You plan to keep a Nevada car registered but let liability insurance lapse for a week while it is parked. Is there an automatic grace period?
Correct answer: No; maintain required coverage or properly cancel registration before dropping it.
Nevada has no liability-insurance grace period for an active registration. Nonuse alone does not cancel the registration.
Source: Nevada DMV, No grace period; cancel registration before dropping insurance; current official page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A crash in a public parking lot causes apparent damage of $1,000 to one vehicle, no injuries, and is not investigated by police. What must the capable driver do?
Correct answer: Submit the required crash report to the DMV within 10 days.
A crash on premises open to the public qualifies when apparent damage to any vehicle or item of property is $750 or more, or there is injury or death. This uninvestigated crash requires a report within 10 days.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484E.070, 2 and 3: driver crash report and exception; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A crash injures someone and no police officer is present. After giving required assistance and information as far as possible, what must the driver do?
Correct answer: Promptly report it to the nearest police authority or Nevada Highway Patrol.
Prompt police reporting is separate from the later DMV report deadline. Injury is not dependent on a property-damage threshold.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484E.030, 1 and 2: aid, information and police report; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
After a property-damage-only crash, your operable car obstructs a traffic lane and can be moved safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop, then move to a safe location out of the traffic lanes and fulfill the crash duties.
Safely moving the obstructing vehicle is required in this situation. Moving it does not remove the information and reporting duties.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484E.020, 1: property-only crash; safely clear lanes; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You damage an unattended parked car in a public parking lot and cannot find its owner. What must you do before leaving?
Correct answer: Securely leave a conspicuous written notice with the required driver and owner names and addresses.
Stop and locate and notify the owner or leave the prescribed identifying notice. Small damage does not remove the duty.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484E.040, 1: unattended-property collision; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
An officer has stopped your car at night. What should you do while awaiting instructions?
Correct answer: Stay inside, keep your hands visible, turn on the interior light, and wait before reaching for documents.
Visible hands and predictable movements help the officer assess the situation. Follow instructions and retrieve documents when requested.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 43: What to Do When You Are Stopped by Law Enforcement ↗
An adult passenger has a usable seat belt in the rear of an ordinary passenger car and no exemption applies. Does sitting in the rear make belt use optional?
Correct answer: No; the adult passenger must be properly secured by the belt.
The ordinary adult seat-belt requirement is not limited to the front seat. Rear seating, low speed and the driver's belt do not replace the passenger's restraint.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484D.495, 2: ordinary passenger-car driver and rear-seat passenger belts; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You borrow a car whose seat and mirrors do not fit you. When should you adjust them?
Correct answer: Before starting to drive, while the vehicle is securely stopped.
Set the seat and mirrors before moving so you can reach the controls and see properly without dividing attention during the trip.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 27: Preparing to Drive: seat and mirrors ↗
Where should a rear-facing child seat never be placed while the front passenger air bag is active?
Correct answer: In the front passenger position facing that active air bag.
An inflating front air bag can seriously injure a child in a rear-facing seat. Use an appropriate rear seating position and follow the restraint and vehicle instructions.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 26: Child Safety Seats: rear-facing seat and air bag ↗
A load blocks the driver's view through necessary windows and interferes with steering. What should happen before the trip?
Correct answer: Reposition or reduce the load so the driver has an unobstructed view and control.
Nevada prohibits operation with a load or obstruction that interferes with the operator's view or control. A passenger cannot replace the driver's required visibility.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.163, 1: view and vehicle control; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Which pressure should guide routine inflation of your car's tires?
Correct answer: The vehicle manufacturer's recommendation, shown on the door label or in the owner's manual.
Nevada's handbook directs drivers to use the recommended pressure and inspect tires for damage or wear.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 27: Preparing to Drive: tire inspection ↗
Your brakes have a serious defect that makes the car unsafe. Is extra following distance an adequate substitute for repair before normal driving?
Correct answer: No; have the defect corrected before relying on the car for ordinary driving.
Operating a vehicle in an unsafe condition is prohibited. More space is useful but does not repair defective brakes.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484D.230, 1: unsafe vehicle and required equipment; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Daytime fog makes people and vehicles impossible to distinguish 1,000 feet ahead. What must you do about lighting?
Correct answer: Turn on the required vehicle lights; the visibility rule applies during the day too.
Required lighting applies when persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible 1,000 feet ahead, as well as from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484D.100, 1(a) and (b), version effective through June 30, 2028; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You are using high beams. At what distances must you dim for an oncoming vehicle and for a vehicle you are following?
Correct answer: Within 500 feet of the oncoming vehicle and within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead.
The Nevada dimming distances are 500 feet when approaching oncoming traffic and 300 feet when following. Dim before your lights interfere with the other driver's vision.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484D.215, 1 and 2, version effective through June 30, 2028: dimming distances; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You are backing out of a driveway. The camera image looks clear. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check around the vehicle, look back as appropriate, and back slowly while continuing to observe.
Cameras and mirrors help but have limits. The handbook emphasizes checking behind, looking back and backing at a slow, controlled speed.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 52: Backup Camera: limitations and observing surroundings ↗
Your car has forward-collision warning but no automatic emergency braking. An alert sounds as traffic stops. What should you do?
Correct answer: Respond and brake as needed; the warning does not apply the brakes for you.
Forward-collision warning alerts the driver. It should not be confused with an automatic braking system.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 53: Forward Collision Warning ↗
A blind-spot warning indicator is off. Does that alone establish that a lane change is safe?
Correct answer: No; still check mirrors, look for vehicles, and assess the gap before changing lanes.
Driver-assistance systems have limits and do not replace observation and control by the driver.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 51: Blind Spot Warning and advanced driver assistance ↗
Snow obscures the lane markings while lane-keeping assistance is active. What should you expect?
Correct answer: The system may not work properly; maintain control and adjust to the conditions.
Lane assistance may depend on visible markings. Its presence does not make a difficult road safe or relieve the driver of steering responsibility.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 54: Lane Keeping Assistance ↗
Heavy rain begins while adaptive cruise control is maintaining your gap. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Take active control and follow the handbook's advice not to use the system in bad weather.
Adaptive cruise control has limitations and is not a substitute for judgment in adverse weather.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 54: Adaptive Cruise Control ↗
You are loading a small trailer. Where should the heaviest items generally go?
Correct answer: Low in the load, with weight properly balanced and secured.
A high or unbalanced load increases rollover and handling risk. Secure and distribute the load appropriately.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 69: Loading a Trailer: weight balance and rollover ↗
