New Hampshire permit test: speed limits & control
Posted and basic speed laws, statutory limits and adjusting speed to conditions. 6 questions.
Unless signs say otherwise, what is the maximum speed limit in a New Hampshire business or urban residence district?
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Sample speed limits & control questions
Unless signs say otherwise, what is the maximum speed limit in a New Hampshire business or urban residence district?
- A 25 mph
- B 35 mph
- C 40 mph
- D 30 mph
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D. 30 mph
New Hampshire's maximum is 30 mph in business or urban residence districts and 35 mph in rural residence districts. Remember that speed limits are the most you may drive under ideal conditions.
What is the maximum speed limit in a New Hampshire rural residence district?
- A 35 mph
- B 30 mph
- C 45 mph
- D 25 mph
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A. 35 mph
In rural residence districts, and on Class V highways outside the compact part of a town, the limit is 35 mph. Homes, driveways and pedestrians are why it is lower than open-road limits.
On a four-lane divided section of the interstate system in New Hampshire, other than I-93 north of mile marker 45, what is the maximum speed limit unless posted otherwise?
- A 55 mph
- B 70 mph
- C 75 mph
- D 65 mph
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D. 65 mph
The limit is 65 mph on the interstate system and the central and eastern New Hampshire turnpikes where they are four-lane divided highways. A 70 mph limit applies only on I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border.
Where in New Hampshire is the maximum speed limit 70 mph?
- A On all of I-95 along the seacoast
- B On every four-lane divided turnpike
- C On I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border
- D On I-89 from Concord to Lebanon
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C. On I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border
New Hampshire's highest limit, 70 mph, applies only on the northern portion of I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border. Other interstates and divided turnpikes top out at 65 mph.