New Hampshire NH DMV Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. A steady downward green arrow is displayed over a lane. What does it indicate?
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Answer C: The lane is open to traffic in your direction
A steady downward green arrow means the lane it points to is open to traffic traveling in your direction.
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2. What minimum speed limit must be posted and observed on the interstate highway system in New Hampshire?
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Answer B: 45 mph
RSA 265:64 forbids driving so slowly that normal traffic is impeded and sets a posted minimum of 45 miles per hour on the interstate system.
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3. What is the purpose of carrying a first aid kit in your vehicle?
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Answer D: It lets you treat cuts and bleeding while the help is on its way
A kit is for simple first aid such as controlling bleeding until trained help arrives, not a substitute for calling for that help.
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4. A yellow diamond showing a truck is posted beside a quarry entrance. What is it warning about?
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Answer A: Trucks turning onto the highway from that entrance
A truck crossing or trucks entering sign is used where heavy vehicles pull onto the road from a site, and they accelerate slowly once they are on it.
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5. You are approaching the crest of a hill and cannot see the road beyond it. What should you do?
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Answer C: Slow down and keep well to the right
Beyond a blind crest there may be a stopped vehicle, a cyclist or an oncoming driver crossing the center line, so reduce speed and hold your own side.
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6. A New Hampshire driver whose license was revoked for driving while intoxicated has it reissued. What standard then applies to that license?
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Answer C: An alcohol concentration of 0.03 or more is a per se violation, for at least 5 years
RSA 265-A:35 makes such a license probationary for at least 5 years and treats an alcohol concentration of 0.03 or more as a per se violation of it.
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7. The left-turn signal facing you shows a flashing yellow arrow. What does it mean?
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Answer C: You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians
A flashing yellow arrow permits a left turn but gives no protection, so you must yield to oncoming vehicles and to people in the crosswalk.
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8. What does a sign showing a bicycle inside a red circle with a diagonal slash prohibit?
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Answer D: Riding a bicycle on that roadway
This is a selective exclusion sign, used where bicycles are banned from a road such as a freeway or a tunnel.
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9. A driver stopped on suspicion of impaired driving refuses to take a chemical test. What happens?
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Answer D: A license penalty follows for the refusal itself
Under implied consent, holding a license means agreeing to testing, so a refusal brings its own suspension separately from anything the court decides.
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10. Why is an underinflated tire especially risky on a long drive in hot weather?
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Answer C: It flexes more, builds up heat and can fail at speed
A soft tire flexes on every rotation, and that flexing makes heat that the hot road and high speed add to until the tire can come apart.
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11. You are about to slow down sharply for a turn. Which check comes first?
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Answer A: A look in the mirror to see how close the traffic behind you is
Any hard slowing needs a mirror check first, because the driver behind is the one who has to react to it.
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12. You are approaching a sharp curve. When should you reduce your speed?
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Answer D: Before you enter the curve, so you can accelerate gently through it
Braking hard inside a curve uses up the traction that is already being demanded for cornering, so the slowing must be finished before you enter.
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13. Who answers for a traffic violation committed by an unlicensed New Hampshire learner who is driving under supervision?
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Answer A: The person accompanying the learner in the vehicle
RSA 263:25 makes the certified instructor, parent, guardian or responsible adult accompanying an unlicensed learner liable for any violation of the motor vehicle title that the learner commits.
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14. A traffic signal ahead is showing a flashing red light. What does it require?
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Answer C: Stop completely, then go when the way is clear, as at a stop sign
A flashing red light has the same meaning as a stop sign: stop completely, yield to traffic and pedestrians, then proceed when it is safe.
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15. What do yellow lines painted on a roadway separate?
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Answer D: Traffic moving in opposite directions
Yellow markings separate opposing streams of traffic, and they also mark the left edge of a divided highway or a one-way roadway.
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16. An arrow panel in a work zone shows four flashing lamps in caution mode instead of an arrow. What does that display mean?
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Answer A: Warning only, so pass the work area with caution in your current lane
Caution mode gives a general warning without directing a lane change, so drivers stay alert and pass the activity with care.
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17. A large electronic advertising sign beside the road catches your eye. What should you do?
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Answer A: Glance briefly and return your eyes to the road
Bright changing displays are designed to hold attention, so treat them like any roadside object and give them no more than a brief glance.
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18. You are traveling in the same direction as a funeral procession and want to get ahead of it. What should you not do?
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Answer B: Driving in between the vehicles of the procession
Most states prohibit driving into or through a funeral procession, and cutting into the line leaves the drivers behind with no lead vehicle to follow, so go around only where passing is permitted.
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19. A yellow diamond shows an arrow that doubles back on itself. What kind of curve lies ahead?
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Answer C: A turn of 135 degrees or more, nearly doubling back
The hairpin curve sign is used where the road changes direction by 135 degrees or more, and it is normally backed up by chevrons or a large arrow through the bend.
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20. What penalties follow a first conviction for driving under the influence in New Hampshire?
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Answer D: A Class B misdemeanor, a fine of at least $500, possible loss of driving privileges for 9 months to 2 years, and an approved impaired driver education program
A first New Hampshire DUI conviction is a Class B misdemeanor with a minimum $500 fine, a possible 9-month to 2-year loss of driving privileges, and a required impaired driver education program before restoration.
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21. While you are still on an entrance ramp, where should your attention be?
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Answer D: Along the ramp ahead and back at the highway traffic in the mirrors and over your shoulder
A merge needs both halves of the picture at once: the ramp curving ahead of you and the traffic you are about to join behind and to your left.
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22. What minimum medical payments coverage must a New Hampshire private passenger automobile liability policy carry?
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Answer C: $1,000 per person
RSA 264:16 requires a private passenger automobile liability policy issued in New Hampshire to provide medical payments coverage of at least $1,000 per person.
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23. Who is excused from the New Hampshire duties owed when approaching a highway emergency?
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Answer C: The driver of an emergency response vehicle
RSA 265:37-a imposes its duties on every driver other than the driver of an emergency response vehicle.
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24. On a clear day with light traffic, a driver stays far below the maximum this sign sets. What can that cause?
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Answer B: Obstruction of the normal flow of traffic, which is prohibited in itself
Driving so slowly that other traffic is impeded is an offense in its own right when nothing about safety, weather or the road calls for it.
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25. What speed applies in New Hampshire where highway agency employees or contractors are working on the roadway or close enough to be endangered by passing traffic?
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Answer D: A limit at least 10 mph below the usual posted limit, displayed on signs
RSA 265:60 requires drivers to travel at least 10 miles per hour below the usual posted limit through a work area where employees or contractors are exposed to traffic, and the reduced speed must be displayed on signs.
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26. What most often starts a rear wheel skid?
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Answer A: Too much speed, braking or acceleration for the grip available
A skid begins when what you ask of the tires exceeds what the surface can give, which is usually a matter of speed and of how abruptly you use the controls.
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27. Why is heavy braking a poor idea while two wheels are still on a soft shoulder?
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Answer B: The two sides have different grip, so the vehicle can pull sharply
With one pair of wheels on pavement and the other on loose material, hard braking slows one side more than the other and swings the vehicle around.
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28. On a narrow residential street, why does parking tight against the curb matter so much?
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Answer C: Because fire trucks and ambulances need the width to get through
Cars parked even a foot out from the curb on both sides can narrow a street until a fire truck or ambulance cannot pass.
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29. What fines does New Hampshire set for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving?
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Answer A: $100, then $250, then $500 plus penalty assessment within 24 months
RSA 265:79-c fines a violator $100 plus penalty assessment for a first offense, $250 for a second and $500 for any subsequent offense within a 24-month period.
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30. A New Hampshire driver is charged with failing to display a driver license on an officer's demand. How can the charge be defeated?
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Answer D: By producing evidence of a valid license at the arresting officer's office within 48 hours
RSA 263:2 bars conviction if, within 48 hours, the driver produces evidence at the arresting officer's office that a valid license was in effect at the time.
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31. The driver of a slow farm vehicle moves partly onto the shoulder and waves you past. Who is responsible for the pass?
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Answer A: You are, so pass only if you can see that the road is clear
A courtesy wave is not a traffic control, and the driver who changes lanes is the one answerable for the maneuver.
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32. You and a driver coming from the opposite direction reach a four-way stop at the same time and you are both going straight ahead. What happens next?
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Answer D: Both of you may move off together, because your paths do not cross each other
Opposing vehicles that are both going straight do not cross paths, so they can move off together once the intersection is clear.
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33. What is a driver being warned about here?
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Answer B: The pavement ahead carries vehicles traveling in the opposite direction
Beyond this point vehicles come the other way on the same pavement, which commonly happens where a one-way section or a separated stretch comes to an end.
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34. A city transit bus ahead of you has stopped at the curb with its passenger door open. What does the law require of you?
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Answer D: Nothing special, but pass slowly and watch for people
The mandatory stop applies to a school bus showing red flashing lights, not to a transit bus, though a careful driver still slows for crossing passengers.
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35. You are turning right where a paved trail crosses the road just past the corner. What should you look for?
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Answer B: Cyclists and walkers arriving from either direction on the trail
A shared use path carries two-way traffic on foot and on bicycles, so scan both directions along the trail before crossing it.
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36. Where must a New Hampshire driver stop at a railroad grade crossing that carries a stop sign ordered by the commissioner of transportation?
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Answer A: Within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail
RSA 265:49 requires a driver facing such a stop sign to stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and to proceed only after exercising due care.
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37. A disabled vehicle is blocking your lane on a two-lane road with a single solid yellow line on your side. What should you do?
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Answer C: Wait until the oncoming lane is clear, then go around carefully
The solid line prohibits overtaking a moving vehicle, but in most states a driver may go around an obstruction such as a disabled vehicle once the oncoming lane is clear and the move can be made safely.
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38. A driver passes this sign on an entrance ramp while merging onto a freeway. Who has priority?
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Answer B: The traffic already traveling on the freeway
The sign places the duty on the entering driver, who must adjust speed and fit into a gap without forcing through traffic to brake or swerve.
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39. When a New Hampshire driver must give proof of financial responsibility, what amounts does the statute require?
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Answer D: $25,000 for one person, $50,000 for two or more, and $25,000 for property
RSA 264:20 defines proof of financial responsibility as the ability to respond in damages of $25,000 for bodily injury or death to one person, $50,000 for two or more persons in one accident, and $25,000 for property damage.
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40. On a two-way street, where and how should you park at the curb?
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Answer C: On the right side, facing the way traffic moves
On a two-way street you must park on the right, headed in the direction of travel; parking facing traffic is prohibited.