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New Hampshire: Emergency vehicles and work zones — Part 1 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “What color are work zone signs generally, and what color are their letters or symbols?” · “What shapes are work zone signs generally?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "New Hampshire Driver’s Manual" (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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  1. An emergency vehicle approaches from any direction with its siren sounding or flashing lights operating. What should a driver do?

    An ambulance with flashing lights and its siren sounding coming up behind a blue car and a green car on a two-lane road
    • Drive immediately to the right side of the road and stop until the emergency has passed
    • Drive to the left side of the road and slow down until the emergency has passed
    • Keep moving in the lane at the same speed so traffic does not back up
    • Stop in the middle of the nearest intersection until the emergency has passed
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    Correct answer: Drive immediately to the right side of the road and stop until the emergency has passed

    Right-of-way must be given to emergency vehicles from any direction when they are sounding a siren or operating flashing lights. Drivers should drive immediately to the right side of the road and stop until the emergency has passed.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 14 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. After an emergency vehicle has passed, what must a driver do before turning back into the roadway?

    Top view of a road with a dashed yellow center line: a white ambulance with an orange stripe and red and blue lights lit, ahead of a blue car and a white car near the right edge of the lane.
    • Enter immediately to follow the emergency vehicle
    • Wait for the next emergency vehicle to pass
    • Use the turn signal and enter only when it is safe
    • Turn on the hazard flashers and enter at once
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    Correct answer: Use the turn signal and enter only when it is safe

    Once the emergency vehicle has passed, drivers must use their signal and turn back into the roadway, only when it is safe to do so.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 14 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What color are work zone signs generally, and what color are their letters or symbols?

    • Yellow with black letters or symbols
    • Orange with black letters or symbols
    • Orange with white letters or symbols
    • Red with white letters or symbols
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    Correct answer: Orange with black letters or symbols

    Work zone signs are generally orange with black letters or symbols.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. What shapes are work zone signs generally?

    • Octagonal or round
    • Pentagon or pennant
    • Triangular or circular
    • Diamond or rectangular
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    Correct answer: Diamond or rectangular

    Work zone signs are generally diamond or rectangular shaped.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. Which of these do work zone signs warn drivers about?

    Top view of a two-lane road where cones close the right lane for a work zone, with a work truck and two workers; your blue car approaches.
    • Animals crossing the roadway ahead
    • Stopped school buses along the road
    • Flooded roads and intersections
    • Poor or suddenly changing road surfaces
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    Correct answer: Poor or suddenly changing road surfaces

    Work zone warnings include workers ahead, reduced speed, detours, slow moving construction equipment and poor or suddenly changing road surfaces.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. An orange diamond sign shows a black figure digging with a shovel. What does the manual call it?

    An orange diamond sign showing a figure digging with a shovel
    • Flagger Ahead
    • Workers Ahead
    • Road Construction Ahead
    • One Lane Road Ahead
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    Correct answer: Workers Ahead

    An orange diamond showing a figure with a shovel is the Workers Ahead sign.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. An orange diamond sign shows a black human figure with an arm held out holding a flag. What does the manual call it?

    An orange diamond sign showing a figure holding a flag in an outstretched hand
    • Workers Ahead
    • Detour
    • Flagger Ahead
    • One Lane Road Ahead
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    Correct answer: Flagger Ahead

    An orange diamond showing a figure with a flag is the Flagger Ahead sign.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What must drivers do when a person with a sign or flag controls traffic in a work zone?

    Top view of a two-lane road with a double yellow line and orange cones; a person in an orange vest holds up an eight-sided orange paddle with black SLOW lettering ahead of the blue car.
    • Follow the instructions of that person
    • Follow only the posted signs and ignore that person
    • Treat the directions as advice that may be ignored
    • Keep to the usual speed unless a vehicle is stopped
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    Correct answer: Follow the instructions of that person

    In work zones traffic may be controlled by a person with a sign or flag to tell drivers which direction to travel, to slow down or stop, and drivers must follow their instructions.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. What are barriers such as drums, cones, and tubes (panels) used for in work zones?

    Three orange work-zone items side by side: a barrel-shaped drum with two white bands, a cone with white stripes, and a slim tall post with two white bands.
    • To keep traffic out of hazardous work zones
    • To mark where parking is allowed
    • To show the speed limit in the work zone
    • To warn drivers of a railroad crossing
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    Correct answer: To keep traffic out of hazardous work zones

    Barriers such as drums, cones, and tubes (panels) are used to keep traffic out of hazardous work zones.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. What may be used in work zones to control traffic besides signs and flaggers?

    Top view of a two-lane road where cones close the right lane for a work zone, with a work truck and two workers; your blue car approaches.
    • Railroad crossing gates
    • Permanent toll booths
    • Temporary traffic signals
    • Pedestrian crosswalk lights only
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    Correct answer: Temporary traffic signals

    Temporary traffic signals may be used in work zones.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. What should drivers be prepared to do in work zones?

    Top view of a two-lane road where cones and a row of concrete barriers close the right lane beside a yellow excavator and two workers; your blue car approaches.
    • Pass slow vehicles
    • Stop suddenly
    • Change lanes often
    • Speed up to clear it
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    Correct answer: Stop suddenly

    Drivers should reduce speed in work zones and be prepared to stop suddenly.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. What should drivers not do in work zones?

    Top view of a two-lane road where cones close the right lane for a work zone, with a work truck and two workers; your blue car approaches.
    • Use headlights
    • Slow down
    • Obey flaggers
    • Tailgate
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    Correct answer: Tailgate

    The manual says not to tailgate in work zones.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What may happen to fines in a work zone?

    • They are always reduced for any speeding in a work zone
    • They are tripled, and no sign warns of this ahead of time
    • They stay the same as outside of a work zone
    • They may be doubled, as marked before entering the work zone
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    Correct answer: They may be doubled, as marked before entering the work zone

    Fines may be doubled in a work zone, but this will be clearly marked before entering the work zone.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 23 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. If emergency vehicles are approaching as a driver is about to reach a roundabout, what should the driver do?

    Top view of a two-lane roundabout with a planted center island: an ambulance with red lights flashing comes along the right-hand road toward the circle, and the blue car is on the bottom road, short of the circle.
    • Enter and stop in the center of the roundabout
    • Enter quickly and pull over to the left inside
    • Not enter the roundabout and pull over to the right
    • Stop in the entrance lane and wait for a signal
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    Correct answer: Not enter the roundabout and pull over to the right

    Drivers should not enter a roundabout when emergency vehicles are approaching and should pull over to the right.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. A driver is already inside a roundabout when emergency vehicles approach. What should the driver do?

    A single-lane roundabout with the blue car circulating and an ambulance with flashing lights coming up behind it in the circle.
    • Stop at once inside the roundabout
    • Move through and exit, then pull over to the right
    • Stay in the roundabout and circle until they pass
    • Pull over to the left inside the roundabout
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    Correct answer: Move through and exit, then pull over to the right

    Drivers must never stop inside the roundabout; they should move through, exit, pull over to the right and let the emergency vehicles pass.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. What should drivers avoid when stopping for an emergency vehicle?

    An ambulance with flashing lights and its siren sounding coming up behind a blue car and a green car on a two-lane road
    • Using the right shoulder
    • Blocking an intersection
    • Turning on the hazard flashers
    • Stopping near a curb
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    Correct answer: Blocking an intersection

    Drivers should avoid blocking an intersection when stopping for an emergency vehicle.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 40 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. How close may a driver follow a fire truck that is sounding a siren or operating flashing lights?

    A blue car driving behind a fire truck that has its lights flashing and siren sounding on a two-lane road
    • No closer than 500 feet
    • No closer than 100 feet
    • No closer than 250 feet
    • No closer than 1,000 feet
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    Correct answer: No closer than 500 feet

    Drivers must not follow a fire truck closer than 500 feet when it is sounding a siren or operating flashing lights.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 40 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. Where must drivers not drive or park when a fire truck has stopped to answer a fire alarm?

    A fire truck at a burning house with a fire hose stretched across the street from a hydrant, as a blue car approaches
    • Within 100 feet of the fire truck
    • On the side of the road opposite the fire truck
    • Within the block where the fire truck has stopped
    • Within the next two intersections
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    Correct answer: Within the block where the fire truck has stopped

    Drivers must not drive or park a vehicle within the block where the fire truck has stopped to answer a fire alarm.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 40 · Open this page in the manual

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  19. What does New Hampshire's "Sherrill's Law" (RSA 265:37-a) require drivers to do when approaching certain highway emergencies, if traffic conditions allow doing so safely?

    A police car with flashing lights stopped on the shoulder behind a red car, as a blue car approaches in the right lane
    • Stop completely and wait until the situation is cleared
    • Provide a wide space or change to a lane not adjacent
    • Turn on hazard flashers and drive on the shoulder
    • Follow the emergency vehicle closely
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    Correct answer: Provide a wide space or change to a lane not adjacent

    Sherrill's Law requires drivers to provide a wide space or change into a lane not adjacent to certain situations if traffic conditions allow doing so safely.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 40 · Open this page in the manual

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  20. Under the highway emergency law, what must every driver other than the driver of an emergency response vehicle do when in or approaching an incident blocking a highway?

    On a two-lane highway, a blue car approaches two crashed cars blocking the lanes ahead, while a grey pickup and a white SUV follow behind it.
    • Maintain normal speed in the left lane
    • Stop and wait for a police officer to give instructions
    • Sound the horn to warn others and pass the incident slowly
    • Maintain a reduced speed and, if practical, give a wide berth
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    Correct answer: Maintain a reduced speed and, if practical, give a wide berth

    The law requires drivers to maintain a reduced speed and, if practical, give a wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to public safety personnel and vehicles with emergency warning lights.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 40 · Open this page in the manual

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