A 3-minute lesson from the Ohio course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Your road to an Ohio license starts with two checks: a vision screening and a written knowledge test. Pass both and you can buy your Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC) and start practicing behind the wheel.
The steps to an Ohio Driver License, in order:
Read this manual in its entirety
Gather proof of identity documents using the Acceptable Documents List
Study the manual and pass the knowledge test
Get a Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC)
Complete driver education and all required driving hours (if under 21, or a temporary resident 21+)
Schedule and pass the driving test (maneuverability and on-road skills tests)
You must meet vision standards before you can get a Driver License. Bring your glasses or contacts if you wear them — driving restrictions can apply based on your results.
The test is offered in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Russian, Somali and Spanish. For any other language you may bring your own interpreter, by appointment at a Driver Exam Station only.
You pass the knowledge test on March 1 but don't get to a Deputy Registrar until mid-May. More than 60 days have passed, so you must retake the vision screening and knowledge test before you can buy a TIPIC.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
At what age can you complete Ohio's vision screening and knowledge test?
15 years and 6 months
16 years old
15 years old
14 years and 6 months
Answer: 15 years and 6 months
Ohio allows the vision screening and knowledge test at 15 years and 6 months.