Visually impaired pedestrians — New Hampshire Permit Test
Visually impaired pedestrians on the New Hampshire permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
New Hampshire law requires drivers to come to a complete stop whenever a person carrying a white cane or using a harnessed guide dog is attempting to cross a roadway.
The person is listening for the traffic to stop, so slowing down without stopping tells them nothing.
New Hampshire law requires drivers to come to a complete stop whenever a person who is carrying a white cane (the international symbol of blindness) or using a harnessed guide dog is attempting to cross a roadway.
A person who is visually impaired listens to determine if a vehicle has stopped moving before proceeding into the roadway.
Sound is how they read the traffic, which is why a stopped engine matters more than a wave through a windshield.
The person who is visually impaired listens to determine if a vehicle has stopped moving before proceeding into the roadway.
Drivers should never honk the horn or yell at a person who is visually impaired.
A sudden noise removes the one sense they are using to cross, at the moment they most need it.
should NEVER honk the horn or yell at a person who is visually impaired.
Drivers must come to a complete stop and use extra caution when proceeding around a person who is visually impaired.
They may start to cross after the driver thought they had decided not to, so the caution has to last past the stop.
Drivers must come to a complete stop and use extra caution when proceeding
On the test
What must a driver do when a person with a white cane is attempting to cross?
Come to a complete stop. The person is listening for the traffic to stop, so slowing down without stopping tells them nothing. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.36: “New Hampshire law requires drivers to come to a complete stop whenever a person who is carrying a white cane (the international symbol of blindness) or using a harnessed guide dog is attempting to cross a 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)