4501:1-1-08 Pre-temporary driver examination procedure.

 

 

 

4501:1-1-08                 Pre-temporary driver examination procedure.

 

 

 

(A)  The examination required by paragraph (A) of rule 4501:1-1-07 of the Administrative Code shall consist of three parts; the first part covering physical qualifications shall consist of vision test and color blindness test and an inquiry into any physical disability; the second part shall consist of a written test composed of a minimum of twenty questions equally weighted, in which the applicant must answer correctly seventy-five per cent of said questions covering motor vehicle laws, rules of the road pertaining to safety, and regulations of the bureau of motor vehicles as prescribed by the director of highway public safety and amended from time to time; the third part shall consist of a written test composed of a minimum of twenty questions equally weighted, in which the applicant must answer correctly seventy-five per cent of said questions covering highway warnings and  traffic signs, signaling devices and directions given in the English language. The reference document for the material covered in the tests described in part two and three will be the official "Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws" as prescribed by the director of highway public safety and as it may be amended and revised from time to time.

 

(B)   The examination required by paragraph (B) of rule 4501:1-1-07 of the Administrative Code for commercial driver applicants shall consist of a vision test and color blindness test and a written test of general commercial driver knowledge composed of a minimum of fifty questions equally weighted, of which the applicant must answer eighty per cent correctly (forty correct answers) in order to pass. In addition, an applicant who wishes to qualify for special endorsements must answer correctly eighty per cent of the questions in each specific category as follows: combination vehicles, twenty questions (sixteen correct answers); double or triple vehicles, twenty questions (sixteen correct answers); hazardous materials, thirty questions (twenty-four correct answers); passenger transport, twenty questions (sixteen correct answers); tankers, twenty questions (sixteen correct answers); or, school bus, twenty questions (sixteen correct answers). Any applicant who does not take or fails to answer correctly eighty percent of the twenty-five questions (twenty correct answers) on the air brakes test shall be restricted from operating a vehicle equipped with air brakes.

 

(C)   The tests concerning the signs, signals and directions designated by the director of transportation, the motor vehicle laws, the rules of the road, the signs, signals and directions designated by the director of highways, and the rules and regulations and the written portion of the commercial driver's license examinations may be taken orally if the applicant is determined by the examiner to be illiterate except that the test for hazardous materials and school bus must be taken in English in written or electronic form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4501:1-1-08                                                                                                                           2

Effective:                                                     12/11/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         09/21/2005 and 12/11/2010

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

12/01/2005

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           R.C. 4501.02, R.C. 4506.09

Rule Amplifies:                                  R.C. 4506.03, R.C. 4506.07, R.C. 4506.12, R.C.

4507.05

Prior Effective Dates:                         12/27/89 (Emer.), 2/8/68, 7/9/90