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Ohio Speed Limits and Parking: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for school zones during recess and arrival and dismissal times?
- 1:12How should you handle speed for a curve?
- 2:06What limit does the Digest list for state routes within municipal corporations outside business districts?
- 2:58What limit does the Digest list for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations?
- 3:53What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for streets within a municipal corporation?
- 4:44Recap
In short
School zones are 20 mph during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours. Before entering a curve, reduce to a speed that allows slight, constant acceleration through it. State routes or through highways within municipal corporations outside business districts: 35 mph.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws.
Situation 1
What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for school zones during recess and arrival and dismissal times?
Answer: A. 20 mph. School zones are 20 mph during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours.
Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws › Section 4: Rules of the Road › Speed Limits
Situation 2
How should you handle speed for a curve?
Answer: A. Slow before the curve, then accelerate slightly and steadily through it. Before entering a curve, reduce to a speed that allows slight, constant acceleration through it.
Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws › Section 8: Safe Driving Tips › Curves
Situation 3
What limit does the Digest list for state routes within municipal corporations outside business districts?
Answer: C. 35 mph. State routes or through highways within municipal corporations outside business districts: 35 mph.
Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws › Section 4: Rules of the Road › Speed Limits
Situation 4
What limit does the Digest list for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations?
Answer: B. 55 mph. The Digest shows a 55 mph sign for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations.
Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws › Section 4: Rules of the Road › Speed Limits
Situation 5
What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for streets within a municipal corporation?
Answer: B. 25 mph. The Digest lists 25 mph for streets within a municipal corporation.
Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws › Section 4: Rules of the Road › Speed Limits
Transcript
0:00Intro
Speed limits and parking rules are full of numbers the test loves to ask about. Let's lock in five of them from the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:17Situation 1
It's the start of the school day, and children are arriving at a school beside the road. What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for school zones during recess and arrival and dismissal times? The answer is A: 20 mph. School zones are 20 mph during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours. School zones are 20 miles per hour during recess and while children arrive or leave.
1:12Situation 2
A sharp curve is coming up on a two-lane road. How should you handle speed for a curve? The answer is A: Slow before the curve, then accelerate slightly and steadily through it. Before entering a curve, reduce to a speed that allows slight, constant acceleration through it. Slow down before the curve, then use slight, steady acceleration through it.
2:06Situation 3
You're on a state route passing through a town, outside the business district. What limit does the Digest list for state routes within municipal corporations outside business districts? The answer is C: 35 mph. State routes or through highways within municipal corporations outside business districts: 35 mph. The Digest lists 35 miles per hour there.
2:58Situation 4
You're on a freeway with paved shoulders, inside a municipal corporation. What limit does the Digest list for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations? The answer is B: 55 mph. The Digest shows a 55 mph sign for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations. The Digest shows a 55 mile per hour limit for these freeways.
3:53Situation 5
You're driving on an ordinary street inside an Ohio city. What speed limit does the Ohio Digest list for streets within a municipal corporation? The answer is B: 25 mph. The Digest lists 25 mph for streets within a municipal corporation. The Digest lists 25 miles per hour for streets within a municipal corporation.
4:44Recap
School zones are 20 mph during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours. Before entering a curve, reduce to a speed that allows slight, constant acceleration through it. State routes or through highways within municipal corporations outside business districts: 35 mph. The Digest shows a 55 mph sign for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations. The Digest lists 25 mph for streets within a municipal corporation. Nice work. Try more speed and parking questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- School zones are 20 mph during recess and while children are arriving or leaving during normal hours.
- Before entering a curve, reduce to a speed that allows slight, constant acceleration through it.
- State routes or through highways within municipal corporations outside business districts: 35 mph.
- The Digest shows a 55 mph sign for freeways with paved shoulders inside municipal corporations.
- The Digest lists 25 mph for streets within a municipal corporation.
Original practice lesson written from the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws. EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ohio BMV; these are not official test questions.