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New Hampshire Car / Permit: Speed & Space Management practice test
Choosing a safe speed, keeping a space cushion, adjusting for weather and traffic, and understanding stopping distance.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How much slower is the limit inside a posted school zone in New Hampshire?
Correct answer: 10 mph below the usual posted limit
A posted school zone drops the limit by ten miles per hour below the usual posted figure during the hours the reduction applies.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
2. What does the manual say about driving far more slowly than surrounding traffic?
Correct answer: It creates a hazard by blocking drivers and provoking risky passes
A vehicle well below the flow bottles up the drivers behind, pushing them to weave between lanes or attempt risky passes.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
3. In which situation does the manual tell drivers to open up more following distance?
Correct answer: When following a school bus or a truck carrying hazardous materials
More space is needed on slippery roads, behind large vehicles, at night or in bad weather, and behind vehicles that must halt at railroad crossings.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 8, Space Management
4. About how long is the average alert driver's reaction time, according to the manual?
Correct answer: Around three quarters of a second to one second
The manual puts both perception and reaction at roughly three quarters of a second to a full second each, before the brakes have even begun to work.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Stopping Distance
5. What is the maximum speed on New Hampshire's interstate system where the highway is a four-lane divided road?
Correct answer: 65 miles per hour
Sixty-five miles per hour is the ceiling on the interstate system and on the state's turnpikes where they are divided highways of four or more lanes.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
6. How does a driver measure a following interval using a fixed object beside the road?
Correct answer: Count the seconds from when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point until you reach it
The driver watches the vehicle in front clear a sign or pole, counts the seconds until reaching that same point, and should not arrive before the count is done.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 8, Space Management
7. What minimum following distance does the New Hampshire manual recommend behind the vehicle ahead?
Correct answer: Four seconds
The manual asks drivers to keep a gap of no less than four seconds between their own vehicle and the one in front.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 8, Space Management
8. At 50 mph on dry pavement with sound brakes, about how far does the manual say braking alone takes?
Correct answer: About 158 feet
The braking portion of the stop is put at roughly one hundred fifty-eight feet under those conditions, on top of perception and reaction distance.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Stopping Distance
9. Another driver is following you far too closely. What does the manual advise?
Correct answer: Find a safe spot to pull over and let the vehicle go past
Rather than tapping the brakes or speeding up, the driver should look for a safe place to pull aside and let the tailgater go by.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Stopping Distance
10. One stretch of New Hampshire highway carries a 70 mph limit. Which is it?
Correct answer: Interstate 93 north of mile marker 45, up to the Vermont line
The manual names the portion of Interstate 93 running from mile marker forty-five up to the Vermont line as the one place posted at seventy.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
11. During which hours does the reduced school zone limit apply?
Correct answer: From 45 minutes before opening until opening, and from closing until 45 minutes after
The lower limit runs from forty-five minutes ahead of the school's opening until it opens, and again from closing until forty-five minutes afterward.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
12. What speed limit applies in a rural residence district in New Hampshire?
Correct answer: 35 miles per hour
Rural residence districts carry a thirty-five mile per hour maximum, the same figure that applies on a Class V highway beyond the compact part of a city or town.
Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual — Section 5, Speed Management
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