NH Permit Practice Test 19

All 20 questions in test 19

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1. 1. At a New Hampshire intersection, what must a pedestrian do?

   1. Cross anywhere traffic allows
   2. Crosswalks, obeying ped signals
   3. Walk against the vehicle flow only
   4. Cross whenever no officer watches
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   Crosswalks, obeying ped signals. Crosswalks plus obedience to pedestrian signs and signals structure foot travel at intersections. Jaywalking diagonals trade that structure for guesswork by every approaching driver. Looking both directions before any crossing completes the duty. Drivers must yield in marked and unmarked crossings alike, yet a pedestrian who steps predictably gives those drivers a fair chance to honor the yield. Predictability at corners protects walkers and drivers alike.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

2. 2. Following a large truck in New Hampshire, where should a driver position the car to be seen?

   1. Close behind the trailer in the center of the lane
   2. Where the truck driver can see the car in the side mirrors
   3. Far to the left so the trailer fills the view
   4. Directly behind the trailer mud flaps at all times
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   Where the truck driver can see the car in the side mirrors. A spot visible in the truck side mirrors gives its driver a chance to track your car before braking or changing lanes. Hugging the trailer hides both your car and the road beyond the truck. Swinging left crowds the center line without opening the mirror view. Mud flaps mark the deepest hidden pocket at the rear. Offset just enough within your lane to catch mirror glass, keep generous distance, and plan passing only where the road ahead stays visible.

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

3. 3. Driving at night, why should a driver glance to the right and left now and then?

   1. To check the dashboard warning lights
   2. To watch for vehicles in the rear mirror
   3. To find the pavement edge and side hazards
   4. To rest the eyes from the headlight beams
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   To find the pavement edge and side hazards. Headlight beams light only a narrow path ahead, so the edges of the road and hazards approaching from the sides can stay dark between beam checks. Glancing occasionally to the right and left helps a driver locate the edge of the pavement and spot animals, pedestrians, or vehicles entering from the side. Warning lights and the rear mirror matter at other moments, but neither shows where the pavement ends on a dark curve. Sweep the sides briefly, then return your eyes to the road ahead.

   Study this in the handbook: Rural roads and night driving

4. 4. A tire suddenly goes flat in New Hampshire. How should speed come down?

   1. Brake as hard as you possibly can
   2. Shift to neutral and coast fast
   3. Accelerate to the next exit
   4. Slow gently off the accelerator
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   Slow gently off the accelerator. Gradual slowing off the accelerator keeps a wounded tire under control, with gentle braking only as needed. Slamming the pedal can tear the tire further and swing the car. Hold the wheel firmly and straight while speed bleeds. Then pull off somewhere safe, set flashers, and change or call from solid ground, well clear of passing tires that throw stones and wind blasts.

   Study this in the handbook: Brake failure, blowouts and breakdowns

5. 5. A driver whose license allows daylight driving only starts a trip that will end after dark. What should the driver do?

   1. Drive after dark on familiar roads only
   2. Drive after dark with a passenger along
   3. Drive after dark only on rural roads
   4. Finish driving while daylight remains
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   Finish driving while daylight remains. A daylight only restriction limits driving to daylight hours, matching vision limits that make night driving unsafe for that holder. Familiar roads, a passenger, and rural routes add no legal daylight, and driving after dark violates the restriction however short the trip. Holders plan errands around sunset the way others plan around weather, finishing the last drive while the sky still gives working light. If darkness catches you away from home, park lawfully and arrange another way back rather than pressing on.

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

6. 6. A New Hampshire license restricts a driver to automatic transmission vehicles. What happens if that driver borrows a manual car?

   1. The trip is allowed on empty roads only
   2. The driver breaks the license restriction
   3. The trip is allowed with an experienced passenger
   4. The restriction follows the car, not the driver
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   The driver breaks the license restriction. An automatic transmission restriction means the driver may operate only vehicles with an automatic transmission. Borrowing a manual car breaks the license terms even on an empty road, and an experienced passenger does not transfer the permission. The restriction travels with the driver rather than with the car the driver usually uses. During rentals and household car swaps, check the transmission before accepting the keys, because the vehicle under your hands may differ from the one your license allows you to drive.

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

7. 7. A narrow rural New Hampshire road has ditches instead of shoulders. Where should a driver position the vehicle?

   1. Centered in the travel lane
   2. Half on the ditch edge
   3. Against the center line
   4. Weaving between both road edges
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   Centered in the travel lane. Centering the vehicle in its travel lane keeps wheels away from ditch edges and drop offs while leaving room for oncoming traffic that may crowd the middle. Riding the ditch edge risks dropping a wheel into soft ground with no shoulder to recover on. Slower speed pairs with the centered position since the road offers little escape room. Keep the car between the center and the edge, watch mirrors for wide oncoming vehicles, and slow early for blind rises.

   Study this in the handbook: Rural roads and night driving

8. 8. A New Hampshire driver cannot pull completely off a rural highway to park. What minimum clear view must the parked vehicle have?

   1. A clear view for 50 feet in each direction
   2. A clear view for 500 feet ahead only
   3. A clear view for 200 feet in each direction, with room for others to pass
   4. No requirement if the hazard lights are on
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   A clear view for 200 feet in each direction, with room for others to pass. Any vehicle parked along a rural highway must be moved off the paved or main traveled portion of the road. If it is impossible to pull completely off, drivers should pull off as much as they can, as long as there is a clear view for a distance of 200 feet in each direction and enough space for other vehicles to pass. Police often tow abandoned vehicles, so a driver leaving a car for several hours should leave a note on the windshield explaining the problem and when it will be moved.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

9. 9. Which steering method suits slight steering inputs in New Hampshire?

   1. Hand over hand for everything
   2. Pushing with the palms only
   3. One hand at the top
   4. Hand to hand steering
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   Hand to hand steering. Hand to hand feeding serves slight steering, while hand over hand handles greater inputs like parking turns. Using the bigger method for tiny corrections overworks the wheel and wobbles the lane. Palms alone slip under stress. Match the technique to the angle: shuffle for lane keeping and gentle curves, cross hands only when the corner truly demands rotation, then unwind the same way you wound in.

   Study this in the handbook: Yielding the right of way

10. 10. Wooded areas, field crops, and steep hills hide the road ahead on a rural New Hampshire route. What driving response applies?

    1. Maintain speed and hope
    2. Drive the center line for view
    3. Reduce speed and be prepared to stop
    4. Speed up to clear the zone
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    Reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Blind corners built by woods, crops, and hills cap how far you can see, so speed must fit the visible stretch with stopping readiness throughout. Center line riding trades your blind spot for the oncoming driver's. Anything from a tractor to a deer owns the hidden pavement. Roll off the throttle until sightlines return; the seconds lost are the price of the road you cannot yet see.

    Study this in the handbook: Rural roads and night driving

11. 11. When may a driver stop, park, or drive on a designated bicycle lane?

    1. A personal stop that lasts only a few seconds.
    2. Official duties, an officer's direction, or an emergency.
    3. Reading a phone message before continuing.
    4. Stopping to pick up a passenger.
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    Official duties, an officer's direction, or an emergency.. The bicycle lane exception allows a driver to use the lane for entering or leaving an alley or driveway, performing official duties, following a police officer's direction, or responding to an emergency. A personal stop, reading a phone message, and picking up a passenger do not create an exception. The purpose of the restriction is to keep a motor vehicle from occupying the space a bicyclist may need. The answer names three valid exceptions, while the complete rule also includes access to an alley or driveway.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

12. 12. How can a New Hampshire driver make room for vehicles entering a limited access roadway?

    1. Speed up quickly to close the gap
    2. Flash lights and hold position
    3. Move over a lane or adjust speed
    4. Block the ramp end firmly
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    Move over a lane or adjust speed. Moving over a lane or adjusting speed opens a slot for entering traffic, a courtesy that prevents ramp end panic. Closing the gap at speed forces mergers into braking or shoulder driving. Space to the side exists so lane sharing stays negotiable. Watch ramp traffic early, choose the lane change or the lift of the foot, and let the entering driver merge without a contest at the gore point.

    Study this in the handbook: Visual search and following distance

13. 13. After shifting to neutral for a stuck accelerator in New Hampshire, what braking follows?

    1. No braking at all
    2. Ride the brake for miles
    3. Brake firmly, pull off, kill engine
    4. Pump the brake until it fades
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    Brake firmly, pull off, kill engine. Firm braking counters the runaway acceleration so the car can leave the road and shut down. Coasting without brakes lets a racing engine dictate speed. Neutral comes first, eyes stay on the road, and braking follows immediately. Practice the sequence in your head now, since a stuck throttle grants no time to design a response while the speedometer climbs on its own.

    Study this in the handbook: Brake failure, blowouts and breakdowns

14. 14. How low a blood alcohol concentration can already affect a person's ability to drive in New Hampshire?

    1. As low as 0.02 percent BAC
    2. Starting at 0.08 percent
    3. Starting above 0.10 percent
    4. Starting at 0.20 percent
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    As low as 0.02 percent BAC. Ability starts slipping at 0.02 percent, where judgment, vision, and reaction time all begin to dull. Reserving concern for 0.08 confuses the arrest threshold with the impairment threshold, which sit far apart. Impairment starts with the first drink, even though the driver often feels fine. Any plan that requires driving later should cap drinking at zero, since the early losses are exactly the ones self assessment cannot detect.

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

15. 15. During a reverse two point turn in New Hampshire, when should the driver steer rapidly to the right while backing?

    1. As soon as reverse is selected
    2. When your rear bumper nears the driveway edge
    3. After the whole car sits inside the driveway
    4. Only after shifting to drive
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    When your rear bumper nears the driveway edge. Backing runs until the rear bumper reaches the near edge of the driveway, then rapid right steering swings the rear into the opening. Steering at the moment reverse engages turns the car while it still blocks the travel lane. Signal the right turn first, stop, and check sides and rear before rolling. Once centered in the driveway, straighten the wheels, stop, then shift to drive and leave with a left signal after checking both directions.

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

16. 16. Entering a perpendicular parking space in New Hampshire, where should the vehicle finish inside the space?

    1. At the back line, half out
    2. As close to the left neighbor as possible
    3. Angled toward the entry side
    4. Centered at the front of the space, secured
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    Centered at the front of the space, secured. The car ends centered between the lines, pulled to the front of the space, stopped, and secured. Hanging half out at the back invites a passing car to clip the rear. Signal the intention, move forward slowly while turning, and straighten as the vehicle reaches the middle. A centered, fully entered park protects your panels, leaves door room on both sides, and keeps the travel lane behind completely clear.

    Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

17. 17. How can a New Hampshire driver cut stress before a trip likely to hit congestion or bad weather?

    1. Leave early and expect delays
    2. Plan to make up time at speed
    3. Skip checking the forecast
    4. Schedule very tight connecting stops
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    Leave early and expect delays. Leaving minutes early with congestion and poor weather already priced in keeps pressure from building behind the wheel. Planning to recover time at speed converts every slow truck into a personal insult. Walking briefly or a short nap also settles a heated mood before departure. Build the buffer at the calendar stage, and the same traffic jam becomes an inconvenience instead of a trigger for tailgating and risky passes.

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

18. 18. What does a posted New Hampshire speed limit represent?

    1. The maximum speed for ideal conditions
    2. The speed to hold through rain or fog
    3. A target speed for normal traffic
    4. The lowest speed for clear daylight
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    The maximum speed for ideal conditions. A posted speed limit is the most you may drive when conditions are ideal, not a speed you are entitled to hold in rain, fog, snow, or heavy traffic. The road may demand less than the number on the sign, and a driver who keeps the posted speed on a slick surface can still be going too fast for conditions. Calling the limit a target for normal traffic misses that distinction. When wipers or headlights come on, ease below the posted number and leave more room ahead.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits

19. 19. A three digit interstate number in New Hampshire starts with an odd digit. What kind of route does it mark?

    1. A route through or around a city
    2. A route for trucks only
    3. A route leaving the state
    4. A spur route into a city
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    A spur route into a city. An odd first digit marks a spur that runs into a city, while an even first digit marks a route through or around one. Swapping the two sends a driver expecting a bypass into downtown streets instead. The parent two digit route still defines the general corridor. When trip planning, read that first digit before choosing the exit, since it predicts whether the road dives into the center or skirts past it.

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

20. 20. Whose directions count as traffic control devices alongside signals, signs, and pavement markings in New Hampshire?

    1. Police, road crews, and crossing guards
    2. Only state troopers in uniform
    3. Roadside business owners
    4. Parking attendants at a private lot entrance
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    Police, road crews, and crossing guards. Directions from law enforcement, highway personnel, and school crossing guards stand alongside signals, signs, and markings as traffic control. Limiting that authority to state troopers misses town officers, road crews, and the guard at the school corner, while attendants at a private lot manage only that property. A police officer directing traffic overrules a light or sign, and guards protect children at crossings. When a person in one of those road roles signals you to stop or go, follow the direction even if the light disagrees.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and officers