New Hampshire driver handbook guide.

Chapter 1 · source p. 1

Introduction

This chapter’s sections include:

• Driver’S Manual
• We Work For You!

Chapter 2 · source p. 5

Message From the Director of Motor Vehicles

This chapter’s sections include:

• Message From The Director Of Motor Vehicles

Chapter 3 · source p. 8

Section 1: Driving in New Hampshire

This chapter’s sections include:

• Division Of Motor Vehicles
• Driving In New Hampshire
• Knowledge

Chapter 4 · source p. 11

Section 2: Driver's License and Non-Driver ID Information

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 2
• Driver Id Information
• Youth Operator license holders: Any person
• Iid
• Specific Restrictions for Youth Operators –
• • Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or
• Refusal of Alcohol Testing (“Implied

Chapter 5 · source p. 14

Section 3: Dangerous Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 3
• Dangerous Driving
• Ways to Avoid Fatigue
• Combining Alcohol and Other Impairing

Chapter 6 · source p. 18

Section 4: Before Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 4
• Before Driving

Chapter 7 · source p. 21

Section 5: Basic Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 5
• Basic Driving
• Approaching an Intersection: NH law, RSA
• Turning

Chapter 8 · source p. 27

Section 6: Rules of the Road

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 6
• Rules Of The Road
• Traffic Signals

Chapter 9 · source p. 32

Section 7: General Driving and Parking

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 7
• Parking
• Toll Lanes
• Important safety information for E-ZPass Toll
• Spaces and Access Aisles Reserved For

Chapter 10 · source p. 37

Section 8: Driving Safely

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 8
• Driving Safely
• Providing an Adequate Following Distance
• Space to the side
• Space behind

Chapter 11 · source p. 39

Section 9: Accidents and Financial Responsibility

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 9
• Financial Responsibility

Chapter 12 · source p. 41

Section 10: Driving Emergencies

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 10
• Driving Emergencies

Chapter 13 · source p. 43

Section 11: Sharing the Road

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 11
• Sharing The Road
• Visually Impaired/Blind Pedestrians
• Bad weather and slippery surfaces
• Cross winds
• Road surfaces
• Metal or grated bridges The No-Zone
• Turning
• New Hampshire’s “Move Over” law (RSA

Chapter 14 · source p. 49

Section 12: Test Your Knowledge

This chapter’s sections include:

• SECTION 12
• Test Your Knowledge
• Saying ‘Yes’ can save a life! www.DonateLifeNewEngland.org

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