Intersections — New Hampshire Permit Test
Intersections on the New Hampshire permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Drivers should not rely on other road users to obey traffic control signals or signs, and should always be prepared to avoid a collision.
Being in the right is not a defense against being hit, which is the whole argument for driving as though nobody else will stop.
Drivers should not rely on other road users to obey traffic control signals or signs. Drivers should always be prepared to avoid a collision.
It is recommended that drivers look left, then right and left again before entering an intersection.
The second look left is the one that catches the car that arrived while you were looking the other way.
It is recommended that drivers look left, then right and left again before entering the intersection.
At a traffic signal turning green a driver should avoid immediately moving into the intersection, and should take time to make sure the path of travel is clear.
The car that ran the other light arrives in the first second of your green, which is why the pause is worth taking.
At a traffic signal when the light turns green, avoid immediately moving into the intersection. Take the time to make sure the path of travel is clear and there is no crossing traffic.
Drivers should not turn into a lane in front of another vehicle just because that vehicle has a turn signal active.
A signal says what a driver meant to do at some point, not what they are about to do here.
The driver with an active turn signal may plan to turn after they go past the intersection a driver is at or may have forgotten to turn the signal off from a prior turn.
Before moving off after stopping at an intersection, drivers should take extra time to check for crossing traffic and bicyclists.
A bicycle is narrow enough to be hidden by a door pillar, and it arrives faster than a driver expects.
Before moving after stopping at an intersection, drivers should take the extra time to check for crossing traffic and bicyclists.
On the test
What should a driver assume about other road users at an intersection?
That they may not, so be prepared to avoid a collision. Being in the right is not a defense against being hit, which is the whole argument for driving as though nobody else will stop. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.26: “Drivers should not rely on other road users to obey traffic control signals or signs. Drivers should always be prepared to avoid a collision.”
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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)