Prohibition signs — New Hampshire Permit Test
Prohibition signs on the New Hampshire permit test — 9 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At this sign a driver must come to a full stop, with the wheels completely stopped, behind the stop line or crosswalk, or before entering the intersection if there is neither.
Rolling through leaves the driver looking sideways while still moving, which is the moment the crossing car arrives.
Drivers must come to a full stop (wheels must completely stop moving) behind the stop line or crosswalk, or if there is no stop line or crosswalk, before entering the intersection.
At this sign a driver must look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions and yield the right-of-way before proceeding.
Stopping is only the setup. What it buys is the look, and the look is what keeps the driver out of trouble.
Look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions and yield the right-of-way prior to proceeding.
At this sign a driver must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross before entering.
It asks a driver to fit into traffic already moving, which is a different job from stopping and starting again.
It means the driver must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross before entering.
This sign is one of the prohibition signs, telling a driver not to enter the roadway ahead.
It is posted where a driver would otherwise turn into traffic coming straight at them, usually at an exit ramp.
Do Not Enter
This sign tells a driver they are traveling against the flow of traffic and must not continue.
It is the last warning before a head-on crash, and it is placed to be seen by somebody who has already made a mistake.
Wrong Way Sign
This sign prohibits a driver from turning right at the intersection where it is posted.
A turn is banned where it would cross traffic that cannot see you coming, or lead into a street going the other way.
No Right Turn
This sign prohibits a driver from reversing direction at the place where it is posted.
Turning back across the road takes longer than a driver expects and blocks both directions while it happens.
No U-Turn
This sign prohibits a driver from turning left at the intersection where it is posted.
A left turn crosses the whole oncoming stream, so it is the first movement banned where an intersection is busy.
No Left Turn
This sign removes the permission a driver would otherwise have to turn on a red light.
The turn is allowed by default in New Hampshire, so this sign is the thing that takes it away at one intersection.
No Right Turn on a Red Light
On the test
What must a driver do at this sign?
Come to a full stop with the wheels completely stopped. Rolling through leaves the driver looking sideways while still moving, which is the moment the crossing car arrives. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.21: “Drivers must come to a full stop (wheels must completely stop moving) behind the stop line or crosswalk, or if there is no stop line or crosswalk, before entering the intersection.”
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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)