Swerving — New Hampshire Permit Test
Swerving 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
When swerving to avoid a collision a driver should make sure they have a good grip with both hands on the steering wheel.
A swerve is the fastest input a driver ever makes, and one hand is not enough to catch the car afterward.
Make sure they have a good grip with both hands on the steering wheel.
A driver should steer in the direction they want to go while avoiding other traffic, and should never swerve to the left to avoid a crash.
Swerving left takes you into the oncoming lane, trading a collision you might survive for one you might not.
Steer in the direction they want to go, but try to avoid other traffic - never swerve to the left to avoid a crash.
Once the problem has cleared a driver should steer in the opposite direction to straighten out and gain control.
A swerve is two movements, and drivers who forget the second one leave the road on the far side.
Once the problem has cleared, steer in the opposite direction to straighten out and gain control.
On the test
How should a driver hold the wheel when swerving?
With a good grip, using both hands. A swerve is the fastest input a driver ever makes, and one hand is not enough to catch the car afterward. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.34: “Make sure they have a good grip with both hands on the steering wheel.”
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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)