Skids — New Hampshire Permit Test
Skids 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
Skidding is caused when a driver is traveling too fast for conditions, stops too suddenly, or when the tires can no longer grip the roadway.
All three are things the driver did or allowed, which is why the cure for skidding is mostly not starting one.
Skidding is caused when a driver is traveling too fast for conditions, stops too suddenly or when the tires can no longer grip the roadway.
If the vehicle begins to skid a driver should ease up on the accelerator.
Taking power off lets the tires start gripping again, which is the first thing that has to happen.
Ease up on the accelerator.
In a skid a driver should steer in the direction that the rear of the vehicle is sliding, which allows the vehicle to go straight instead of sideways.
Steering toward the slide points the front wheels where the car is actually going, which is how it lines up again.
Steer in the direction that the rear of the vehicle is sliding. This will allow the vehicle to go straight instead of sideways.
A driver should be prepared to steer in the opposite direction if the vehicle starts swerving the other way.
A car that has been caught once often swings back the other way, and the second swing is the one that spins it.
Be prepared to steer in the opposite direction if the vehicle starts swerving in the other direction.
Once a vehicle stops skidding a driver should straighten the front wheels and steer back in the original direction of travel.
The recovery is not finished when the sliding stops, because the car is still pointing somewhere it should not go.
Once the vehicle stops skidding, straighten the front wheels and steer back in the original direction of travel.
On the test
What causes a skid?
Traveling too fast, stopping too suddenly, or losing grip. All three are things the driver did or allowed, which is why the cure for skidding is mostly not starting one. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.34: “Skidding is caused when a driver is traveling too fast for conditions, stops too suddenly or when the tires can no longer grip the roadway.”
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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)