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New Hampshire Permit Test: Lanes & Passing Practice Questions
Lane use, merging, passing safely and freeway driving.
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Question 1
On a multi-lane road, which lane is intended for passing slower vehicles?
The right-most lane
The paved shoulder
Any lane
The left-most lane
Correct answer: The left-most lane
The left-most lane is meant for passing; never pass on the shoulder, paved or not.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Passing
Question 2
When have you passed far enough to return to your lane?
As soon as you are beside it
When its front shows in your mirror
When the other driver waves
After counting one second
Correct answer: When its front shows in your mirror
Keep passing until the complete front of the passed vehicle is visible in your rear-view mirror, then signal and move back.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Passing
Question 3
Someone is passing you. What should you do?
Speed up so they can't pass
Hold your lane and speed
Move onto the shoulder
Brake hard
Correct answer: Hold your lane and speed
When being passed, stay in your lane and keep a constant speed; never speed up to prevent a pass.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Passing
Question 4
What should you do in an E-ZPass toll lane?
Stop completely
Back up if you chose the wrong lane
Keep moving at posted speed
Step out to pay
Correct answer: Keep moving at posted speed
In E-ZPass lanes obey the posted speed but don't stop; never back up or get out at a toll plaza.
Source: Section 7: General Driving and Parking β Toll Roads
Question 5
When entering a multi-lane highway, what is the acceleration lane for?
Parking briefly
Stopping to wait for a gap
Passing slower cars
To match traffic speed
Correct answer: To match traffic speed
Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of other vehicles, find a gap, and merge with the flow.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Changing Lanes
Question 6
When exiting a highway, where should you slow down to exit speed?
In the main travel lane of the highway
Before signaling
On the shoulder
In the deceleration lane
Correct answer: In the deceleration lane
Keep your speed on the main road, signal, move into the deceleration lane, and slow to the exit speed there.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Changing Lanes
Question 7
May you pass on a paved shoulder in New Hampshire?
Yes, at low speed
Yes, to pass a left-turner
No, never on the shoulder
Yes, if it is paved
Correct answer: No, never on the shoulder
Never pass on the shoulder, whether it is paved or not.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Passing
Question 8
Which is a place where you should not attempt to pass?
On a multi-lane highway's left lane
With a clear view ahead
On a straight road with a dashed line
Before a rail crossing
Correct answer: Before a rail crossing
Do not pass when an oncoming vehicle is near, when a curve or hill blocks the view, at intersections, or before a railroad crossing or bridge.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving β Passing
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