New Hampshire Car / Permit Practice Test 9

31.At 50 mph on dry pavement with sound brakes, about how far does the manual say braking alone takes?

About 60 feetAbout 100 feetAbout 158 feetAbout 300 feet

32.You are parking on a hill in a car with an automatic transmission. What does the manual tell you to do?

Shift to park, turn the wheels toward the curb and set the parking brakeLeave it in neutral with the wheels straightSet the parking brake onlyShift to reverse and leave the parking brake off

33.What penalties does a first conviction for driving under the influence carry in New Hampshire?

A thirty-day suspension with no fineA written warning and nothing moreA fine of no less than five hundred dollars, possible suspension, and a required education programLoss of the vehicle registration only

34.You are on the acceleration ramp of an interstate highway. Who must yield?

Nobody, because a ramp has no right-of-way ruleThe merging driver must yield to traffic already on the highwayWhichever vehicle is traveling more slowlyHighway traffic must move over or slow for the ramp

35.Only one shape of sign is used for the STOP message in New Hampshire. Which is it?

An eight-sided octagonA downward pointing triangleA diamond turned on its pointA five-sided pentagon

36.A line of vehicles with headlights lit is following a hearse through an intersection. What should other drivers do?

Break the line at the first gap and continueMerge into the line to keep traffic flowingLet the whole procession pass as a groupSound the horn so the procession moves faster

37.A front tire blows out at highway speed. What will the vehicle tend to do?

Stop by itself within a few feetPull hard toward the opposite sideContinue perfectly straight with no pull at allPull hard toward the side where the tire failed

38.What happens to a vehicle's stopping distance if its speed is doubled?

It stays about the sameIt grows about four timesIt roughly doublesIt grows about ten times

39.An orange and red reflective triangle is fixed to the back of a vehicle ahead. What does it tell you?

The vehicle is carrying hazardous cargoThe vehicle is traveling at less than twenty-five miles per hourThe vehicle is being towedThe vehicle is exempt from the speed limit

40.White is used as a sign background in New Hampshire to communicate which kind of message?

A hazard the driver may meet farther alongA place where emergency crews are workingThe distance remaining to the next townA rule of the road that drivers must obey