New Hampshire Permit Test (Driver Knowledge Exam) — All Questions
22 questions
You approach a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign. You must:
- a.Slow and roll through if clear
- b.Come to a complete stop, then go when it is safe✓
- c.Yield to the left only
- d.Stop only if traffic is present
A red octagon is a STOP sign. Stop completely at the line or crosswalk, then proceed when it is safe. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, traffic signs)
A yellow, diamond-shaped sign generally means:
- a.A regulatory rule
- b.A rest area ahead
- c.A warning of a hazard or change in the road ahead✓
- d.The road ends
Yellow diamond warning signs alert you to hazards or changes ahead, such as curves, dips, or crossings. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, warning signs)
A flashing red traffic signal means:
- a.Stop completely, then proceed when safe, like a STOP sign✓
- b.Slow down but do not stop
- c.Speed up to clear the intersection
- d.The light is out of service
A flashing red light means the same as a STOP sign: stop fully, then go when it is safe. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, traffic signals)
A downward-pointing triangle sign requires you to:
- a.Stop and wait for a signal
- b.Make a U-turn
- c.Merge left
- d.Yield the right of way✓
A downward triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians before proceeding. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, regulatory signs)
A round yellow sign with an X and the letters RR warns of:
- a.A rest area ahead
- b.A railroad crossing ahead✓
- c.A river crossing
- d.A right-turn lane
The round yellow sign with an X and RR is advance warning of a railroad crossing. Be ready to stop for a train. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, warning signs)
At a four-way stop where two vehicles arrive at the same time, who goes first?
- a.The driver on the right✓
- b.The driver on the left
- c.The larger vehicle
- d.Whoever moves first
When two vehicles reach a four-way stop together, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, right of way)
You are turning left at a green light with oncoming traffic. You must:
- a.Turn before they arrive
- b.Expect them to stop for you
- c.Yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians until it is safe✓
- d.Sound your horn and turn
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians in the crosswalk. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, right of way)
New Hampshire's Move Over Law requires that, near a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you:
- a.Keep your lane and speed
- b.Move over a lane if you can safely, or slow down and pass with caution✓
- c.Stop in the travel lane
- d.Pass on the shoulder
New Hampshire law requires drivers to move over a lane for stopped emergency and service vehicles when safe, or to slow down if they cannot. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Move Over Law)
When entering a rotary or roundabout, you must:
- a.Enter to the left and go clockwise
- b.Stop before entering
- c.Force your way in
- d.Yield to traffic already in the circle and enter to the right✓
New England rotaries and roundabouts are entered to the right (counterclockwise); yield to pedestrians and to traffic already circulating. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, rotaries)
A solid yellow line on your side of a two-lane road means:
- a.Do not pass on your side✓
- b.Pass whenever clear
- c.The lane is one way
- d.You may park there
A solid yellow line on your side means passing is prohibited there; a broken yellow line means passing is allowed when clear. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, pavement markings)
A safe following distance in good conditions is at least:
- a.One second
- b.One car length
- c.Three seconds✓
- d.Half a second
Use the three-second rule in good conditions and add time in poor weather or at higher speeds. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, following distance)
A stopped school bus shows flashing red lights and an extended stop arm. You must:
- a.Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop and the arm folds✓
- b.Pass slowly on the left
- c.Continue if no children are visible
- d.Honk and drive around
Stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm, and stay stopped until it withdraws them. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, school buses)
When sharing the road with a motorcycle, you should:
- a.Follow closely since they stop faster
- b.Share the lane side by side
- c.Expect the rider to signal every move
- d.Give the motorcycle a full lane and extra following distance✓
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane and are easy to overlook. Give them room and check blind spots before changing lanes. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, sharing the road)
New Hampshire's occupant-protection law is unusual because it:
- a.Requires belts only on the interstate
- b.Does not require adults 18 and older to wear a seat belt, though those under 18 must be buckled or restrained✓
- c.Bans seat belts entirely
- d.Requires only the driver to buckle up
New Hampshire is the only state with no mandatory seat belt law for adults 18 and older; however, all drivers and passengers under 18 must be properly belted or in a child restraint, and buckling up is still strongly advised. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, occupant protection)
When you approach a moose or deer on or near a New Hampshire highway at night, you should:
- a.Speed up to pass it quickly
- b.Swerve sharply into the other lane
- c.Slow down, stay alert for others, and brake in a straight line if needed✓
- d.Flash your high beams and keep speed
Wildlife such as moose are a real hazard on New Hampshire roads, especially at dawn, dusk, and night; scan the roadsides, slow down, and brake straight rather than swerving. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, hazards)
The maximum speed limit on most rural interstate highways in New Hampshire is:
- a.55 mph
- b.65 mph✓
- c.75 mph
- d.80 mph
New Hampshire posts 65 mph on most rural interstates, with a section of I-93 north of Concord posted at 70 mph. Obey posted signs, which may be lower. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, speed limits)
New Hampshire's Basic Speed Law (a 'reasonable and prudent' rule) means you must:
- a.Always drive the posted maximum
- b.Match the fastest vehicle
- c.Never drive below 40 mph
- d.Drive no faster than is reasonable and prudent for conditions✓
You must drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for traffic, weather, and road conditions, even below the posted limit. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, speed and conditions)
On snow-covered or icy mountain roads, you should:
- a.Reduce speed and increase your following distance✓
- b.Use cruise control to stay steady
- c.Follow closely in the tracks ahead
- d.Keep normal highway speed
Snow and ice greatly increase stopping distance, so slow down, leave extra space, and do not use cruise control on slippery roads. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, winter driving)
When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:
- a.Stop at the end of the ramp
- b.Enter slowly and let traffic adjust
- c.Use the ramp to match traffic speed and merge into a gap✓
- d.Move straight to the left lane
Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of interstate traffic, then merge smoothly into an open gap. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, interstate driving)
In New Hampshire, a driver 21 or older is legally impaired at a BAC of:
- a.0.05 percent
- b.0.08 percent✓
- c.0.10 percent
- d.0.15 percent
The adult BAC limit is 0.08 percent, though you can be charged at a lower level if impaired. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, DWI)
For a driver under 21, New Hampshire applies a zero-tolerance BAC limit of:
- a.0.02 percent✓
- b.0.05 percent
- c.0.08 percent
- d.0.10 percent
Drivers under 21 can be charged at a BAC of 0.02 percent under New Hampshire's zero-tolerance law. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, underage DWI)
New Hampshire's youth licensing is unusual because the state:
- a.Issues a full license at 14
- b.Requires no driver education at any age
- c.Does not issue a separate learner's permit, so a person 15 and a half or older practices while accompanied by a licensed adult 25 or older✓
- d.Lets 15-year-olds drive alone
New Hampshire does not issue a stand-alone learner's permit; a person who is at least 15 years and 6 months old may practice driving only when accompanied by a licensed driver 25 or older, and a youth operator license is issued at 16 after driver education. (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, youth operator licensing)