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Am I Ready for the New Hampshire Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified New Hampshire bank. The real test needs 80% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 11+ of 12, you're ready to book; 9–10, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. How does New Hampshire let a teen begin learning to drive a car?
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Correct answer: NH issues no learner’s permit; you practice supervised by a licensed adult once you are 15½
New Hampshire does not issue permits to learn to drive. State law allows a person at least 15½ who has no license to drive while being taught, when accompanied by a qualifying licensed adult.
2. What are the two ways to pay a toll on a New Hampshire toll road?
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Correct answer: With cash, or electronically through E-ZPass
Some New Hampshire highways are toll roads. There are two ways to pay: with cash, or through the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system.
3. What is the first thing a driver must do after being involved in a crash?
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Correct answer: Stop — and if possible move the vehicle off the road so traffic is not blocked
If a crash occurs: stop, move the vehicle off the road if possible so traffic can pass, call 911 if there are injuries, and give aid to injured people without moving them unless necessary.
4. At a four-way stop, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, who has the right of way?
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Correct answer: The vehicle on the right
When two vehicles reach an all-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
5. Alcohol and other impairing drugs are involved in about what share of all fatal traffic crashes each year?
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Correct answer: About 40%
Alcohol and other impairing drugs are involved in approximately 40% of all traffic crashes in which someone is killed each year.
6. Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit in a New Hampshire business or urban residence district?
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Correct answer: 30 mph
New Hampshire’s default speed limit in a business or urban residence district is 30 mph unless a different limit is posted.
7. At what BAC level can a driver's ability to drive begin to be affected?
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Correct answer: As low as .02%
A Blood Alcohol Concentration as low as .02% can affect a driver's ability to drive — vision is impacted at .02 BAC for all drivers. Impairment starts with the first drink.
8. When traveling at 30 mph or less, New Hampshire law presumes a safe passing distance from a bicyclist to be at least:
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Correct answer: 3 feet
Drivers must leave a reasonable and prudent distance when passing a bicyclist. That distance is presumed reasonable if it is at least 3 feet when traveling 30 mph or less.
9. A driver who has been awake for a continuous 18 hours typically performs like a driver with a BAC of about:
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Correct answer: 0.05%
Staying awake 18 hours straight produces performance similar to a 0.05% BAC. After 21 and 24 hours without sleep, performance mimics BACs of 0.08% and 0.10%.
10. How does New Hampshire's required bicycle-passing clearance change above 30 mph?
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Correct answer: Add one additional foot of clearance for every 10 mph above 30 mph
The presumed reasonable clearance is at least 3 feet at 30 mph or less, with one additional foot of clearance required for every 10 miles per hour above 30 mph.
11. While a learner is practicing, who is legally liable for a driving violation the learner commits?
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Correct answer: The licensed adult accompanying the unlicensed driver
NH law makes the person accompanying the unlicensed driver liable for any violation the learner commits while practicing — a strong reason to supervise carefully.
12. If a police officer investigates your crash, do you still have to file your own DMV report?
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Correct answer: No — the police report satisfies the reporting requirement, though you may still file one
If the crash is investigated by a police officer, drivers are not required to file a separate report — the officer's report satisfies the requirement. A driver who wishes to file one (the DSMV 400) still may.
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