Large vehicles — Ohio Permit Test
Large vehicles on the Ohio permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A truck or bus may swing into the left lane to make a wide right turn, and a driver must not squeeze between the large vehicle and the curb.
The gap that opens beside a turning truck is the gap the trailer is about to fill.
Trucks or buses may make a wide right turn from the left lane to clear the corner of a curb or other obstruction.
If a driver cannot see a truck driver's face in that truck's side mirror, the truck driver cannot see them either.
It is a test you can run from your own seat, and the answer is immediate.
If you cannot see the driver's face in the side-view mirror, the driver cannot see you.
A loaded truck in good condition traveling at fifty-five miles per hour needs at least three hundred and thirty-five feet to stop, more than one and a half times a car's stopping distance.
Cutting in front of one takes away the distance it needs and cannot get back.
A loaded truck with good tires and properly adjusted brakes, under ideal conditions, traveling at 55 mph requires a minimum of 335 feet before coming to a complete stop, or greater than 1½ times the stopping distance of a passenger vehicle.
A large vehicle has a blind spot directly behind it extending up to two hundred feet, so a driver following too closely cannot be seen and cannot see ahead either.
The No Zone is on all four sides, and the rear one is the longest.
Unlike passenger vehicles, large vehicles have huge blind spots directly behind them that extend up to 200 feet.
On the test
A truck ahead swings left before turning right. What should you do?
Stay back; do not move up between the truck and the curb. The gap that opens beside a turning truck is the gap the trailer is about to fill. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.42: “Trucks or buses may make a wide right turn from the left lane to clear the corner of a curb or other obstruction.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, published by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-14.