Slow moving vehicles — Ohio Permit Test
Slow moving 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
An orange and red reflective triangle on the back of a vehicle means it is traveling at less than twenty-five miles per hour.
The emblem is a speed, not a warning: it tells you how fast the closing is happening.
A fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle displayed on the rear of vehicles drawn by animals, farm equipment, or construction equipment means the vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph.
A driver may cross a solid yellow line to pass a slow-moving vehicle only if it is traveling at less than half the posted limit, the driver does not exceed the limit while passing, and there is enough clear space in the oncoming lane.
Three conditions, all of which have to hold at once.
You are permitted to cross a solid yellow line to pass a slow-moving vehicle as long as the vehicle is traveling less than half the posted speed limit, you do not exceed the speed limit while passing, and there is sufficient clear space in the oncoming lane in which to pass.
A driver passing farm machinery does so with caution, remembering that the operator cannot hear an approaching vehicle, and farm machinery must display the slow-moving emblem and a red flashing light at night.
Sounding your horn achieves nothing if the machine is louder than you are.
Pass with caution and remember that the operator of the farm machinery cannot hear approaching vehicles.
Animal-drawn vehicles and horseback riders have the same rights as a motor vehicle and follow the same rules of the road, and warning signs are posted where they are likely.
Same rights and same rules, which means they are traffic rather than obstacles.
In some rural areas, you may be sharing the road with animal-drawn vehicles and horseback riders, which have the same rights as a motor vehicle and must follow the same rules of the road.
On the test
What does an orange and red triangle on the rear of a vehicle mean?
It is traveling under twenty-five miles per hour. The emblem is a speed, not a warning: it tells you how fast the closing is happening. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.44: “A fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle displayed on the rear of vehicles drawn by animals, farm equipment, or construction equipment means the vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph.”
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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.