NH Permit Practice Test 13

All 20 questions in test 13

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1. 1. You stopped for a blind pedestrian with a white cane in New Hampshire. When will that person begin crossing?

   1. Immediately after any honk
   2. When they judge a safe crossing can be made
   3. Only after you wave them on
   4. When traffic fully empties for a minute
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   When they judge a safe crossing can be made. The pedestrian listens to traffic flow and begins only after deciding a safe crossing is possible, which is why honking or yelling corrupts their information. Your wave is invisible to them and meaningless. Hold the stop with extra caution, engine quiet, and let their hearing do its work. Patience here is not courtesy decoration; it is the mechanism the crossing itself runs on.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

2. 2. In federal figures the manual cites, what share of passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2021 were unrestrained?

   1. About 10 percent
   2. About 90 percent
   3. About 25 percent
   4. About 50 percent
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   About 50 percent. Half of those killed rode without restraints, a figure that makes buckling the single most effective protection in a crash. Ten percent would make belts a minor factor, which the fatality math refutes every year. Belt use overall ran above 90 percent in those years, so the unrestrained minority supplied half the deaths. Click the belt before the car moves and insist passengers do the same, since odds concentrate exactly there.

   Study this in the handbook: Vehicle checks, seating and restraints

3. 3. A school bus stops with red lights flashing on the other side of a divided roadway with a physical barrier. Must drivers on your side stop?

   1. Yes, at least 25 feet away on both sides
   2. No, the barrier separates your roadway
   3. When children are seen crossing the road
   4. Yes, but only while the stop arm is out
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   No, the barrier separates your roadway. Drivers must stop at least 25 feet in any direction for a school bus stopped with red lights flashing or its stop arm extended, unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier. On the separated side, the barrier does the protecting, so the stop duty does not apply across it. Seeing children or watching the stop arm does not create or remove the rule on an undivided road, where the full stop always applies. Know which side of the barrier you are on before deciding.

   Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts and school buses

4. 4. A yellow sign in New Hampshire shows a bicycle above a crossing pattern. What should a driver expect?

   1. A bicycle lane ends just ahead
   2. Motorcycles crossing ahead
   3. Bicyclists must leave the road ahead
   4. Bicyclists may cross the road ahead
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   Bicyclists may cross the road ahead. The sign warns that bicyclists may cross your path ahead, often where a path or lane meets the road. It does not announce that a bicycle lane is ending, and riders do not lose their place on the road at the crossing. Motorcycles use ordinary traffic lanes rather than crossing paths. Yield where a bicycle path or lane intersects the road, just as you would for other vehicles and pedestrians. Near the crossing, cover the brake, look along the path both ways, and expect a rider who may enter quickly and quietly.

   Study this in the handbook: Sign shapes, colors and warning signs

5. 5. When does a rear camera switch on in a vehicle equipped with one in New Hampshire?

   1. Only at night
   2. Only when the driver presses a button
   3. Whenever the engine starts
   4. When the driver shifts into reverse
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   When the driver shifts into reverse. Shifting into reverse activates the rear camera, showing the area behind the vehicle on a display in the console, mirror, visor, or another spot. Waiting for a button press misreads the design, since the feed appears automatically with the gear change. The picture still supports mirrors and head checks rather than replacing them. Hear the reverse gear engage, glance at the screen for low obstacles, then turn and look through the rear window before moving.

   Study this in the handbook: Vehicle checks, seating and restraints

6. 6. Your light turns green at a New Hampshire intersection. What entry habit is advised?

   1. Pause, verify the path is clear
   2. Launch immediately to claim the space
   3. Enter only after honking twice
   4. Wait for a full minute always
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   Pause, verify the path is clear. A fresh green deserves a pause to verify the crossing sits empty, since late runners and blocked lanes ignore color changes. Launching on the instant rewards faith over eyesight. No horn or fixed minute substitutes for that look. Scan left, right, and the crosswalk, then roll smoothly; the two seconds spent are the cheapest insurance sold at any intersection in the state.

   Study this in the handbook: Toll lanes, turns, U-turns and intersections

7. 7. A motorcyclist ahead slows for grooved pavement and manhole covers in New Hampshire. Why is that expected?

   1. Grooves guide motorcycles into a safer line
   2. Manhole covers give tires extra grip
   3. Rough surfaces unsettle two wheels
   4. Cars are unsettled even more by them
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   Rough surfaces unsettle two wheels. The New Hampshire manual lists uneven road surfaces, gravel, debris, pavement seams, grooved pavement, and manhole covers as conditions that may cause a motorcyclist to slow down or change direction. A groove is not a guide into a safer line, and a manhole cover is not a source of extra grip. The passage concerns the added difficulty of these surfaces for a motorcycle, not a claim that cars are affected more. When a rider adjusts speed or position for rough pavement, leave room for that choice instead of treating it as unexpected.

   Study this in the handbook: Motorcycles, large trucks and slow vehicles

8. 8. What does a B restriction on a New Hampshire driver's license require?

   1. An automatic transmission must be used
   2. The driver may drive in daylight only
   3. Corrective lenses must be worn while driving
   4. An outside mirror must be installed
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   Corrective lenses must be worn while driving. License restriction codes are letters. B means corrective lenses, and it is placed on the license of anyone who needed glasses or contacts to pass the vision test. E is the automatic transmission restriction, G is daylight only, and F is the outside mirror restriction. C and D cover mechanical and prosthetic aids, IID means an ignition interlock device, and RTW restricts the holder to a three wheel motorcycle. Driving without the lenses violates the B restriction.

   Study this in the handbook: Driver education and practice driving

9. 9. Parking is illegal on a New Hampshire street when the parked vehicles leave no room for others to do what?

   1. Pass between the cars and the far curb
   2. Open a door on the traffic side of the car
   3. Keep the nearest stop sign clearly in view
   4. Turn around within the same city block
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   Pass between the cars and the far curb. A street is closed to parking when the remaining gap between the parked cars and the far curb is too narrow for other vehicles to pass. The rule protects the travel lane, including for fire trucks and plows that cannot squeeze through. Door clearance, sight distance to a stop sign, and room to turn around are not the test. On a narrow residential street, watch how much pavement stays open once a car is at the curb. If a passing truck would have to slow or straddle the center line, choose another spot.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

10. 10. When might speeding up be the right emergency move for a New Hampshire driver?

    1. While being closely tailgated on a curve
    2. When merging behind a truck
    3. When a traffic light ahead turns yellow
    4. Being hit from behind or the side
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    Being hit from behind or the side. Acceleration can dodge a blow arriving from behind or the side, buying distance while the other vehicle occupies your former spot. Yellow lights reward braking readiness, not heroics with the throttle. The move demands a clear path ahead, checked in the same instant. It is a rare play: scan forward, punch the gap only if it is truly open, then settle speed once the threat passes behind you.

    Study this in the handbook: Emergency braking, swerving and skids

11. 11. Before turning at a New Hampshire corner, where should a driver look along the intended path?

    1. To the farthest point possible along that path
    2. Only at the very front bumper of the car
    3. At the traffic light nearest the corner
    4. At the vehicle waiting directly ahead
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    To the farthest point possible along that path. Eyes belong far down the intended path, scanning through the turn for pedestrians, controls, and vehicles before the wheel moves. Staring at the front bumper shows only pavement already reached, and watching only the nearest light or the car ahead leaves crosswalks and side streets unchecked. Search every corner first, signal, then settle into the lane closest to the direction of travel. The far look pulls the car smoothly along the arc, while a near look makes steering late and jerky.

    Study this in the handbook: Toll lanes, turns, U-turns and intersections

12. 12. What must a first offense DUI offender complete before New Hampshire restores driving privileges?

    1. A certified defensive driving course for adults
    2. A written knowledge exam and a road test
    3. An approved impaired driver education program
    4. A community service sentence set by a judge
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    An approved impaired driver education program. Before New Hampshire returns driving privileges after a first DUI conviction, the offender must complete an approved impaired driver education program. The requirement is tied to restoration, so paying the fine alone does not finish the case. A defensive driving course is a different product, and a written exam plus road test is the licensing sequence for new drivers, not the DUI remedy. Community service may be ordered in some cases but is not the program named here. Keep the completion certificate with your paperwork and confirm the provider is state approved.

    Study this in the handbook: How alcohol and drugs affect driving

13. 13. What do the shape and color of a route number sign tell a New Hampshire driver?

    1. The speed limit on that road
    2. Whether tolls apply
    3. The type of roadway it marks
    4. The distance to the border
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    The type of roadway it marks. Shape and color sort route markers into interstate, US route, state route, and city, county, or local road families. Speed limits never hide in a route shield, since they use black and white rectangular signs. Reading the shield family quickly tells a driver what kind of road a turn leads onto. Before following a marker onto an unfamiliar road, note its family so the speeds, access points, and lane patterns ahead hold fewer surprises.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory, guide, work zone and railroad signs

14. 14. What job do drums, cones, and tubes do in a New Hampshire work zone?

    1. Mark free parking areas
    2. Keep traffic out of hazardous areas
    3. Show drivers where the work zone ends
    4. Replace all traffic signs in the zone
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    Keep traffic out of hazardous areas. Barriers such as drums, cones, and tubes or panels steer traffic away from hazardous work areas and closed sections. Treating them as parking markers invites a driver into the space crews are trying to protect, and the finish of the zone is marked by a sign rather than by the last drum. Along with signs and markings, the devices guide vehicles safely through the zone. Follow the channel they form, even when the closed pavement looks empty, since equipment and drop offs can hide beyond the line.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory, guide, work zone and railroad signs

15. 15. You sit halted in traffic at a red light in New Hampshire. May you pick up a hand held phone to read a message?

    1. No, halts in traffic count too
    2. Yes, the car is stopped
    3. Yes, below 5 mph only
    4. Yes, when the light just turned red
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    No, halts in traffic count too. The hand held ban reaches drivers temporarily halted for a traffic control device or other momentary delay, not only those rolling. A red light pause is where phones tempt most and where a green surprises the reader mid sentence. Reading, composing, and posting messages all count as banned use. Leave the phone mounted and silent until the vehicle is parked; traffic will not wait for your paragraph to finish.

    Study this in the handbook: Vision, fatigue, emotions and hot vehicles

16. 16. A New Hampshire license shows restriction RTW. What does that code mean?

    1. Restricted to winter driving
    2. Required to wear a helmet
    3. Restricted to a 3 wheel motorcycle
    4. Restricted to rural roads
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    Restricted to a 3 wheel motorcycle. RTW closes the restriction list as the 3 wheel motorcycle limit, following codes for lenses, aids, automatic transmission, mirrors, daylight, and ignition interlock. Winter and rural readings invent geography the letters never encode. A holder eyeing a two wheeler needs a different credential first. Read your own restriction line like a contract, since roadside officers will read it exactly that way.

    Study this in the handbook: Youth Operator license, restrictions and renewal

17. 17. While backing in New Hampshire, which checks should a driver combine?

    1. Only the backup camera screen
    2. Only the inside rear view mirror
    3. Mirrors plus a quick glance forward
    4. Mirrors, head checks and camera if equipped
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    Mirrors, head checks and camera if equipped. Safely monitoring a backing vehicle means combining several checks: side mirrors, rear view mirror, over the shoulder head checks, and cameras if the vehicle has them. A camera screen alone, the inside mirror alone, or mirrors with only a forward glance each leave part of the path behind unseen. Mirrors and head checks show different slices of that path, and the camera adds one more view rather than replacing the rest. Build all of them into every backing move, especially where children or low objects may hide.

    Study this in the handbook: Vehicle checks, seating and restraints

18. 18. You are unsure how fast an oncoming truck is moving as you wait to turn left. What should you do?

    1. Do not turn left in front of the truck
    2. Turn quickly before the truck gets closer
    3. Turn if the truck is still far down the road
    4. Sound the horn and turn at normal speed
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    Do not turn left in front of the truck. Many collisions with large vehicles at intersections happen because a driver misjudges how fast an approaching truck or bus is moving. A truck needs a longer stopping distance than a car, so a gap that looks generous can vanish before a left turn is finished. Turning quickly, trusting that the truck looks far away, or adding a horn blast does not repair a bad gap judgment. When doubt remains about the oncoming speed, hold your position and let the truck pass. The turn will still be there after it goes by.

    Study this in the handbook: Emergency vehicles, Sherrill's Law and traffic stops

19. 19. Driving through a New Hampshire work zone at night with no workers visible, what caution applies?

    1. Normal caution is enough
    2. Extreme care, workers or not
    3. Speed up since crews are gone
    4. Follow closer to the car ahead for guidance
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    Extreme care, workers or not. Night work zones hide lane shifts, drop offs, and equipment behind glare and shadow, so extreme caution applies regardless of visible crews. Normal caution understates the darkness, speeding up on an empty looking lane ignores the shifted surface, and following closer for guidance removes reaction room. An unlit barrel line can reroute you across milled pavement with inches to spare. Slow further than feels necessary, follow the channel markers like a trail, and expect the pattern to differ from a daylight pass through the same stretch.

20. 20. Two vehicles reach a New Hampshire intersection at clearly different times with no signals. Who should proceed first?

    1. The driver who arrives later
    2. Whoever arrives there first
    3. The driver turning left
    4. The faster approaching driver nearby
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    Whoever arrives there first. Arrival order settles priority when one driver clearly reaches the intersection before the other. Later arrival claiming the road rewards rushing to be second. A tie at a four way stop falls to the driver on the right instead. Roll in decisively when your turn comes, but never assume others have read the order; eye contact and wheel direction confirm what arrival times promised.

    Study this in the handbook: Yielding the right of way