NH Permit Practice Test 25

All 20 questions in test 25

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1. 1. Your credential is the motorcycle class in New Hampshire. Which machines sit under it?

   1. Only two wheeled motorcycles, and no other machines
   2. Any small car weighing under 1000 pounds
   3. Motorcycles, 3-wheeled motorcycles, motor driven cycles and mopeds
   4. Snowmobiles operated on New Hampshire highways
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   Motorcycles, 3-wheeled motorcycles, motor driven cycles and mopeds. The motorcycle credential spans two and three wheeled motorcycles plus motor driven cycles and mopeds. Light cars remain car territory regardless of weight. Holders of ordinary A through D licenses already cover mopeds without this credential. A rider graduating from a moped to a trike stays inside the same license family, while a car, however small, demands its own class and test.

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

2. 2. A driver plans to leave a New Hampshire highway at an exit half a mile ahead. When should the move toward the exit lane begin?

   1. Early, into the lane closest to the exit
   2. Only after entering the deceleration lane
   3. After passing the exit gore point
   4. At the last moment with a quick swing
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   Early, into the lane closest to the exit. Moving early into the lane closest to the exit avoids a rushed lane change across faster traffic near the ramp. Waiting until the deceleration lane means the positioning step happens after the exit has already begun, which helps nobody. Speed stays up on the main roadway, then drops to the ramp pace after entering the deceleration lane. Spot the exit sign well ahead, drift toward the exit side while gaps are generous, and save the slowing for the lane built for it.

   Study this in the handbook: Signals, headlights, horn and stopping distance

3. 3. Which device use does New Hampshire allow only for drivers over 18?

   1. Typing GPS addresses while moving
   2. One handed use of a 2 way radio
   3. Watching videos on a dash screen
   4. Reading messages at highway speed
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   One handed use of a 2 way radio. Adults may work a non cellular 2 way radio with one hand to transmit or receive, a narrow allowance younger drivers never receive. Entering GPS data by hand while moving sits on the banned list for everyone. Bluetooth and integrated hands free systems also open only at 18 and up. A 17 year old with a radio job still waits, since the age line admits no employer exceptions.

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

4. 4. Your parking brake also fails to slow the car in New Hampshire. What fallback remains?

   1. Open the door and drag a foot
   2. Steer into a deep snowbank at speed
   3. Shift into reverse at speed
   4. Kill the engine, find run out room
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   Kill the engine, find run out room. Cutting the engine removes drive power while you hunt for a safe run out area off the roadway to bleed speed. Reverse at speed can destroy the transmission and spin the car. Aim for uphill grades, soft shoulders, or empty lots that trade momentum for distance. Downshift if the gearbox allows, warn others with the horn and flashers, and keep steering choices boring until the car finally rests.

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

5. 5. How does the New Hampshire manual describe drugged driving?

   1. Less dangerous than drunk or distracted driving
   2. A problem only for illegal drug users
   3. As dangerous as drunk and distracted driving
   4. Risky only when mixed with a lot of alcohol
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   As dangerous as drunk and distracted driving. New Hampshire treats drugged driving as illegal and just as dangerous as drunk or distracted driving. Illegal drugs, and some prescription or over-the-counter medicines, can slow reflexes and cloud judgment in the same way alcohol does. An answer that ranks it as less dangerous than drunk driving understates the risk, and limiting the problem to illegal drug users ignores the lawful medicines that carry warnings. The label on the bottle is your first check. If a medicine makes you drowsy or dizzy, do not drive until you know how it affects you.

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

6. 6. Walking at night along a New Hampshire road, what should a pedestrian wear or carry?

   1. Light clothing or a carried light
   2. Dark clothing to blend in
   3. A reflective vest in winter months
   4. Nothing special is advised
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   Light clothing or a carried light. Light clothing or a carried light makes a walker visible inside the short reach of headlights. Dark outfits erase the figure until the last seconds. Drivers should expect hard to see pedestrians anyway and search the road edges for dark shapes. As a walker, face traffic on the left side where no sidewalk exists, and give every approaching driver the earliest possible chance to find you in the gloom.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

7. 7. A school crossing guard signals you to stop in New Hampshire. What should you do?

   1. Stop only if children are mid road
   2. Proceed slowly through the crossing
   3. Stop and yield as signaled
   4. Wave and continue at low speed
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   Stop and yield as signaled. A crossing guard's signal calls for a stop and yield at school crossings, carrying the weight of other traffic control. Rolling slowly through second guesses the person watching the children. Obey the school zone speed limit in the area as well, with lights flashing or children present. Treat the raised hand or sign like a red light planted at the curb, and wait for a clear signal to move.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

8. 8. What can strong cross winds do to a motorcycle on an open New Hampshire highway or bridge?

   1. Nothing a car driver would notice
   2. Blow it toward the center line every time
   3. Hold the motorcycle steady in gusty air
   4. Move the motorcycle out of its lane
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   Move the motorcycle out of its lane. Windy conditions can move a motorcycle out of its lane of travel, especially on wide open stretches and bridges where gusts arrive unblocked. A gust does not push every rider toward the center line, and gusty air unsettles a motorcycle instead of holding it steady. Wind blasts from fast large trucks can startle or physically move a rider as well. Drivers should grant extra side space in gusty weather rather than pacing a bike closely. When you see a rider weave on a bridge, hang back and leave an escape lane.

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

9. 9. What following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle in New Hampshire?

   1. At least 2 seconds
   2. Half a second is enough
   3. One motorcycle length
   4. At least 4 seconds
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   At least 4 seconds. Four seconds behind a motorcycle covers its quicker stops and the rider's exposure if your bumper arrives uninvited. Two seconds halves your response budget against a machine that can brake and swerve abruptly. Riders may also slow suddenly for gravel, seams, or wind that barely register in a car. Count the gap against a roadside post and grant the full count; the rider ahead has no cage if your estimate fails.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

10. 10. On a dark road with no oncoming vehicles, which headlight beams should a driver use?

    1. Low beams through the whole trip
    2. Parking lights to save the battery
    3. High beams, dimmed for approaching traffic
    4. Low beams only when another car appears
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    High beams, dimmed for approaching traffic. Use the high beams whenever there are no oncoming vehicles, and dim them for all approaching traffic. Low beams through a whole empty trip throw away seeing distance, parking lights cannot light the road at speed, and switching to low only when another car appears is backwards. If an oncoming driver keeps high beams on, look toward the right side of the road to avoid being blinded. On empty dark roads, let the high beams stretch your view, then dip them early as traffic approaches.

    Study this in the handbook: Rural roads and night driving

11. 11. An intersection in New Hampshire has a crosswalk but no white stop line. Where must a driver stop?

    1. On the crosswalk for a better view
    2. Just before the crosswalk
    3. Past the crosswalk, at the curb line
    4. At the far side of the intersection
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    Just before the crosswalk. With no stop line present, the crosswalk itself sets the stopping point, and the vehicle must halt before it. Rolling onto the painted crossing for a better view puts the bumper where pedestrians expect clear space, and stopping past it or across the intersection invades the crossing area. After stopping, look both ways and creep forward only when needed and safe. Treat the first crosswalk stripe as your stop line, keep the walkway empty, and let people cross without threading around your grille.

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

12. 12. Two lanes turn the same direction at a New Hampshire intersection. What lane discipline applies during the turn?

    1. Pick whichever lane looks emptier mid turn
    2. Hold your lane through the whole turn
    3. Drift outward for a wider arc
    4. Change lanes while crossing
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    Hold your lane through the whole turn. Each turning lane keeps its own path from entry to exit, so identify your lane before the turn and hold it until the maneuver finishes. Drifting outward mid turn sideswipes the vehicle turning beside you, which follows its own matching arc. Painted guides often trace both paths through wide intersections. Choose early, match the curve of your lane, and only consider a lane change after both vehicles straighten out and signal intentions are clear.

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

13. 13. What does a New Hampshire warning sign for a T intersection ahead tell a driver?

    1. Your road ends at a T junction.
    2. Traffic merges from the left only.
    3. A U turn is required ahead.
    4. The pavement turns to gravel.
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    Your road ends at a T junction.. A T Intersection Ahead sign means the road being traveled ends at a cross road. The driver must prepare to turn left or right because there is no through route along the stem of the T. A merge keeps a route continuing, and the sign does not require a U turn. A change from pavement to gravel would use a different warning. Slow before the junction, look for cross traffic, and choose the permitted left or right path rather than expecting the road to continue straight.

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

14. 14. A car sits abandoned along a rural New Hampshire highway, parked well off the traveled part. What may police still do?

    1. Nothing, position protects it
    2. Fine only the landowner
    3. Push it into a ditch
    4. Tow the vehicle away
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    Tow the vehicle away. Police often tow vehicles left along the roadway even when they sit well off the traveled portion. Assuming a wide parking spot grants immunity leaves the owner returning to an empty shoulder. If a vehicle must stay for hours, a windshield note naming the problem, the expected removal time, and a contact method helps officers judge the situation. Breakdown planning should include a tow call early, not just hazards and a hopeful wait.

    Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts and school buses

15. 15. On a slippery New Hampshire road, how should following distance change?

    1. Shrink the gap to stay warm in traffic
    2. Measure it in car lengths only
    3. Increase it beyond the dry road gap
    4. Keep it identical at all speeds
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    Increase it beyond the dry road gap. Slippery surfaces stretch every stop, so the gap ahead must grow past the four second dry standard. Keeping an identical interval pretends wet leaves brake like dry pavement, which the first skid corrects rudely. Large vehicles, night, fog, and bad weather push in the same direction. Count your seconds against a sign, then add more until the count feels generous; on ice, generous is merely adequate.

    Study this in the handbook: Visual search and following distance

16. 16. Which combination does a New Hampshire Class A license cover?

    1. Combinations of 26,001 pounds or more towing over 10,000 pounds
    2. A single vehicle of 26,001 pounds or more towing 10,000 pounds or less
    3. A single vehicle built to seat 16 or more people including the driver
    4. A motorcycle, three wheeled motorcycle, or motor driven cycle
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    Combinations of 26,001 pounds or more towing over 10,000 pounds. Class A targets heavy combinations where the total reaches 26,001 or more pounds and the towed vehicle exceeds 10,000 pounds. A heavy single vehicle towing no more than 10,000 pounds belongs to Class B instead, and seating for 16 or more points toward Class C. Two and three wheeled machines use the motorcycle class. Drivers eyeing tractor trailer work should read the pair of numbers together, never the total alone, before choosing a test class.

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

17. 17. What short rule does the New Hampshire manual give for visual search before steering?

    1. Turn your head before you turn the wheel
    2. Check the mirrors after the turn
    3. Watch the vehicle behind you first
    4. Look only straight ahead
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    Turn your head before you turn the wheel. The visual search section opens with a phrase to remember: turn your head before you turn the wheel. Drivers need to be aware of what is happening ahead, to the sides and behind the vehicle, and should develop a searching pattern used every time. Keep the eyes moving, look ahead past the vehicles in front, search the sides so other road users will not cross your path, and check mirrors continually before slowing, stopping, turning or changing lanes.

    Study this in the handbook: Visual search and following distance

18. 18. What condition must the vehicle brought for a New Hampshire road test meet?

    1. Any vehicle a friend lends
    2. Registered, inspected, safely running
    3. Only a driver education school car
    4. Less than five years old
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    Registered, inspected, safely running. Legal registration, current inspection, and safe running condition define a testable vehicle, matched to the class of license sought. A borrowed car qualifies only when it meets those same marks, since friendship transfers no exemption. A licensed driver must bring the vehicle and remain at the site through the test. Walk around the car that morning: lights, tires, and paperwork in order, so the examiner never cancels over equipment.

    Study this in the handbook: Driver education and practice driving

19. 19. A bicyclist is following close behind your car. Why should you avoid slowing or stopping quickly?

    1. Bicycles stop faster than cars in traffic
    2. Your brakes are stronger and the rider may crash
    3. The rider can always swerve onto the sidewalk
    4. Following riders expect sudden stops at any time
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    Your brakes are stronger and the rider may crash. A motor vehicle's brakes are more powerful than a bicycle's, so a driver who slows down or stops quickly can cause a following rider to crash. A bicycle cannot stop shorter than a car, swerving onto a sidewalk is not always available, and no rider expects sudden stops without warning. Brake smoothly and early, signal intentions in advance, and leave the rider time to react. The space and smoothness you give a cyclist behind you work like a following distance in reverse.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and bicyclists

20. 20. A large truck ahead is turning at a New Hampshire corner. When should you turn?

    1. As soon as the truck starts its turn
    2. While the truck is still swinging wide
    3. Beside the truck, between it and the curb
    4. Only after the truck has completed its turn
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    Only after the truck has completed its turn. A truck or bus turning at a corner may swing wide and borrow space from other lanes to clear the curb. Turning as soon as the rig starts, riding beside it while it swings, or squeezing between the truck and the curb puts your car where the trailer is about to be. Wait until the truck or bus has completed its turn and the corner is clear. The few seconds spent waiting cost little compared with being pinned against the curb by a trailer you watched arrive.

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