A railroad signal warns that a train is approaching your crossing. Where should you stop?
Correct answer: At least 15 feet and no more than 50 feet from the nearest rail.
For the stated approaching-train warning, Nevada requires a stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail and proceeding only when safe.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.553, 1: required stop for approaching train warning; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A railroad gate has started rising but has not finished opening. May you drive under it now?
Correct answer: No; do not go through, around or under a gate while it is opening or closing.
The current statute covers a gate that is closed or being opened or closed. Visible clearance is not permission.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.553, 2: gates closed, opening or closing; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A train passes over one of several tracks. Before proceeding when the crossing controls permit it, what should you check?
Correct answer: Look and listen for another train that may be hidden by the first.
One train can hide another approaching on a different track. Do not let the first train's departure replace a check of the full crossing.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 33: Railroad Crossings: multiple tracks and clear view ↗
Your car becomes stuck on railroad tracks. What should you do?
Correct answer: Get everyone out immediately, reach safety, and use the crossing's blue emergency sign information to notify the railroad and local law enforcement.
The handbook directs immediate evacuation and notification using the crossing's Emergency Notification System information. Do not remain in the vehicle while trying to arrange a tow.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 33: Railroad Crossings: vehicle stuck on tracks and ENS sign ↗
You are very tired before a nighttime trip through road construction. What is the safer choice?
Correct answer: Delay driving or arrange an alert driver instead of trying to push through the trip.
Reduced nighttime visibility and construction hazards demand alertness. The handbook warns against driving tired.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 60: Highway Construction and Maintenance Areas: do not drive tired ↗
You reach the sign shown at a quiet intersection. What does it require even when no traffic is visible?
Correct answer: A complete stop before proceeding when safe.
STOP requires a full stop, not merely a reduction in speed. Use the stop line, or the appropriate crosswalk or intersection stopping position, then yield before proceeding.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_01; sign R1-1: Stop; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What instruction does this triangular sign give as you approach crossing traffic?
Correct answer: Slow down and give way, stopping if necessary.
YIELD means give the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or road you are entering. Slow enough to assess the situation and stop when needed.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_01; sign R1-2: Yield; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
This sign faces you at a roadway opening. Which action follows its instruction?
Correct answer: Do not use that opening to enter the roadway.
DO NOT ENTER prohibits entry from the direction you are approaching. An empty roadway does not cancel the restriction; find a lawful entrance.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_11; sign R5-1: Do Not Enter; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
You see this sign facing your vehicle after a turn. What danger does it identify?
Correct answer: You are traveling toward opposing traffic in the wrong direction.
WRONG WAY warns that you have entered against the permitted traffic direction. Correct the mistake as quickly and safely as possible; do not continue farther into oncoming traffic.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_11; sign R5-1a: Wrong Way; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
Which maneuver is ruled out by this symbol?
Correct answer: Turning left.
The red slash cancels the left-turn movement shown by the arrow. It does not itself prohibit going straight or establish priority over pedestrians.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_04; sign R3-2: No Left Turn; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
A driver wants to turn in the direction crossed out on this sign. What should the driver do?
Correct answer: Continue by a permitted movement instead of turning right.
This is a NO RIGHT TURN regulatory sign. The crossed-out arrow prohibits the maneuver; it is not a yellow warning sign about the road bending.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_04; sign R3-1: No Right Turn; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What movement does this sign prohibit?
Correct answer: Turning around to travel in the opposite direction.
The U-shaped arrow identifies a U-turn. The sign prohibits that reversal of direction, rather than every possible movement involving a leftward steer.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_04; sign R3-4: No U-Turn; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
This sign stands at a roadway obstruction. On which side should traffic pass it?
Correct answer: On the right side of the obstruction.
KEEP RIGHT directs you around the indicated obstruction or road feature on its right. It is not an instruction to leave the roadway.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_10; sign R4-7: Keep Right; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
This sign applies to the lane you are using at the intersection. Which movement is permitted from that lane?
Correct answer: A left turn only.
The left arrow with ONLY restricts the lane to a left turn. Select a different lawful lane in advance if you need to continue straight.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_04; sign R3-5: Lane Control; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What must a driver in the lane governed by this sign plan to do?
Correct answer: Continue straight through the intersection.
The straight arrow and ONLY identify a through-only lane. A turn signal does not create permission to turn from it.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_04; sign R3-5a: Lane Control; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
How does this yellow sign differ from the red sign it pictures?
Correct answer: It warns that a stop sign is ahead.
STOP AHEAD gives advance notice so you can prepare to stop at the upcoming controlled location. The yellow warning sign itself is not the intersection stop sign.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2c_06; sign W3-1: Stop Ahead; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What should you expect beyond this warning sign?
Correct answer: A traffic signal that may require you to stop.
The pictured signal warns of traffic lights ahead. It does not display the current signal phase or grant permission to proceed.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2c_06; sign W3-3: Signal Ahead; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What traffic change does the joining branch on this sign warn about?
Correct answer: Traffic entering from another road will merge into the roadway.
The joining branch represents merging traffic. Watch for vehicles entering and allow room for a safe merge; do not confuse it with the added-lane symbol.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2c_08; sign W4-1: Merge; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What does this sign tell you about traffic arriving from the right?
Correct answer: It enters a separate added lane rather than immediately merging into yours.
An added lane continues beside the through lane. This is different from a merge, although drivers must still check traffic before making any later lane change.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2c_08; sign W4-3: Added Lane; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
You are traveling in the right lane when this sign appears. What should you prepare to do?
Correct answer: Merge left safely because the right lane ends.
The right side tapers away, showing the right lane ending. Check traffic and merge left when safe, yielding to vehicles already in that lane.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2c_08; sign W4-2: Lane Ends/Merge Left; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
