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NH Rev Stat § 265:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:30 - Vehicle Entering Stop or Yield Intersection or Highway.

    265:30 Vehicle Entering Stop or Yield Intersection or Highway. –||I. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by RSA 265:31, II, and after having stopped shall yield the right of way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.||II. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection. If such a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without yielding, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield right of way.||III. The driver of a vehicle using an entrance ramp onto a highway shall yield to the vehicles on the highway, regardless of whether there is a yield sign on the entrance ramp.|||Source. RSA 262-A:29. 1955, 178:2. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:15, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:31 - Stop Signs; Yield Signs.

    265:31 Stop Signs;  Yield Signs. –||I. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs.||II. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.||III. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.||IV. The fine for violation of this section shall be $100.|||Source. RSA 262-A:50. 1955, 178:2. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:43, eff. July 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:32 - Vehicle Entering Way From Private Road or Driveway.

    265:32 Vehicle Entering Way From Private Road or Driveway. –||The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a way from a private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said way.|||Source. RSA 262-A:30. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:33 - Driving of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles.

    265:33 Driving of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles. –||Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer. This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the way.|||Source. RSA 262-A:31. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:34 - Pedestrians Subject to Traffic Signs and Regulations.

    265:34 Pedestrians Subject to Traffic Signs and Regulations. –||A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic sign or regulation specifically applicable to him, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian control signals as provided in RSA 265:9 unless required by local ordinance to comply strictly with such signals. At all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter.|||Source. RSA 262-A:32. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:33, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:35 - Pedestrian's Right of Way in Crosswalks.

    265:35 Pedestrian's Right of Way in Crosswalks. –||I. When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.||II. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.||III. Paragraph I shall not apply under the conditions stated in RSA 265:36.||IV. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.|||Source. 1949, 212:1. RSA 263:45. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:33. 1981, 146:1; 479:34, 35, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:36 - Crossing at Other Than Crosswalks.

    265:36 Crossing at Other Than Crosswalks. –||I. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.||II. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.||III. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.||IV. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by traffic control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.|||Source. RSA 262-A:34. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:37 - Drivers to Exercise Due Care.

    265:37 Drivers to Exercise Due Care. –||Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter or the provisions of any local ordinance, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any person propelling a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person.|||Source. 1915, 129:6. 1921, 119:11. PL 103:13. RL 119:22. RSA 263:44. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:35. 1981, 146:1; 479:36, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:37-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:37-a - Motorist Duties When Approaching Highway Emergencies.

    265:37-a Motorist Duties When Approaching Highway Emergencies. –||I. When in or approaching an incident involving a fire, collision, disaster, utility construction or maintenance, or other emergency resulting in partial or complete blockage of a highway, or a location where a police officer has made a traffic stop, every driver other than the driver of an emergency response vehicle, shall:||(a) Maintain a reduced speed.||(b) Obey the directions of any authorized person directing traffic and of all applicable emergency signals and traffic control devices.||(c) Vacate as soon as possible any lane wholly or partially blocked.||(d) Give a wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to public safety personnel, any persons in the roadway, and vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights.||II. Any person violating this section shall be fined $75 plus penalty assessment for a first offense and $250 plus penalty assessment for a subsequent offense in a 12-month period.|||Source. 2004, 193:3. 2008, 146:1, eff. Aug. 5, 2008. 2015, 112:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2015; 202:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. 2019, 11:1, eff. July 9, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:37-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:37-b - Avoidance of Lane Blockage.

    265:37-b Avoidance of Lane Blockage. –||I. No person shall stop or park a vehicle in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of the roadway by others except to avoid a collision, at the direction of an authorized official, or in the event of a mechanical breakdown.||II. In the event of a mechanical breakdown, the hazard flashers of such vehicle shall be activated if so equipped and in working order.||III. If a vehicle stopped in the roadway is movable and its driver is capable of moving it, the driver shall immediately move the vehicle to the shoulder or to another safe area off of the traveled portion of the roadway.||IV. A law enforcement officer or the incident commander at an incident involving a fire, collision, or other emergency may order the removal of a vehicle that is impeding emergency operations or impeding expedited restoration of traffic flow at the owner's expense.|||Source. 2004, 193:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:37-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:37-c - Signs Advising Motorists Approaching Emergency Vehicles in the Breakdown Lane; Fund Established.

    265:37-c Signs Advising Motorists Approaching Emergency Vehicles in the Breakdown Lane;  Fund Established. –||I. There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the emergency vehicle warning sign fund which shall be continually appropriated to the department of transportation and which shall be funded by moneys paid through public-private agreements to post signs on the following highways, advising motorists to give one lane of clearance to emergency vehicles in the breakdown lane:||(a) I-93 northbound, one sign at the Massachusetts border, one sign between Salem and Manchester, and 2 signs between Concord and the Vermont border.||(b) I-93 southbound, one sign at the Vermont border, one sign between the Vermont border and Concord, and 2 signs between Concord and the Massachusetts border.||(c) I-89 northbound, 2 signs between Concord and the Vermont border.||(d) I-89 southbound, one sign at the Vermont border and one sign between the Vermont border and Concord.||(e) Route 101 eastbound, one sign at the intersection with I-93 and one sign between the intersection with I-93 and Hampton.||(f) Route 101 westbound, one sign at Hampton and one sign between Hampton and the intersection with I-93.||II. The moneys in the fund shall be expended solely for the purpose of posting the signs in paragraph I. When all such signs have been posted, any balance in the fund shall lapse to the general fund.|||Source. 2016, 58:1, eff. July 4, 2016; 223:3, eff. Aug. 8, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:38 - Pedestrians to Use Right Half of Crosswalks.

    265:38 Pedestrians to Use Right Half of Crosswalks. –||Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable upon the right half of crosswalks.|||Source. RSA 262-A:36. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:39 - Pedestrians on Roadway.

    265:39 Pedestrians on Roadway. –||I. Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.||II. Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a way shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a way shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.||III. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.|||Source. 1955, 295:1. RSA 263:45-a. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:37. 1981, 146:1; 479:37, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:40 - Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business.

    265:40 Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business. –||I. No person shall stand on the travelled portion of a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.||II. No person shall stand on or in proximity to the traveled portion of a street or way for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or way.||III. It shall be lawful for any person to hitchhike or solicit a ride from the occupant of any vehicle upon any road or way, or limited access road and highway provided that the individual is not, when so doing, standing on the paved portion of the road or way.||IV. No person shall signal a moving vehicle or stop a vehicle on any public way in order to solicit or sell a ticket of admission to an entertainment or sports event.|||Source. RSA 262-A:38. 1963, 330:1. 1971, 532:1. 1974, 31:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:8, 38. 1999, 243:1, eff. July 9, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:41 - Care Required.

    265:41 Care Required. –||Whenever a totally or partially blind pedestrian, guided by a dog trained for the purpose or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, crosses or attempts to cross a way, the driver of every vehicle approaching the place where such pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross shall bring his vehicle to a full stop, and before proceeding shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring such pedestrian. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind person, not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog trained for the purpose, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing ways.|||Source. 1939, 65:1. RL 119:34. RSA 263:58. 1957, 184:1. 1959, 240:1. 1963, 61:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:41-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:41-a - Approaching a Service Animal.

    265:41-a Approaching a Service Animal. –||The driver of a vehicle approaching a person using a service animal shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to that person, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to that person.|||Source. 1983, 275:3. 2011, 170:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:42 - Required Position; Method of Turning at Intersections.

    265:42 Required Position;  Method of Turning at Intersections. –||The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:||I. Right Turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.||II. Left Turns.||(a) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable, a left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.||(b) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause traffic signs to be placed and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be travelled by turning vehicles. When such signs are so placed, no driver shall drive a vehicle other than as directed and required by such signs.||(c) Where a special lane for making left turns by drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been indicated by official traffic control devices, a left turn shall not be made from any other lane; and a vehicle shall not be driven in the lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or onto the roadway or when preparing or making a U-turn or other move permitted by law.||III. Left Turns on Other Than 2-Way Roadways. At an intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.||IV. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when markers, buttons or signs are so placed, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs.|||Source. RSA 262-A:39. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:39, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:43 - Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited.

    265:43 Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited. –||No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.|||Source. RSA 262-A:40. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:44 - Moving a Vehicle.

    265:44 Moving a Vehicle. –||No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway without giving an appropriate signal in a manner hereinafter provided.|||Source. RSA 262-A:41. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:40, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:45 - Turning Movements and Required Signals.

    265:45 Turning Movements and Required Signals. –||I. No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in RSA 265:42, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.||II. A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.||III. No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.||IV. The signals provided for in RSA 265:46, II, shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle, or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to drivers of other vehicles approaching from the rear.|||Source. 1949, 232:1, par. 18-a. RSA 263:34. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:42. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:46 - Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps.

    265:46 Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps. –||I. Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by lighted signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in paragraph II.||II. Any vehicle in use on a way shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, lighted signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such vehicle exceeds 24 inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds 14 feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, and to any combination of vehicles.|||Source. 1949, 232:1, par. 18-b. RSA 263:35. 1955, 53:1. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:43. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:47 - Method of Giving Hand-and-Arm Signals.

    265:47 Method of Giving Hand-and-Arm Signals. –||All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:||I. Left turn-Hand and arm extended horizontally.||II. Right turn-Hand and arm extended upward. Or optionally, when on a bicycle, by extending the right hand and arm horizontally.||III. Stop or decrease speed-Hand and arm extended downward.|||Source. 1948, 232:1, par. 18-c. RSA 263:26. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:44. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2018, 46:2, eff. July 14, 2018.|