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New Hampshire Motorcycle: 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. When turning left at an intersection or into a driveway, whom must you yield to under New Hampshire law?
Correct answer: Oncoming vehicles in the intersection or close enough to be an immediate hazard
RSA 265:29 requires a driver turning left to yield to approaching vehicles from the opposite direction that are within the intersection or near enough to pose an immediate hazard.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Yielding Right-of-Way
2. At a narrow or single-lane bridge on a rural road, who generally has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The first driver to reach the bridge
Watch for warning signs about narrow or single-lane bridges and take turns crossing; the first to arrive generally goes first.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Rural Road Driving
3. What should you do when an emergency vehicle approaches using its siren or flashing lights?
Correct answer: Move over to the right edge of the road at once and stop, keeping clear of intersections
Yield to emergency vehicles coming from any direction. After it passes, signal and return to the road only when it's safe.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Emergency Vehicles
4. Under New Hampshire's "Sherrill's Law," what must you do when approaching a stopped vehicle displaying hazard lights or flares, if it's safe?
Correct answer: Slow down and give it a wide berth, or move to a lane that isn't next to it
RSA 265:37-a requires reduced speed and a wide berth, and vacating any lane that is wholly or partly blocked as soon as possible.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Emergency Vehicles
5. As you enter an intersection where a driver is preparing to cross your path, what should you avoid?
Correct answer: Radical changes in speed or lane position, which could look like you're about to turn
Slow down, pick a visible lane position and move away from the vehicle as you enter, but avoid sudden changes that could confuse the driver, and be ready to brake hard if the vehicle turns in front of you.
Source: New Hampshire Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections
6. At a blind intersection with a stop sign, what should you do after stopping at the line?
Correct answer: Creep ahead and stop a second time just before the crossing lane, front wheel kept clear of it
From that second stop, lean forward to look past buildings, parked cars or bushes while keeping the front tire out of the path of cross traffic.
Source: New Hampshire Motorcycle Operator Manual — Blind Intersections
7. At an intersection with no traffic control device or officer, which driver must yield under New Hampshire law?
Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right
Under RSA 265:28, when two vehicles meet at an intersection, the one on the left gives way to the one on the right unless a traffic control device or an officer directs otherwise.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Yielding Right-of-Way
8. According to the motorcycle manual, what share of crashes between motorcycles and cars happen because a driver moves into the rider's right-of-way?
Correct answer: Over one-half
More than half of motorcycle/car crashes happen when a driver moves into the rider's right-of-way, which is why intersections demand so much attention.
Source: New Hampshire Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections
9. Why does New Hampshire's driver manual tell drivers to make sure a motorcyclist with a blinking turn signal is really turning before pulling out?
Correct answer: Most motorcycles don't have turn signals that cancel automatically
Because a motorcycle's signal may have been left on, drivers should confirm the rider is actually turning before cutting across its path.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Motorcycles
10. When a car could enter your path, what does the motorcycle manual tell you to assume?
Correct answer: That it will
Rely on your own eyes, not the other driver's. Plan as if any car that can pull into your path will do so.
Source: New Hampshire Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections
11. When entering a public highway from a driveway or private road, who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Drivers already on the public highway
Drivers coming out of a driveway or private road must yield to traffic already on the highway.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Yielding Right-of-Way
12. Which vehicles does the motorcycle manual identify as the biggest dangers to riders at intersections?
Correct answer: Cars turning left in front of you and cars pulling out of side streets into your lane
Left-turning cars, including those turning left from the lane to your right, and cars entering from side streets pose the greatest risk.
Source: New Hampshire Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections
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