NH Permit Practice Test 23

All 20 questions in test 23

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1. 1. Where should car keys and fobs be stored at home, according to New Hampshire hot vehicle guidance?

   1. On the dashboard in view
   2. In the ignition when parked
   3. Hidden under the front floor mat
   4. Stored out of a child's reach
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   Stored out of a child's reach. Keys and fobs stored beyond a child's reach prevent kids from entering or starting a vehicle that then becomes a heat trap. Teaching children that a car is not a play area backs up the storage rule. Dashboard storage advertises access to thieves as well. Hang keys on a high hook inside the house, and treat every parked car like a room a child must never enter alone.

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

2. 2. Another driver is passing your car on a two lane New Hampshire road. What should you do with your lane position while the pass happens?

   1. Stay in your lane
   2. Weave slightly to watch the pass
   3. Move onto the shoulder
   4. Drift toward the center line
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   Stay in your lane. Holding your lane steady gives the passing driver a predictable path and a stable gap to work with. Drifting toward the center line squeezes the very space the other vehicle needs to get by. Keep a constant speed as well, since speeding up stretches the pass and leaves both cars exposed beside each other longer. Grip the wheel, keep the car centered in its lane, and let the passer finish, then rebuild your following gap once the vehicle settles ahead.

   Study this in the handbook: Lane changes, passing, backing and road conditions

3. 3. A driver parks on the same side of the street as a fire station driveway. How far from the entrance must the car be?

   1. At least 75 feet
   2. At least 20 feet
   3. At least 30 feet
   4. At least 50 feet
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   At least 20 feet. Parking within 20 feet of a fire station driveway entrance is prohibited, and the rule is stricter across the street, where the distance is 75 feet. Fire apparatus needs a wide swing and cannot wait for a parked car to move. A 30 foot answer belongs to stop signs and signals, while 50 feet is the railroad clearance. The same side and opposite side numbers are easy to swap, so check which side of the street your space sits on. When you see a station bay, leave the apron clear and park well past the entrance.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

4. 4. Besides turning off the engine and removing the key, what should a driver do every time a car is parked in New Hampshire?

   1. Leave a window fully open
   2. Set the hazard lights on
   3. Lock the vehicle
   4. Leave the headlights burning
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   Lock the vehicle. Locking up belongs with shutting off the engine and taking the key whenever the vehicle stands unattended. An open window invites entry and weather damage alike. Add the parking brake, choose park or a gear, and aim the wheels into the curb on a hill. That thirty second routine, engine off, key out, doors locked, brake set, turns a parked car from an invitation into a secured vehicle.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

5. 5. What does the Added Lane warning sign mean on a New Hampshire roadway?

   1. Your lane will end soon
   2. A new lane joins the road ahead
   3. Passing becomes illegal ahead
   4. A toll lane opens ahead
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   A new lane joins the road ahead. Traffic gains an extra lane ahead, often where entering vehicles get a lane of their own instead of merging straight into yours. Reading it as a lane ending flips the meaning and could prompt an needless move left. Keep your position, expect vehicles to appear in the new lane beside you, and check mirrors before any lane move. The extra space changes how entering traffic behaves, so give newcomers room to sort themselves out.

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

6. 6. Outside New Hampshire residence districts and special speed zones, which pair of limits covers other locations when no sign shows a different limit?

   1. 25 or 35 mph
   2. 35 or 45 mph
   3. 55 or 65 mph
   4. 45 or 55 mph
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   45 or 55 mph. Locations outside the residence district categories carry 45 or 55 mph under the state table, with the exact figure tied to the road and any posted sign. Choosing 55 or 65 mph borrows the top figure from divided highways carrying four or more lanes, so that pair overshoots ordinary roads. A posted limit always replaces the table value, and rain, ice, or heavy traffic can make even the table value too fast. When the surroundings stop looking like a residence district, recall the middle pair rather than the highway pair.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed limits

7. 7. Rain begins and the road starts to look slick. What is the first speed response?

   1. Reduce speed at the first sign of the slick road
   2. Hold the posted speed until traffic slows
   3. Speed up briefly to leave the storm area
   4. Keep speed and only lengthen the following gap
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   Reduce speed at the first sign of the slick road. When the roadway is slippery, tires do not grip as well, stopping takes longer, and turning without skidding gets harder. Guidance is to reduce speed at the first sign of rain, snow, sleet, or ice rather than holding the posted number until traffic slows. Speeding up to escape weather and keeping speed with only a longer gap both leave too much energy for the grip available. Slow early, gently, and before the first curve or stop, while the vehicle still answers the wheel and brakes calmly.

   Study this in the handbook: Lane changes, passing, backing and road conditions

8. 8. At a busy New Hampshire intersection, how large a gap does a driver need before crossing or turning into traffic?

   1. Any gap a bit longer than one car
   2. Half the intersection width
   3. Room to cross and reach traffic speed
   4. Whatever gap the horn creates
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   Room to cross and reach traffic speed. The gap must carry you completely across, into the appropriate lane, and up to speed without forcing others to brake. A one car opening strands you mid intersection when cross traffic arrives. Do not trust an approaching blinker either, since that driver may pass your street or have forgotten the signal. Wait for a boring, generous gap, then commit smoothly and accelerate to blend rather than crawling into the flow.

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

9. 9. Your car has ABS and you brake hard in New Hampshire. What pedal action keeps the system helping you stop?

   1. Pump the pedal rapidly
   2. Keep steady pressure on the pedal
   3. Release the pedal at each vibration
   4. Alternate brake and accelerator
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   Keep steady pressure on the pedal. Anti lock brakes cycle only while your foot keeps pressure applied, preserving steering control as the car slows. Pumping the pedal fights the system and lengthens the stop. Vibration and clicking through the pedal mean the unit is working, not failing. Press firmly, hold through the noise, and steer around the hazard while the tires keep their grip edge; panic lifts are what turn a stoppable scare into an impact.

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

10. 10. How many hours of practice driving with a certified instructor does New Hampshire driver education require?

    1. 10 hours of practice driving
    2. 6 hours of practice driving
    3. 30 hours of practice driving
    4. 40 hours of practice driving
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    10 hours of practice driving. Ten hours puts a learner beside a certified instructor with dual controls ready during early road work. Watching classmates from behind counts under a smaller observation allowance, never as personal seat time. Books and lectures fill a larger classroom block before wheels turn. Relatives supervise a longer stretch afterward on ordinary streets, including night miles under lights. Programs log each bucket apart, so strong classroom scores cannot erase missing minutes spent actually steering under professional eyes.

    Study this in the handbook: Driver education and practice driving

11. 11. After mirrors are properly adjusted in a New Hampshire vehicle, what check is still needed?

    1. Mirrors alone will cover every blind spot
    2. Head checks are needed only when parking
    3. Blind spots disappear once mirrors frame the window
    4. Head checks, because mirrors leave blind spots
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    Head checks, because mirrors leave blind spots. Glass shows much of the rear scene, yet pockets beside the rear quarters stay hidden in every car. Turning your head fills those pockets before lanes change or turns begin. Framing the back window centers the inside view without shrinking side gaps. Parking lots demand the same habit, though travel lanes punish a missed cyclist faster. Build mirror, signal, and head turn into one motion until habit makes the glance automatic before any sideways move.

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

12. 12. What wheel and body equipment must a trailer in New Hampshire carry?

    1. Spare wheels on the roof
    2. Just two wheels regardless of size
    3. Wheels without any covers
    4. Mounted, lubricated, fender covered
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    Mounted, lubricated, fender covered. Trailer wheels must be mounted properly and lubricated, shielded by fenders or mud guards, with tires correctly inflated. Rooftop spares substitute for none of that running gear care. The lamp set, tail, stop, turn, plate, and markers with reflectors, completes road readiness. Grease, torque, and rubber checks before a haul prevent the roadside wheel separation that turns a trailer into a missile.

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

13. 13. An emergency vehicle has passed you in New Hampshire. How should you rejoin the roadway?

    1. Signal and turn back in only when safe
    2. Pull out immediately behind it
    3. Follow it through red lights
    4. Rejoin without signaling in daylight
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    Signal and turn back in only when safe. Reentry waits for safety and wears a signal, since other drivers may be overtaking your stopped car or a second responder may follow. Chasing the emergency vehicle's cleared path borrows authority you do not hold. Check mirrors, signal, and blend at normal speed. The responders' urgency ended at your bumper; your duty returns to ordinary courtesy the moment their lights shrink ahead.

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

14. 14. What turning room do large trucks and buses need compared with cars in New Hampshire?

    1. Less room on narrow city streets
    2. Exactly the same room as cars
    3. More room to turn than cars need
    4. More room only when turning left
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    More room to turn than cars need. Commercial vehicles are larger and less maneuverable, with longer stopping and accelerating distances and a wider turning sweep. Narrow city streets do not shrink that sweep, and right turns can demand borrowed lane space just as left turns can. Assuming car sized turns invites drivers to creep into the space a trailer will occupy. Their blind spots dwarf a car's as well. At corners, stop behind the line, leave the swing area empty, and let the rig use extra space if it must; paint yields to physics every time.

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

15. 15. How does the New Hampshire manual describe most vehicle warning system technologies?

    1. Active: they take over and prevent every collision
    2. Passive: they warn of a potential issue but do not automatically prevent it
    3. Required equipment on all new vehicles
    4. A replacement for mirrors and head checks
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    Passive: they warn of a potential issue but do not automatically prevent it. Most warning system technologies are passive, meaning they warn the driver by sound, light or vibration of a potential issue, but do not automatically prevent a problem or collision. The driver may still need to change how the vehicle is being operated. The manual says these systems are an additional monitoring resource to mirrors and head checks, and drivers should not become complacent or depend on them alone. It does not describe them as required equipment.

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

16. 16. What signal control may a New Hampshire work zone use instead of the normal intersection lights?

    1. Temporary traffic signals
    2. Railroad crossbucks
    3. School zone flashers only
    4. No control of any kind
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    Temporary traffic signals. Temporary traffic signals may control traffic inside work zones, and drivers must obey them like any other signal. Expecting no control leaves a driver unprepared for alternating one way flow past the work. Reduce speed on entry and stay ready to stop suddenly, since lane patterns can shift between visits. Treat the portable signal heads as fully official, watch for the flagger who may override them, and never creep past a red.

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

17. 17. About how long does the body take to process one ounce of alcohol?

    1. About fifteen minutes
    2. About one hour
    3. About thirty minutes
    4. About three hours
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    About one hour. The body clears alcohol slowly, at roughly one ounce per hour. Coffee, food, fresh air, and a cold shower may make a person feel sharper, but they do not speed up that process. A fifteen minute answer treats alcohol like a quick spike that fades, and three hours overstates the rate. Because the liver works at its own pace, the only reliable plan is to stop drinking early enough and to use a designated driver. Check the clock, not your mood, before deciding you are fit to drive.

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

18. 18. A child under 18 has an education plan stating that restraints are unsafe for that child. What does New Hampshire law do?

    1. Requires restraints anyway
    2. That child is excepted from the rule
    3. Bars the child from riding in vehicles
    4. Requires a doctor in the car
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    That child is excepted from the rule. An individual education plan statement that restraint use is unsafe excepts that child from the requirement. Ignoring the plan and buckling anyway could endanger a child whose medical or behavioral needs the plan documents. The exception is personal, written, and specific, never a general family preference. Carry the plan language when traveling, since an officer at a stop cannot guess at documentation left in a school file.

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

19. 19. A vehicle follows you too closely in New Hampshire. Besides steady speed and early signals, what front adjustment helps?

    1. Brake sharply to warn them
    2. Turn off your brake lights
    3. Close up to the car ahead
    4. Open more room ahead to stop gently
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    Open more room ahead to stop gently. Opening the gap ahead lets you stop gradually, so the tailgater behind gains reaction room instead of your bumper. Brake checking invites the collision it pretends to prevent. Steady speed and advance signals complete the defense when changing lanes to escape is impossible. Think of the space in front as a cushion you now manage for two drivers, and spend it slowly whenever traffic compresses.

    Study this in the handbook: Visual search and following distance

20. 20. How should a driver behave near school zones, bus stops, playgrounds and parks in New Hampshire?

    1. Use normal care and hold the posted speed
    2. Watch only the crosswalks with paint
    3. Use extreme care to avoid hitting a pedestrian
    4. Rely on pedestrians to stay out of the road
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    Use extreme care to avoid hitting a pedestrian. Pedestrians are hard to see and their intentions are hard to read, so drivers must use extreme care to avoid colliding with one, especially near school zones, bus stops, playgrounds and parks. Normal care at the posted speed, watching only painted crosswalks, or trusting people to stay out of the road leaves the child who darts from a bus stop unprotected. Slow down, widen your scan beyond the painted lines, and be ready to yield at all times in those places. A stopped bus or a ball rolling out is a warning to cover the brake.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists