Accident procedures — New Hampshire Permit Test
Accident procedures on the New Hampshire permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If a crash occurs a driver should stop, and if possible move the vehicle off the road so that traffic is not blocked from passing the site.
A crash in a traffic lane causes the second crash, which is often worse than the first.
If possible, move the vehicle off the road so that traffic is not blocked from passing the site of the crash.
A driver should call 911 if there are injuries.
The ambulance is the only part of this that cannot wait, so it is the call that goes first.
Call 911 if there are injuries.
A driver should give aid to any injured people but should not move them unless it is necessary, and should be sure an ambulance has been called.
Moving somebody with a spinal injury can do the damage the crash did not, so the default is to leave them still.
Give aid to any injured people, but do not move them unless it is necessary
After a crash a driver should get the names, addresses, driver’s license numbers and states of issue for all people involved.
Insurance and the police both work from these details, and nobody remembers them afterward.
Get the following information for all people involved in the crash: o Names and addresses. o Driver’s license numbers, and state(s) of issue.
After a crash a driver should record the license plate number and state of issue, and the make, model and year of all vehicles involved.
Cars are identified by plate and description, and a wrong digit makes a claim impossible to settle.
Make, model and year of all vehicles involved in the crash.
A driver should get the names and addresses of any witnesses or injured persons.
A witness who leaves the scene is gone for good, and their account is often what settles who did what.
Get the names and addresses of any witnesses or injured persons.
On the test
What should a driver do first after a crash?
Stop, and move the vehicle off the road if possible. A crash in a traffic lane causes the second crash, which is often worse than the first. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.32: “If possible, move the vehicle off the road so that traffic is not blocked from passing the site of the crash.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Hampshire Driver's Manual, published by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pdf (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Rev. 11/25, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 6, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)