Parking on a highway — New Hampshire Permit Test
Parking on a highway on the New Hampshire permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Any vehicle parked along a rural highway must be moved off the paved or main traveled portion of the road.
A car left in a travel lane on a rural road is met at full speed by somebody who had no reason to expect it.
Any vehicle parked along a rural highway must be moved off the paved or main travelled portion of the road.
Where it is impossible to pull completely off the road, a driver should pull off as far as they can provided there is a clear view for a distance of 200 feet in each direction.
Two hundred feet is roughly the distance a driver needs to see the parked car and decide what to do about it.
there is a clear view for a distance of 200 feet in each direction and if there is enough space for other vehicles to pass.
If a driver must leave a vehicle for several hours they should leave a note on the windshield advising the police of the problem, when it will be moved, and how to reach the driver or owner.
Police tow abandoned vehicles from the roadside, and a note is the difference between coming back to a car and coming back to a space.
they should leave a note on the windshield advising the police of the problem, an anticipated time the vehicle will be moved, and how to get in touch with the driver or owner.
On the test
Where must a vehicle parked along a rural highway be moved?
Off the paved or main traveled portion of the road. A car left in a travel lane on a rural road is met at full speed by somebody who had no reason to expect it. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.27: “Any vehicle parked along a rural highway must be moved off the paved or main travelled portion of the road.”
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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)