New Hampshire printable driving practice

Practice questions

1. 1. A traffic officer directs your lane through an intersection while its traffic light is red. What should you follow?

   1. A.Wait for the light to turn green before following the direction.
   2. B.Follow the officer’s direction while watching for hazards.
   3. C.Follow the officer only if a temporary sign covers the signal.
   4. D.Treat the conflicting instructions as a four-way stop.

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2. 2. A traffic signal is completely out, and no officer is directing traffic. Which statement correctly describes the rule you must apply?

   1. A.The former green-light approach keeps priority until power returns.
   2. B.The wider road automatically has priority over every other approach.
   3. C.The outage removes all intersection yielding duties.
   4. D.Use the applicable uncontrolled-intersection or four-way-stop rules, including their yielding duties.

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3. 3. Your light becomes circular green while a vehicle is still lawfully completing its movement through the intersection. What should you do?

   1. A.Yield rather than enter in a way that conflicts with that vehicle.
   2. B.Move forward so the other driver must clear your path immediately.
   3. C.Sound your horn and claim priority because your light changed.
   4. D.Pass around the vehicle before it finishes its movement.

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4. 4. The only indication allowing your lane to move is a green left arrow. You intend to go straight. What does that arrow permit?

   1. A.A straight movement after you first stop.
   2. B.Any movement once opposing traffic has stopped.
   3. C.Only the indicated left turn; another movement needs a permitting indication.
   4. D.A straight movement if no one behind you wants to turn.

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5. 5. The green light ahead changes to steady yellow. What does that indication warn you about?

   1. A.The related green movement is ending and a red indication follows.
   2. B.A new protected movement has begun for every approaching lane.
   3. C.The intersection now operates under four-way-stop rules.
   4. D.The light will stay yellow until every approaching vehicle enters.

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6. 6. A circular red signal faces you, with a clearly marked stop line before the crosswalk. Where should you make the required stop?

   1. A.At the far side of the crosswalk, where the intersection begins.
   2. B.Beside the signal pole even if that is beyond the stop line.
   3. C.With your front wheels on the nearest crosswalk stripe.
   4. D.At the marked stop line, without entering the crosswalk.

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7. 7. You face a steady right-pointing red arrow. A right turn is lawful at this intersection, and no sign prohibits a turn on red. What does New Hampshire allow?

   1. A.A right turn without stopping when the cross street appears empty.
   2. B.A right turn after the required stop, yielding to lawful intersection and crosswalk users.
   3. C.A right turn only after another driver first makes the same movement.
   4. D.No right turn until green, because a red arrow has no right-turn exception.

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8. 8. You intend to turn left, but the signal is a steady red left arrow and no other indication permits your movement. What should you do?

   1. A.Turn left after stopping if the opposing lanes appear empty.
   2. B.Treat the arrow as flashing red after waiting through one cycle.
   3. C.Stop and wait for an indication that permits the left turn.
   4. D.Apply the right-turn-on-red exception to any arrow direction.

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9. 9. An official signal requires a stop between intersections. A pavement marking identifies the stopping point. Where should you stop?

   1. A.At that designated pavement marking.
   2. B.At the next intersecting street instead.
   3. C.Only at the signal pole, regardless of the marking.
   4. D.Where the vehicle ahead stopped, even if it passed the marking.

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10. 10. You plan to cross a corner business’s parking area, which is not a roadway, solely to get around a red traffic signal. Is that permitted?

    1. A.Yes, provided you stay below parking-lot speed.
    2. B.Yes, if you make only right turns into and out of the property.
    3. C.Yes, because the traffic signal controls only the intersection itself.
    4. D.No. You may not cut across nearby non-roadway property to avoid the control.

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11. 11. At an ordinary road intersection, not a railway crossing, the signal facing you flashes red. How should you proceed?

    1. A.Slow down and enter if no conflicting vehicle is immediately visible.
    2. B.Stop, then proceed only under the yielding rules that apply after a stop sign.
    3. C.Wait for a steady green even if the signal continues flashing.
    4. D.Enter before drivers facing steady traffic signals.

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12. 12. A circular yellow signal flashes at an ordinary road intersection. What response does it call for?

    1. A.A full stop followed by priority over the next arriving driver.
    2. B.Keeping your speed because cross traffic must have red.
    3. C.Proceeding only with caution, watching for conflicting movements.
    4. D.Waiting for the signal to change to green before entering.

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13. 13. An overhead lane-use signal shows steady red above a lane. The lane looks empty. May you enter it to continue driving?

    1. A.No. Do not enter or travel in a lane with that red indication.
    2. B.Yes, if no opposing vehicle is currently visible.
    3. C.Yes, after stopping before entering the lane.
    4. D.Yes, until another driver begins using the lane.

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14. 14. An overhead lane-use control signal flashes yellow above a lane. This is a lane-use signal, not an intersection beacon. For what purpose may you use that lane?

    1. A.Passing a slower vehicle and then continuing straight.
    2. B.Traveling straight until the signal becomes steady red.
    3. C.Preparing for a right turn from the center of the road.
    4. D.Approaching and making a left turn.

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15. 15. A driver extends the left hand and arm straight out horizontally. What intention does that hand signal communicate?

    1. A.A right turn.
    2. B.A stop or reduction in speed.
    3. C.A left turn.
    4. D.Permission for following traffic to pass.

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16. 16. A driver gives a hand-and-arm signal upward from the left side of the vehicle. What should you expect?

    1. A.A left turn.
    2. B.A right turn.
    3. C.A stop or decrease in speed.
    4. D.A reversal of direction without a turn.

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17. 17. A driver ahead extends the left hand and arm downward. What does that signal indicate?

    1. A.An intention to stop or decrease speed.
    2. B.An intention to turn right.
    3. C.An intention to turn left.
    4. D.An invitation for you to pass immediately.

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18. 18. You are making a normal right turn in a passenger car, with no signs or markers directing a different path. How should you approach and turn?

    1. A.Approach near the center of the road and swing across the right lane.
    2. B.Stay as close as practicable to the right curb or roadway edge.
    3. C.Start in whichever lane provides the widest turning arc.
    4. D.Straddle two lanes throughout the turn to reserve space.

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19. 19. Two lanes carry traffic in your direction toward an intersection. You will turn left, and no signs or markers direct a different course. Where should you approach?

    1. A.In the rightmost lane so you can make a wide arc.
    2. B.In either lane as long as you begin signaling early.
    3. C.In the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available in your direction.
    4. D.Across the center line before reaching the intersection.

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20. 20. Official markers and signs at an intersection direct your turn along a path different from the ordinary turning rule. Which path should you follow?

    1. A.The ordinary path, because markers only suggest where to drive.
    2. B.Whichever path is shorter if you have already signaled.
    3. C.The path used by the largest vehicle ahead, regardless of the signs.
    4. D.The course directed by the official markers and signs.

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