New Hampshire: Traffic signals Practice Test
Red, yellow and green lights, arrows, flashing signals, turns on red and police officers directing traffic.
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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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According to the manual, what must a driver do when a police officer directing traffic gives a signal that differs from a traffic light or sign?
- Obey the officer, who overrules any traffic light or sign
- Obey the traffic light or sign, which overrules the officer
- Follow whichever one lets the driver keep moving
- Stop and wait until the officer leaves the intersection
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Correct answer: Obey the officer, who overrules any traffic light or sign
A police officer directing traffic overrules any traffic light or sign and must be obeyed.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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Which of these is included among traffic control devices?
- The brake lights of the vehicle ahead
- The turn signals of other drivers
- Directions given by a school crossing guard
- Advertising signs along the road
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Correct answer: Directions given by a school crossing guard
Traffic control devices include signals, signs, pavement markings and directions provided by law enforcement, highway personnel and school crossing guards.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What do traffic signals tell a driver?
- Which route to take to reach a nearby city
- When to stop, go forward or turn at an intersection
- How fast other vehicles are allowed to travel
- Where parking is allowed near the intersection
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Correct answer: When to stop, go forward or turn at an intersection
Traffic signals are lights that tell a driver when to stop, go forward or turn while at an intersection.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What does a solid green traffic light mean?
- Must come to a complete stop and then go through
- Should slow down because the light is about to change to red
- May go through without yielding to anyone
- May go through the intersection and, if clear, proceed with caution
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Correct answer: May go through the intersection and, if clear, proceed with caution
On a solid green light a driver may go through the intersection and, if it is clear to do so, proceed with caution.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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Whom must drivers yield to when they have a solid green traffic light?
- Only pedestrians in marked crosswalks
- No one, because a green light gives the right-of-way over all others
- Only vehicles turning left at the intersection
- Pedestrians and vehicles in an intersection
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Correct answer: Pedestrians and vehicles in an intersection
Even on a solid green light, drivers must yield to pedestrians and vehicles in an intersection.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What does a solid yellow traffic light warn a driver of?
- The traffic light has just turned green
- The traffic light is about to change to red
- Drivers must speed up to clear the intersection
- A railroad crossing is just ahead
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Correct answer: The traffic light is about to change to red
A solid yellow light is a warning that the traffic light is about to change to red.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What must a driver do at a solid red traffic light?
- Stop only if other vehicles are in the intersection
- Slow down and proceed with caution
- Stop before the intersection and wait until the light turns green
- Stop, then go straight ahead if no traffic is coming from either side
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Correct answer: Stop before the intersection and wait until the light turns green
A solid red light means stop prior to entering the intersection and wait behind the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection until the light turns green.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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When may a driver make a right turn on a red signal?
- Only if there is no sign prohibiting a right turn on red
- Only after waiting at least thirty seconds
- Only if the vehicle is first in line at the signal
- Only if no pedestrians are in the same block
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Correct answer: Only if there is no sign prohibiting a right turn on red
The exception for a right turn on a red signal applies only if no sign prohibits a right turn on red.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What should a driver do at a flashing yellow traffic light?
- Slow down and proceed with caution
- Come to a complete stop before proceeding
- Stop and wait for a green light
- Speed up to clear the intersection
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Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed with caution, being prepared to stop for any traffic flow entering the intersection.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What should a driver be prepared to do at a flashing yellow traffic light?
- Stop for any vehicle parked beside the road
- Yield only to vehicles making a left turn
- Stop for any traffic flow entering the intersection
- Back up if the intersection is blocked
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Correct answer: Stop for any traffic flow entering the intersection
At a flashing yellow light, drivers should be prepared to stop for any traffic flow entering the intersection.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What must a driver do at a flashing red traffic light?
- Slow down and proceed with caution without stopping
- Come to a complete stop, then proceed while yielding any right-of-way
- Treat it as a warning only and keep driving at the same speed as before
- Stop only if other vehicles are in the intersection
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Correct answer: Come to a complete stop, then proceed while yielding any right-of-way
At a flashing red light drivers must come to a complete stop behind a stop line, crosswalk, or intersection before proceeding, yielding any right-of-way.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What may drivers do at a green arrow signal?
- Turn in the direction of the arrow without yielding to anyone
- Turn in the direction of the arrow only after stopping for five seconds
- Go straight ahead through the intersection ahead of all other traffic
- Turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians
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Correct answer: Turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians
A green arrow lets drivers turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What does a red arrow signal mean for drivers?
- They may turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians
- They should slow down and proceed in the direction of the arrow with caution
- They must stop for a moment and then turn in the direction of the arrow
- They may not enter unless other indications shown at the same time allow it
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Correct answer: They may not enter unless other indications shown at the same time allow it
Drivers may not enter the intersection on a red arrow unless other indications shown at the same time allow it.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What must pedestrians facing a steady red arrow signal do, unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise?
- Cross quickly before it changes
- Not enter the roadway
- Cross if no vehicle is turning
- Walk only on the far side
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Correct answer: Not enter the roadway
Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal, pedestrians facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the roadway.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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What should a driver do when facing a yellow arrow signal?
- Stop and wait for the next signal change before entering
- Turn in the direction of the arrow without slowing down at all
- Slow down and proceed in the direction of the arrow with caution
- Do not enter the intersection unless other signals allow it
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Correct answer: Slow down and proceed in the direction of the arrow with caution
A yellow arrow means slow down and proceed in the direction of the arrow with caution.
Source: New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)