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New Hampshire Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions
Posted and default limits, school zones and the basic speed law.
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Question 1
What is New Hampshire's maximum speed in a business or urban residence district?
25 mph
30 mph
35 mph
40 mph
Correct answer: 30 mph
The limit is 30 mph in business or urban residence districts and 35 mph in rural residence districts.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
Question 2
What is the maximum speed in a New Hampshire rural residence district?
25 mph
30 mph
35 mph
45 mph
Correct answer: 35 mph
Rural residence districts and Class V highways outside compact areas have a 35 mph limit.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
Question 3
What is the speed limit on the part of I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border?
55 mph
65 mph
70 mph
75 mph
Correct answer: 70 mph
Most interstate and turnpike divided highways are 65 mph, but I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont line is 70 mph.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
Question 4
What is the maximum speed on most of New Hampshire's divided interstates and turnpikes?
55 mph
60 mph
65 mph
75 mph
Correct answer: 65 mph
Interstates and the central and eastern turnpikes, where 4-lane divided, have a 65 mph limit.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
Question 5
What is the minimum speed on a New Hampshire interstate, in normal conditions?
35 mph
40 mph
45 mph
50 mph
Correct answer: 45 mph
The minimum interstate speed is 45 mph unless road and weather conditions make that unsafe.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
Question 6
How is the speed limit set in a posted New Hampshire school zone?
Always 15 mph
10 mph below the usual limit
5 mph below the usual posted limit
Always 25 mph
Correct answer: 10 mph below the usual limit
In a posted school zone the limit is 10 mph below the usual posted limit, from 45 minutes before school opens and for 45 minutes after it closes.
Source: Section 5: Basic Driving – Speed Management
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