New Hampshire permit test: right-of-way, signals and turns
Steering, yielding at intersections, signaling, turns, U-turns, intersections and roundabouts. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key right-of-way, signals and turns rulesShow the rules
- When entering a public highway from a driveway or private road, yield to drivers already on the highway. (p. 20, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Yield to funeral processions and let vehicles with headlights on following a hearse pass as a group. (p. 20, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- At a four-way stop, if both drivers arrive at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (p. 20, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers on an entrance or acceleration ramp yield to drivers already on the limited access or interstate highway. (p. 20, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Always turn right from the right-most portion of the lane, and avoid swinging wide to the left first. (p. 31, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- If you miss an exit on a divided highway, drive to the next exit to reverse direction. (p. 31, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Before entering an intersection, look left, then right, and left again, checking for crossing traffic and bicyclists. (p. 32, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Do not turn in front of a vehicle just because its turn signal is on. (p. 32, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Use a three-point turn only when the street is too narrow to make a U-turn, and only on a two-lane road. (p. 32, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights in any direction, unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier. (p. 33, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample right-of-way, signals and turns questions
1.You are inside a roundabout when you hear a siren behind you. What should you do?
- AStop right away inside the roundabout
- BStop at the next entrance
- CKeep going, exit, then pull over to the right
- DGo around again until it passes
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✓ C. Keep going, exit, then pull over to the right
Never stop inside a roundabout. Move through, exit, pull over to the right and let the emergency vehicle pass.
2.A school bus has stopped with red lights flashing on an undivided road. How far from it must you stop?
- AAt least 15 feet
- BAt least 50 feet
- CAt least 25 feet
- DAt least 10 feet
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✓ C. At least 25 feet
Stop at least 25 feet from a school bus that is stopped with red lights flashing or its stop arm out, in any direction, unless a physical barrier separates the road.
3.Before entering a two-lane roundabout, which traffic must you yield to?
- ANo one; entering traffic has priority
- BOnly the outside lane
- COnly the inside lane
- DTraffic in both lanes
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✓ D. Traffic in both lanes
Before entering a multi-lane roundabout, yield to traffic in both lanes, and enter when there is an appropriate gap.
4.You want to turn left at an intersection. A car is coming straight toward you from the opposite direction. What must you do?
- ATurn quickly before it arrives
- BFlash your lights and turn
- CTurn first, since you signaled
- DYield to the oncoming car
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✓ D. Yield to the oncoming car
A driver turning left must yield to vehicles coming from the opposite direction that are in or close enough to the intersection to be a hazard.