped on a street or road which has fewer than four lanes?
What should vehicles do if a school bus is stopped on a street or road which has fewer than four lanes?
What should drivers do when a bus stops on a road with more than four lanes?
What should drivers do when a bus stops on a road with more than four lanes?
What are two rules some safety experts recommend the public follows regarding sufficient distance between two vehicles?
What are two rules some safety experts recommend the public follows regarding sufficient distance between two vehicles?
When crossing or entering a through highway from a smaller, less traveled road, what should the driver do?
When crossing or entering a through highway from a smaller, less traveled road, what should the driver do?
When a vehicle is approaching from the right at an intersection of two similar roads without a traffic control device, what should the driver do?
When a vehicle is approaching from the right at an intersection of two similar roads without a traffic control device, what should the driver do?
What does yield mean?
What does yield mean?
Should a driver yield to oncoming traffic when making a left turn?
Should a driver yield to oncoming traffic when making a left turn?
It is generally safer and more consistent with the law to pass on the _________ of slower vehicles.
It is generally safer and more consistent with the law to pass on the _________ of slower vehicles.
Under what four circumstances is passing not permitted?
Under what four circumstances is passing not permitted?
What is the maximum speed limit in all alleys and within municipal corporations?
What is the maximum speed limit in all alleys and within municipal corporations?
What is the maximum speed limit when passing a school building or school zones (during school hours)?
What is the maximum speed limit when passing a school building or school zones (during school hours)?
What is the maximum speed limit in all portions of a municipal corporation, except state routes and through highways outside business districts and alleys?
What is the maximum speed limit in all portions of a municipal corporation, except state routes and through highways outside business districts and alleys?
What is the speed limit on all state routes or through highways except controlled-access highways with municipal corporations outside business districts?
What is the speed limit on all state routes or through highways except controlled-access highways with municipal corporations outside business districts?
What is the speed limit on state routes within municipal corporations outside urban districts, unless a lower speed is established visibly on a sign?
What is the speed limit on state routes within municipal corporations outside urban districts, unless a lower speed is established visibly on a sign?
What is the maximum speed limit at all times for vehicles weighing more than 8,000 pounds and non-commercial buses?
What is the maximum speed limit at all times for vehicles weighing more than 8,000 pounds and non-commercial buses?
What is the speed limit on all other highways?
What is the speed limit on all other highways?
What is the highest speed limit on designated highways for vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less and commercial buses?
What is the highest speed limit on designated highways for vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less and commercial buses?
What is the speed limit at all times on freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations (unless a lower speed is established on a sign)?
What is the speed limit at all times on freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations (unless a lower speed is established on a sign)?
What is the speed limit on rural interstates for vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or more?
What is the speed limit on rural interstates for vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or more?
Where are minimum speed limits posted?
Where are minimum speed limits posted?
What is the minimum speed limit?
What is the minimum speed limit?
Is racing on public roads legal?
Is racing on public roads legal?
What pavement markings warn of a railroad crossing?
What pavement markings warn of a railroad crossing?
How should a driver respond to a railroad crossbuck sign?
How should a driver respond to a railroad crossbuck sign?
What do flashing red lights mean at a railroad crossing sign?
What do flashing red lights mean at a railroad crossing sign?
What is the maximum and minimum distance a car should stop if a train is coming?
What is the maximum and minimum distance a car should stop if a train is coming?
If there are gates at a railroad crossing, should you cross them when they are down?
If there are gates at a railroad crossing, should you cross them when they are down?
What do stop signs indicate?
What do stop signs indicate?
What should motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire, all school buses, and vehicles carrying materials or material required to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Parts 100-185 do at a railroad crossing?
What should motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire, all school buses, and vehicles carrying materials or material required to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Parts 100-185 do at a railroad crossing?
Do most trains travel on a regular schedule?
Do most trains travel on a regular schedule?
When at a multiple track crossing, do not proceed until when?
When at a multiple track crossing, do not proceed until when?
What should you do if your vehicle stalls while on the tracks and a train is approaching?
What should you do if your vehicle stalls while on the tracks and a train is approaching?
What might happen if you run from a train after your vehicle stalled on the tracks?
What might happen if you run from a train after your vehicle stalled on the tracks?
Should you shift gears while crossing railway tracks? If answered no, what should you do instead?
Should you shift gears while crossing railway tracks? If answered no, what should you do instead?
Should you race a train?
Should you race a train?
Because of the large size of the train, it appears to be moving _____________ than it actually is.
Because of the large size of the train, it appears to be moving _____________ than it actually is.
Can trains stop quickly?
Can trains stop quickly?
When a car is parallel parked it cannot be more than ____________ inches from the curb.
When a car is parallel parked it cannot be more than ____________ inches from the curb.
When parallel parked, what direction should the vehicle face?
When parallel parked, what direction should the vehicle face?
On a one-way road, where can vehicles park?
On a one-way road, where can vehicles park?
How far away must one park from a fire hydrant?
How far away must one park from a fire hydrant?
Can you park on a sidewalk?
Can you park on a sidewalk?
Can someone park or stop in front of a public or private driveway?
Can someone park or stop in front of a public or private driveway?
Can someone park or stop for an extended period of time within an intersection?
Can someone park or stop for an extended period of time within an intersection?
Can someone park or stop for an extended period of time on a crosswalk?
Can someone park or stop for an extended period of time on a crosswalk?
Someone cannot park within _______ feet of a crosswalk or intersection.
Someone cannot park within _______ feet of a crosswalk or intersection.
Someone cannot park within _____ feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal.
Someone cannot park within _____ feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal.
Someone cannot park within ____ feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
Someone cannot park within ____ feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
Can someone park beside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when such parking would obstruct traffic?
Can someone park beside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when such parking would obstruct traffic?
Study Notes
Vehicle Inspection and Components
- Steering wheel inspection ensures normal operation, no excess play, security of the sector shaft, and absence of binding or lash.
- Tires must have a minimum tread depth of 1/16 inch on the road surface.
- Service brake is the primary brake used for controlling and stopping the vehicle.
- Emergency brake functions independently from the service brake for stopping or holding the vehicle in emergencies or while parked.
Vehicle Lighting Requirements
- Headlights: motorcycles/scooters must have at least one, while all motor vehicles must have two.
- Maximum number of headlights for motorcycles/scooters is two.
- Vehicles must have at least one taillight and two stop lights that are visible for at least 500 feet.
- License illuminating light is mandatory for illuminating the vehicle's rear registration plate.
Road and Lane Regulations
- Vehicles should stay in the right lane unless overtaking or changing lanes; exceptions apply in certain situations including being directed by a police officer.
- On streets with four or fewer lanes, vehicles must stop 10 feet from a stopped school bus; the same does not apply for vehicles traveling in the opposite direction on multi-lane roads.
- Vehicles moving slower than the traffic flow should remain as close as practical to the right edge of the road.
Traffic Signals and Right-of-Way
- Right turns on red are allowed in Ohio after a complete stop if there are no prohibiting signs.
- Yield to oncoming traffic when making a left turn; time to clear intersection is crucial.
- Drivers must stop behind stop lines or crosswalks at red signals or stop signs.
Speed Limits
- Maximum speed limits vary by location:
- 15 mph in alleys,
- 20 mph near schools during school hours,
- 25 mph in municipal areas,
- 35 mph on state routes outside urban districts,
- 50 mph on state routes within municipalities unless otherwise posted.
- Freeway and rural interstate limits for vehicles over 8,000 lbs is 65 mph.
Railroad Crossing Protocols
- At railroad crossings with a crossbuck, drivers must yield and prepare to stop.
- Flashing red lights indicate an approaching train; stop within 15 to 50 feet from the tracks.
- Vehicles must not cross when gates are down and should stop when approaching rail tracks.
Parking Regulations
- Vehicles must park parallel and face the direction of traffic; must be no more than 12 inches from the curb.
- No parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant and 20 feet from an intersection.
- Parking is prohibited on sidewalks, in front of driveways, and within 30 feet of traffic control signals.
General Driving Regulations
- Racing on public roads is illegal; speeds must not impede normal traffic flow.
- Flashers are to be used for disabled vehicles near roadways.
- Vehicles must yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic in various situations to ensure safety.
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