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New Hampshire · DMV study resources

New Hampshire permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of New Hampshire driving rules with 51 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 609 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
609
Driving lessons
51
Signs & illustrations
62
Course units
11

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Practice

New Hampshire practice test

See the 40-question simulation, the 32-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

New Hampshire road signs

Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

New Hampshire driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 51 lessons below follow 11 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 2 lessons

Driving in New Hampshire

Licensing rules, practice driving, and the tests

  1. Getting licensed in NH
  2. Taking the license tests

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

License Types and Rules

Classes, restrictions, renewal, and youth operator rules

  1. License classes and types
  2. Restrictions, REAL ID, and ID cards
  3. Renewal and out-of-state licenses
  4. Youth operator rules
  5. Losing your driving privileges

Unit 3 · 5 lessons

Dangerous Driving

Vision, fatigue, distraction, alcohol, and emotions

  1. Vision and fatigue
  2. Distractions and cell phones
  3. Alcohol and the law
  4. Other drugs and driving
  5. Aggressive driving and emotions

Unit 4 · 4 lessons

Before You Drive

Seat, belts, child safety, and securing your vehicle

  1. Vehicle check, seat, and mirrors
  2. Safety belts
  3. Child safety, helmets, and air bags
  4. Loads, trailers, snow, and ice

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

Basic Driving

Right-of-way, speed, signaling, and handling conditions

  1. Steering and right-of-way
  2. Speed limits and safe speed
  3. Signals, headlights, and the horn
  4. Stopping distance and following
  5. Lane changes, highways, and passing
  6. Backing and road conditions
  7. Rural roads and night driving
  8. Vehicle warning systems

Unit 6 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals, and Markings

Reading the road: colors, shapes, and lines

  1. Traffic signals and rules of the road
  2. Sign colors and shapes
  3. Prohibition and warning signs
  4. Regulatory, route, and guide signs
  5. Railroad crossings
  6. Work zone signs and barriers
  7. Pavement markings

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Turning, Intersections, and Parking

Turns, roundabouts, school buses, and where you can park

  1. Toll roads and turning
  2. Reversing direction
  3. Intersections and roundabouts
  4. School buses and school zones
  5. Parking rules and no-parking zones
  6. Angle, perpendicular, and parallel parking

Unit 8 · 3 lessons

Visual Search and Space Management

Where to look and how much room to leave

  1. Visual search
  2. Following distance
  3. Space to the sides and behind

Unit 9 · 2 lessons

Accidents and Financial Responsibility

What to do after a crash, and insurance rules

  1. Crash procedures and reporting
  2. Insurance and financial responsibility

Unit 10 · 3 lessons

Driving Emergencies

Braking, skids, and vehicle malfunctions

  1. Braking, swerving, and skids
  2. Brake, tire, and engine failure
  3. Stuck accelerator, headlight failure, and breakdowns

Unit 11 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, and emergencies

  1. Pedestrians
  2. Bicyclists
  3. Motorcycles and slow-moving vehicles
  4. Large trucks and No-Zones
  5. Emergency vehicles, Move Over, and police stops
  6. Driving through work zones

Know which test you are studying for

New Hampshire Knowledge Test

This Roadwise course uses a 40-question practice test with 32 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The handbook states the test has 40 multiple-choice questions with a 40-minute time limit, and that the test automatically ends if more than 8 questions are answered incorrectly. It does not print an explicit minimum correct-answer count or passing percentage, so the minimum correct-answer count is 32 (80%) is derived from the 'ends after >8 wrong' rule (i.e. must have at most 8 wrong to avoid automatic failure). No separate signs-only section is scored, so the practice test uses one combined score.

See format details and sample questions