You are pulling away from the right curb into traffic. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check traffic and the left blind spot, signal, and enter only when the lane is clear for a safe distance.
Reentering from the curb is a lane-entry maneuver. Check beyond the mirror, including for cyclists, and yield until a safe opening exists.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.410, starting a parked vehicle only when safe; section 484B.413 signaling; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
How far in advance must you continuously signal a turn in a business or residential district, and in other areas?
Correct answer: At least 100 feet in a business or residential district and 300 feet in other areas.
Nevada specifies 100 feet in business or residential districts and 300 feet in other areas. Weather does not remove this requirement.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.413, 2: continuous advance turn signal; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You are waiting for oncoming traffic before making a left turn. How should you hold the front wheels while waiting?
Correct answer: Keep them straight until you are ready to begin the turn.
Straight wheels reduce the risk of being pushed into oncoming traffic if struck from behind. Signal your intention without pre-turning the wheels.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 45: Turns: keep wheels straight while waiting ↗
You intend to turn left off a highway using its shared center turn lane. What is the maximum distance you may travel in that lane before the turn?
Correct answer: 200 feet.
The shared center lane is for the left-turn maneuver, not for bypassing a queue or traveling toward a distant turn. Nevada limits travel before turning off to 200 feet.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.223, 3(b): center turn lane before leaving highway; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You safely turn left onto a highway into its shared center turn lane. What limit applies before merging with traffic?
Correct answer: Do not travel more than 50 feet in that lane; merge only when safe.
Nevada permits the left-entry use but limits travel afterward to 50 feet before merging. The distance limit does not authorize an unsafe merge.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.223, 3(a) and (c): entering highway by left turn; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
No separate rule or sign prohibits your left turn across no-passing striping into a driveway. What conditions are required for this turn?
Correct answer: Give the required signal, turn safely, and do not impede oncoming or following traffic.
Nevada's limited left-turn permission is not permission to overtake in a no-passing zone. Preserve the signal, safety, no-impediment and other-prohibition conditions.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.217, 4: safe signaled left turn across no-passing striping; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
At a hillcrest, a car making a U-turn would not be visible to approaching drivers from either direction within 500 feet. What should you do?
Correct answer: Do not make the U-turn there; choose a safe lawful location.
Nevada prohibits reversing direction on a curve or near a crest under this 500-foot visibility condition.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.407, curve or crest: 500-foot visibility; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Children are present in a school zone while its restrictions are in effect. May you make a U-turn to reach the other curb?
Correct answer: No; use another lawful route or turning location.
The school-zone U-turn restriction applies to this active, children-present situation. A pickup purpose does not create an exception.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.363, 3: active school area with children present; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
To avoid a red signal, you propose cutting through a corner parking lot and entering the intersecting street. Is that permitted?
Correct answer: No; Nevada prohibits using public or private property to avoid the red signal.
An open driveway is not permission to evade a red signal by cutting through property.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 8(e): avoiding red through property; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Parallel parking is allowed along the curb, but a proposed space is only 10 feet from a fire hydrant. May you park there?
Correct answer: No; keep at least 15 feet from the hydrant in this parallel-parking situation.
Nevada prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant where parallel parking is permitted. The scenario does not involve the separate angle-parking provision.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.450, 1(d): fire hydrant with parallel parking; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You borrow a relative's car displaying a disability placard. The eligible relative is not traveling with you. May you use a reserved disability space?
Correct answer: No; the eligible person must be the driver or a passenger for that use.
The placard is for the eligible person's transportation, not a general parking privilege for anyone borrowing the vehicle.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 50: Disabled Parking ↗
A road is posted at 45 mph, but fog and a slippery surface make that speed unsafe. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed to a careful and prudent speed for the actual conditions.
A posted limit is not a guarantee that the speed is safe. Nevada's basic rule requires considering conditions such as visibility, traffic and the road surface.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.600, 1: reasonable and proper speed for conditions; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
The posted school restrictions are in effect. Which limits distinguish a Nevada school zone from a school crossing zone?
Correct answer: 15 mph in the school zone and 25 mph in the school crossing zone.
Nevada distinguishes the two designated zones. Follow the controls showing when the applicable restriction is in effect and drive slower when conditions require.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.363, 1 and 2: school zone and school crossing zone; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
To identify changing traffic early, how far ahead does the handbook advise looking?
Correct answer: At least 12 seconds generally and 20 to 30 seconds on the freeway.
Looking well ahead helps reveal developing hazards while continuing to check nearby traffic and mirrors.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 42: Looking Ahead: urban and freeway scan ↗
At 35 mph in good road and weather conditions, which interval is the handbook's minimum following-distance starting point?
Correct answer: At least two seconds, with more space whenever conditions require.
The handbook gives at least two seconds at 40 mph or less in good conditions and notes that many instructors recommend four. The minimum is not suitable for every speed or condition.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 42: Following Distance ↗
The road becomes wet and visibility worsens. How should you adjust your following space?
Correct answer: Increase the gap beyond the good-condition minimum.
Poor traction and reduced visibility leave less room to recover from an unexpected stop. More following space gives additional time to recognize and respond.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 42: Following Distance: increase for higher speeds and poor conditions ↗
Why is the space needed to stop greater than the distance the car travels after the brakes begin working?
Correct answer: The car also travels while you recognize the hazard and react.
Total stopping space includes recognizing the problem, reacting and braking. More speed and poor conditions can consume the available space quickly.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 41: Stopping: perception, reaction and braking distance ↗
You have been traveling beside another car's rear quarter for a long distance. What is the safer position?
Correct answer: Adjust speed safely to avoid lingering where the other driver may not see you.
Avoid remaining in another driver's blind spot. Space and visibility give both drivers more opportunity to react to changing traffic.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 42: Space Cushion: avoid bunching and blind spots ↗
On a dark road, your stopping distance at the current speed would extend beyond what your headlights reveal. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow enough to stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
At night, limited visibility can hide hazards inside your stopping path. Choose a speed that fits the visible clear distance.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 56: Night Driving: do not overdrive headlights ↗
You can pass a slower car only by exceeding the posted speed limit. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait; passing an ordinary car does not authorize exceeding the limit.
A pass must be both safe and lawful. Nevada's posted speed limit still applies when overtaking an ordinary car.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.600, 1(c): posted limit; handbook page 47 passing; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
