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New Hampshire Car / Permit: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. An ambulance approaches with its siren wailing and lights flashing. What should you do?
Correct answer: Move over to the right edge of the roadway and stop until it has gone by
Drivers give way to emergency vehicles coming from any direction by moving right away to the right-hand side of the road and stopping there until it has gone by.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 11, Emergency Vehicles
2. You are on the acceleration ramp of an interstate highway. Who must yield?
Correct answer: The merging driver must yield to traffic already on the highway
Drivers already on a limited access highway keep the right-of-way, so a driver merging from the ramp adjusts speed and finds a gap.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
3. The fire engine you pulled over for has gone by. How should you return to the travel lane?
Correct answer: Signal, then rejoin the lane once traffic makes it safe
Once the emergency has passed, the manual requires a driver to signal and merge back only at a moment when doing so is safe.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
4. What attitude does the manual urge drivers to take toward right-of-way rules?
Correct answer: Never take for granted that the right-of-way belongs to you
The rules only offer guidance about who should yield; a driver should never assume the right-of-way is automatically theirs, and must judge each situation on the spot.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
5. Two drivers reach a four-way stop at exactly the same moment. Who goes first?
Correct answer: The driver on the right
When both drivers stop at the same moment, the manual gives the right-of-way to the driver on the right.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
6. According to the manual, in which of these situations does a pedestrian hold the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Walking along a sidewalk across the mouth of a driveway
Pedestrians hold the right-of-way in a crosswalk, on a sidewalk that carries them across an alley or driveway, and when a guide animal or a red-tipped white cane shows visual impairment.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 11, Pedestrians
7. A line of vehicles with headlights lit is following a hearse through an intersection. What should other drivers do?
Correct answer: Let the whole procession pass as a group
The manual lists funeral processions among those a driver yields to, letting the vehicles that follow the hearse move through together.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
8. Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at about the same moment. Under New Hampshire law, who yields?
Correct answer: The driver who has the other vehicle on the right
State law puts the duty on the driver who has the other vehicle on their right, unless a traffic control device or an officer directs otherwise.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
9. Two drivers approach a single-lane bridge from opposite ends on a rural New Hampshire road. Who normally crosses first?
Correct answer: The driver who reached the bridge first
The manual advises taking turns at a narrow or single-lane bridge, with the driver who reaches it first generally holding the right-of-way.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Rural Road Driving
10. You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a public highway. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The traffic already on the highway
Traffic already using the public highway keeps the right-of-way, so a driver leaving a driveway or private road must wait for a safe gap.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
11. A marked bike lane crosses the road you are driving on. What does the manual require?
Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way where the bike lane meets the road
Drivers must yield where a bicycle path or bike lane meets the roadway, and they may not stop, park or drive in that lane except in the narrow cases the manual lists.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 11, Bicyclists
12. You are waiting inside an intersection to turn left, and a car is coming toward you. What does the law require?
Correct answer: Yield to the approaching vehicle before completing the turn
A driver turning left must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the intersection or close enough that turning would create an immediate hazard.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Yielding Right-of-Way
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