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Ohio: Freeway driving Practice Test

Entering and exiting multi-lane highways and lane use.

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Ohio Driver Manual" (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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  1. Which lane should you use to reach the speed of other vehicles when entering a freeway?

    A blue car on a curved entrance ramp that joins a three-lane freeway with steady traffic
    • The deceleration lane
    • The left shoulder
    • The median
    • The acceleration lane
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    Correct answer: The acceleration lane

    The manual says to signal and use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of other vehicles and merge with the traffic flow.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  2. How should you identify a gap in traffic when entering a freeway?

    A blue car with its left signal on in the acceleration lane of an entrance ramp beside a multi-lane highway with traffic
    • Use only your inside rear-view mirror and stay focused on the vehicle ahead
    • Stop at the end of the acceleration lane and wait for a driver to let you in
    • Look over your shoulder in the direction you are merging and use your outside mirrors
    • Look only straight ahead and rely on other drivers to leave room for you
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    Correct answer: Look over your shoulder in the direction you are merging and use your outside mirrors

    The manual says to look over your shoulder in the direction you are merging and use your outside mirrors to identify a gap.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  3. When exiting a roadway, how early should you move to the lane closest to your exit?

    On a two-lane freeway, a blue car in the left lane drives beside a tractor-trailer in the right lane as an EXIT ramp splits off to the right ahead.
    • Early enough to avoid a quick lane change
    • At the last moment, once you see the exit ramp
    • Only after you pass the exit sign itself
    • Only when the exit is within sight of your vehicle
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    Correct answer: Early enough to avoid a quick lane change

    The manual says to plan to move to the lane closest to your exit early enough to avoid a quick lane change.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  4. When exiting, what should you do with your speed while you are still on the main roadway?

    Top view of a three-lane expressway approaching an exit ramp with a green EXIT sign; your blue car is in the right lane.
    • Begin braking as soon as you signal
    • Speed up to pass other vehicles
    • Slow to half of the speed limit
    • Maintain your speed
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    Correct answer: Maintain your speed

    The manual says to maintain your vehicle speed as long as you are on the main roadway.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  5. Where should you slow your exiting speed when leaving a freeway?

    Top view of a three-lane expressway approaching an exit ramp with a green EXIT sign; your blue car is in the right lane.
    • On the main roadway before you signal
    • In the deceleration lane
    • In the acceleration lane
    • On the median
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    Correct answer: In the deceleration lane

    The manual says to signal, move to the deceleration lane and slow your exiting speed.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  6. What should you check for the deceleration lane when exiting?

    • Its posted speed
    • Its length in feet
    • Its distance from the next exit
    • The number of vehicles ahead in it
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    Correct answer: Its posted speed

    The manual says to check the posted speed for the deceleration lane.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  7. What should you do if you miss your exit?

    A blue car in the right lane of a three-lane highway just past an exit ramp and its green EXIT sign, the ramp curving away behind it with a car on it
    • Stop and back up to the exit
    • Turn around through the median opening
    • Take the next one
    • Make a U-turn at the next intersection
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    Correct answer: Take the next one

    The manual says that if you miss your exit, you should take the next one.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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  8. Who is the opening through the median for?

    A divided freeway with two lanes each way and a wide grass median, crossed midway by an empty paved crossover strip, with cars and a box truck in their lanes.
    • Drivers who miss their exit on the freeway
    • Only emergency and public safety vehicles
    • Drivers who need to turn around quickly
    • Vehicles that are broken down on the road
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    Correct answer: Only emergency and public safety vehicles

    The manual says the opening through the median is for use only by emergency and public safety vehicles.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 19

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