New Hampshire NH DMV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 32 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real New Hampshire test.
- Questions40
- Correct to pass32
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. You reach an intersection showing a steady red light, and a stop line is painted across your lane. Where must you bring the vehicle to a complete stop?
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Answer C: Before the stop line
A steady red requires a complete stop before the marked stop line. Where there is no stop line you stop before the crosswalk, and where there is neither, before entering the intersection.
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2. In most states, how far before a turn must your signal already be on in city traffic?
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Answer B: At least 100 feet, roughly the length of six or seven cars
Most states require the signal for at least 100 feet before a turn in city driving, which gives drivers behind you time to react before you slow; several require more at higher speeds.
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3. Besides the alcohol concentration itself, which driving circumstance turns a New Hampshire impaired driving offense into aggravated driving while intoxicated?
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Answer B: Driving more than 30 mph above the prima facie limit
RSA 265-A:3 lists driving more than 30 miles per hour over the prima facie limit among the circumstances that make an impaired driving offense aggravated.
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4. Why is following distance measured in seconds rather than in car lengths?
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Answer A: Because a time gap automatically grows with speed, while a fixed number of car lengths does not
A gap counted in seconds keeps the same margin of reaction time at any speed, whereas a fixed number of car lengths becomes far too small as speed rises.
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5. What must an applicant do with licenses from other jurisdictions before New Hampshire issues one?
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Answer C: Surrender every valid license issued by another jurisdiction to the division
RSA 263:4 bars issuing a New Hampshire license until the applicant surrenders every valid license held from another jurisdiction, which the division then returns to the issuing department.
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6. You are driving in fog so thick that you can barely see the vehicle ahead. Which pavement marking is the best guide for staying in your lane?
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Answer A: The white edge line on the right side of the road
The right edge line keeps you positioned away from oncoming traffic and is easy to follow at low speed. Following tail lights closely tempts you to drive faster than you can see.
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7. There is a driveway and a side street between you and the corner where you will turn right. When should you signal?
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Answer C: After passing the openings, so nobody pulls out in front of you
A signal switched on before an opening tells drivers waiting there that you are turning in, and they may pull out into your path.
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8. What does a posted speed limit sign represent?
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Answer B: The maximum speed permitted under ideal conditions
A speed limit is an upper limit that assumes good weather, good visibility and light traffic, so the safe speed is often lower than the posted figure.
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9. A set of reversible express lanes is closed off with gates and signs while it runs the other way. What must you never do?
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Answer C: Enter past a closed gate or a sign showing the lanes are closed
When reversible lanes are closed they may already be carrying traffic in the opposite direction, so entering past a gate can put you head-on into that traffic.
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10. Unless a different limit is posted, what is the New Hampshire prima facie speed limit in a rural residence district or on a class V highway outside the compact part of a town?
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Answer A: 35 mph
RSA 265:60 sets 35 miles per hour as the prima facie limit in a rural residence district and on any class V highway outside the compact part of a city or town.
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11. At a four-way stop another driver pulls out ahead of you when it was clearly your turn. What is the correct response?
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Answer B: Let that driver go through, then take your turn when the way is clear again
Right of way is something you give, never something you take, so yielding to a driver who takes it wrongly avoids a crash you would otherwise share.
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12. Why is it worth planning your route before a long drive?
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Answer B: So that you are not reading a map or a screen while the car is moving
A driver who knows the route is not navigating at the wheel, which is one of the commonest sources of distraction.
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13. What do two solid yellow lines down the middle of a two-way road mean?
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Answer D: Passing is prohibited for traffic in both directions
A double solid yellow line marks a two-direction no-passing zone, so neither direction may cross it to overtake another vehicle.
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14. Apart from giving you room to stop, what else does a longer following gap do for you?
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Answer D: It widens your view of the road and the traffic ahead
Sitting further back lets you see past and around the vehicle in front, so hazards reach your eyes seconds earlier.
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15. What is the minimum age for a New Hampshire driver license?
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Answer A: 16 years, after completing an approved driver education course
New Hampshire residents may apply for a driver license at 16, and applicants under 18 must first complete an approved driver education program and present written parental permission.
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16. An ambulance has just gone by and traffic starts to move again. Why should you wait a moment before pulling back out?
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Answer B: Another emergency vehicle may be following the first one
Emergency calls often bring several vehicles, so check that nothing else is coming before you rejoin the traffic lane.
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17. What happens when tires are driven underinflated for a long time?
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Answer D: They wear at the edges, they run hot and they are more likely to fail
An underinflated tire flexes too much, which wears the shoulders and builds up heat that can destroy the tire.
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18. Traffic is heavy and a truck is stopped in the lane on your right. How do you keep an out?
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Answer B: Keep space open ahead of you and avoid being boxed in on both sides at once
Being hemmed in on both sides with no gap ahead removes every option, so keep at least one direction open.
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19. What does New Hampshire law say about using an amateur or citizens band radio while driving?
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Answer A: It is lawful, notwithstanding any other provision of law
RSA 265:105 expressly makes it lawful to use an amateur or citizens band radio, radio telephone, radio telegraph equipment or other electronic receiving device while driving.
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20. Which stopped vehicle triggers the New Hampshire duties owed at a highway emergency?
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Answer D: Any stopped vehicle displaying warning signals such as hazard lights, flares or cones
RSA 265:37-a applies at fires, collisions, disasters, utility work, traffic stops and at any stopped or standing vehicle displaying warning signals, including hazard lights, road flares, traffic cones and caution signs.
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21. You are entering a freeway using an on-ramp with an acceleration lane. What is the correct technique?
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Answer C: Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic, then merge into a gap while yielding to traffic already on the freeway
The acceleration lane exists so you can match the speed of freeway traffic before merging, and drivers already on the freeway have the right-of-way.
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22. In a work zone a flagger is directing traffic in a way that conflicts with the posted signs. Whom do you follow?
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Answer B: The flagger's directions
A flagger controls traffic through a work area that changes from day to day, and those instructions take precedence over the fixed signs and markings in that zone.
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23. Low sun is shining onto the signal ahead and you cannot tell which light is lit. What should you do?
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Answer D: Slow down and be ready to stop until you can be sure
An unreadable signal has to be treated as one that may be red, so approach slowly enough to stop while you work out what it shows.
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24. A tow truck with flashing amber lights is loading a car on the shoulder ahead. How should you treat it?
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Answer B: Give it the same room as an emergency vehicle
Tow operators, utility crews and highway workers face the same danger from passing traffic, so move over or slow down for their flashing amber lights too.
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25. Why do young drivers carrying several friends face a higher crash risk?
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Answer D: Because young passengers are a strong source of distraction and pressure
Crash risk for new drivers rises with each extra young passenger, mainly through distraction and social pressure.
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26. Traffic is heavy and crawling where a sign warns that your lane ends and two lanes must become one. What is the best practice?
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Answer C: Use the lane to the end, then take turns merging one by one
In stop-and-go traffic the zipper merge, using both lanes up to the merge point and then alternating, keeps the queue shorter and traffic moving; in free-flowing traffic move over as soon as it is safe.
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27. How should a long trip be broken up to keep the driver alert?
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Answer D: Stop for a break every couple of hours and share out the driving
Regular breaks and a change of driver are the only reliable answers to fatigue; caffeine only postpones it.
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28. An ambulance with lights and siren is coming toward you on an undivided two-lane road. What must you do?
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Answer A: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
On an undivided road, drivers in both directions clear the way, pulling to the right edge and stopping.
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29. Under the New Hampshire hand-held device ban, when does the statute treat a driver as no longer driving?
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Answer D: When the vehicle has pulled off the road where that is legal and stays stationary
RSA 265:79-c says driving does not include being behind the controls of a vehicle that has pulled to the side of or off the road at a place where that is legal and remains stationary; being halted in traffic is still driving.
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30. Do hazard lights make it legal to leave your vehicle in a no parking zone?
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Answer A: No, they warn other drivers but do not permit the parking
Hazard lights are a warning device, not a permit; the parking restriction applies whether they are flashing or not.
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31. Why are tall vehicles such as SUVs and vans at extra risk in sudden steering maneuvers?
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Answer B: Their higher center of gravity makes them more likely to roll over
The higher a vehicle's mass sits, the more it leans in an abrupt turn, and a sharp swerve can tip it over. Smooth, gradual steering inputs are essential in tall vehicles.
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32. How must a New Hampshire driver carry a partly used, securely capped container of liquor?
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Answer D: In the trunk, or in the least accessible compartment if the vehicle has no trunk
RSA 265-A:44 lets a driver carry liquor only in the original container with the seal unbroken; a capped partly used container must travel in the trunk, or in the least accessible area when there is no trunk.
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33. The green left-turn arrow ends and a steady red ball comes on for your lane, at an intersection where no turn on red is allowed. What must you do?
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Answer D: Stop and wait, because no turn is allowed while the red ball is lit
Once a red indication faces your lane and no turn on red is permitted there, the turn is over; only a vehicle already inside the intersection completes its movement.
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34. How many demerit points does New Hampshire assess for a conviction of reckless driving under RSA 265:79?
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Answer D: 6 points
Reckless driving sits in the six-point band of the New Hampshire schedule, alongside racing, driving after revocation and driving while intoxicated.
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35. You realize your tires are running on ice. Which set of inputs is safest?
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Answer C: Gentle steering, no sudden braking, and no sudden acceleration
Whatever grip is left is used up at once by any sudden input, so every movement of wheel, brake and accelerator must be slow and small.
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36. At a railroad crossing with no gates and no flashing lights, the crossbuck is normally combined with which sign?
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Answer C: A yield sign, or a stop sign where an engineering study calls for one
At a passive crossing the crossbuck forms an assembly with a yield sign, or with a stop sign when an engineering study or engineering judgment supports it, so the driver knows who must give way to the train.
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37. The passenger-side mirror on most vehicles is convex. What does this mean for the driver?
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Answer D: Vehicles in that mirror are closer than they appear
A convex mirror gives a wider view but shrinks what it shows, so a vehicle looks smaller and therefore farther away than it really is. Allow for this before changing lanes.
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38. Who receives a New Hampshire Youth Operator License and when does it expire?
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Answer C: Any driver aged 16 or older and under 21; it is printed vertically and expires on the holder's 21st birthday
New Hampshire issues a vertically printed Youth Operator License to any qualified driver aged 16 or older and under 21, and it expires on the holder's twenty-first birthday.
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39. What does New Hampshire law say about mobile device use by drivers under 18?
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Answer D: They may not use a phone or other mobile electronic device at all, hands-free or not, except to report an emergency
Under RSA 265:79-c, drivers under 18 may not use a cellular or mobile electronic device while driving or while temporarily stopped in traffic, whether hands-free or not, except to report an emergency to enhanced 911 or a public safety agency.
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40. You find yourself in a lane that must turn, you wanted to go straight, and you cannot change lanes safely. What should you do?
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Answer D: Make the required turn and find another route
Going straight from a mandatory turn lane surprises everyone around you, while a wrong turn costs only a few extra minutes.