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Old 02-16-2016, 05:12 PM
 
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Hello, I'm moving to Nashua in about a week. I'm moving from Houston and don't have my license. I've been driving in Houston on my Learner's permit. I wanted to scheduled a road test before I moved but they don't have any spots for the next 2 months. Is the road test in Nashua difficult? Do they make you go on the highway? What can I expect? Thank you!
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Old 02-16-2016, 08:11 PM
 
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Talking Welcome to Nashua!

Seems about 50/50 whether they require you to parallel park. I would doubt they'd ask you to get on the highway, merging into traffic at Exit 6 is dangerous enough without the DMV intentionally putting inexperienced drivers in the mix!

See this Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshir...driving_tests/
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Old 02-17-2016, 09:41 AM
 
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Looking at that reddit it's no surprise that there are so many bad drivers on the road.
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Old 02-17-2016, 08:01 PM
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Don't they require hill stops anymore? That would seem to be an essential skill here.
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Old 02-17-2016, 09:33 PM
 
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Question With every car having automatic transmission, is stopping on a hill an issue?

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Don't they require hill stops anymore? That would seem to be an essential skill here.
What are "hill stops"? Is that a stick shift thing?
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Old 02-18-2016, 06:38 AM
 
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They take you for a ride in to Nashua downtown. You need to be watchful for signs. No parallel parking. Only forward and reverse parking in parking front. If you are under 18, you need to take teen driver education. It costs around $600. There is a knowledge test, but there is no concept of learner license. You can give the knowledge test and take the road test right away. Someone over 25 needs to accompany you for your practice sessions.
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Old 02-18-2016, 11:40 AM
 
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I had to get my license when I moved to New Hampshire 10 years ago as I had lived in NYC for so long, I no longer had an active one. I took my driving test in Merrimack and it was nothing. The guy saw my age and saw that I knew what I was doing and gave me a break. We drove out of the parking lot, onto the road, up a side road, around a block and back to the parking lot. He didn't even make me back up or parallel park. Too bad Merrimack no longer has a DMV.
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Old 02-20-2016, 08:53 PM
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What are "hill stops"? Is that a stick shift thing?
It's stopping on a hill then going forward again without rolling backward. It's a skill most applicable to drivers using a manual transmission, but the DMV used to make everyone do it.
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Old 02-21-2016, 09:37 AM
 
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Default Hill Stop

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It's stopping on a hill then going forward again without rolling backward. It's a skill most applicable to drivers using a manual transmission, but the DMV used to make everyone do it.
Ah.

Modern automatic transmissions make this relatively, easy; I exercise this skill every day, just to make it into my home garage
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Old 02-21-2016, 10:25 AM
 
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Many modern cars (stick or auto) Have a feature to hold the brakes on their own when stopped on a hill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-start_assist
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