Driving near pedestrians — New Hampshire Permit Test
Driving near pedestrians on the New Hampshire permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Drivers should use caution when driving next to parked or stopped vehicles, as pedestrians can walk out between them.
A parked car hides somebody until the moment they step out, and by then the driver has no room left.
Driving next to parked or stopped vehicles as pedestrians can walk out between vehicles.
Drivers should always check for pedestrians before backing, especially in parking lots or places where there are many pedestrians.
A parking lot is the one place where everybody on foot expects the cars to be stationary.
Always check for pedestrians before backing, especially in parking lots or places where there are many pedestrians.
Drivers must obey the school zone speed limit when approaching a school zone where lights are flashing or children are present.
The lights and the children are two separate triggers, so a driver cannot wait for one before obeying the other.
Approaching a school zone when lights are flashing or children are present. Drivers must obey the school zone speed limit.
At a school crossing with a crossing guard, drivers should stop and yield if they are signaled to do so.
The guard can see the whole crossing and a driver can see part of it, which is why the guard’s signal decides.
At a school crossing where there is a crossing guard, drivers should stop and yield if they are signaled to do so.
On the test
Why should a driver use caution beside parked vehicles?
Pedestrians can walk out between them. A parked car hides somebody until the moment they step out, and by then the driver has no room left. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.36: “Driving next to parked or stopped vehicles as pedestrians can walk out between vehicles.”
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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)