Stuck accelerator — New Hampshire Permit Test
Stuck accelerator 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
If the accelerator becomes stuck a driver should keep their eyes on the road and shift the vehicle into the neutral gear.
Neutral disconnects the engine from the wheels, which stops the car accelerating without stopping the steering.
Shift the vehicle into the neutral gear.
With a stuck accelerator a driver should brake firmly to counteract the effects of the acceleration.
The engine is still pushing until the car is in neutral, and firm braking is what holds against it.
Brake firmly to counteract the effects of the acceleration.
Once safe to do so a driver with a stuck accelerator should pull the vehicle off the road, bring it to a stop and turn off the engine.
Switching off is the last step rather than the first, because it takes the steering and brakes with it.
Bring the vehicle to a stop and turn off the engine.
On the test
What should a driver do if the accelerator sticks?
Shift the vehicle into neutral. Neutral disconnects the engine from the wheels, which stops the car accelerating without stopping the steering. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.35: “Shift the vehicle into the neutral gear.”
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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)