Who to yield to — New Hampshire Permit Test
Who to yield to on the New Hampshire permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Drivers should yield to the driver who is at or arrives at the intersection first.
First arrival settles most of these encounters before any other rule is needed.
The driver who is at or arrives at the intersection first
At a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right when both arrive at the same time.
It is the same rule as an uncontrolled intersection, and it is the tie-breaker when the stop signs have already made everybody stop.
The driver on the right at a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs if both drivers arrive at the intersection at the same time.
Drivers entering a public highway from a driveway or a private road must yield to drivers already on the highway.
Traffic on the road is moving and cannot see you coming out, so the whole judgment belongs to the driver pulling out.
Drivers on a public highway, when entering the highway from a driveway or a private road
A driver on an entrance or acceleration ramp yields to drivers already on a limited access or interstate highway.
The ramp exists so you can reach their speed and fit in. The traffic on the highway is not expected to make room.
Drivers already on a limited access or interstate highway, on the entrance or acceleration ramp
Drivers must yield to pedestrians, bicyclists and other drivers who are still in the intersection.
Somebody already in the intersection has nowhere to go. Clearing them out is what lets the next movement happen safely.
Pedestrians, bicyclists, and other drivers who are still in the intersection
Drivers should allow vehicles following a hearse with their headlights on to pass as a group.
Splitting a funeral procession leaves drivers behind it not knowing whether to follow, which is how they end up running a light.
Drivers should allow vehicles that have their headlights on while following a hearse to pass as a group.
On the test
Who has the right of way when one driver clearly arrived first?
The driver who arrived first. First arrival settles most of these encounters before any other rule is needed. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.14: “The driver who is at or arrives at the intersection first”
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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)