Space to the side — Ohio Permit Test
Space to the side on the Ohio permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver avoids traveling alongside other vehicles for long, because they may be sitting in a blind spot and because it removes the space needed to avoid a crash.
Alongside is the one position from which you cannot move sideways.
Avoid driving next to other vehicles for long periods of time. You may be in the driver's blind spot, and it reduces the space you may need to avoid a crash.
When a tractor-trailer passes, a driver moves toward the outside of their own lane, away from the truck, to leave a little more space.
A trailer wanders more than a car does, and the wander happens beside you.
When a passing vehicle is a tractor-trailer, leave a little more space by moving to the outside portion of your lane space, away from the tractor-trailer as it passes.
A driver gives extra space to pedestrians, especially children, and to bicyclists, and avoids crowding the center line so as to keep space from oncoming traffic.
Children and bicycles both change direction without the warning a car would give.
Give extra space to pedestrians, especially children, and bicyclists.
On the test
Why avoid driving alongside another vehicle for long?
You may be in their blind spot. Alongside is the one position from which you cannot move sideways. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.39: “Avoid driving next to other vehicles for long periods of time. You may be in the driver's blind spot, and it reduces the space you may need to avoid a crash.”
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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.