A police officer directing traffic tells you to proceed even though the signal facing you is red. What should you follow?
Correct answer: The officer's traffic direction, proceeding cautiously.
A law-enforcement officer may direct traffic differently from the usual device. Follow the direction carefully while watching other road users.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.300, 1: officer direction; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Your signal turns green while a pedestrian is lawfully finishing a crossing in your path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and let the pedestrian clear before proceeding.
A green indication does not cancel the duty to yield to people or vehicles lawfully within the intersection or crosswalk.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 2: circular green and lawful users; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You approach a signal that changes from green to steady yellow, and you can stop safely before entering. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop safely instead of accelerating to beat the coming red light.
Steady yellow warns that the green movement is ending and red will follow. It is a warning to prepare to stop, not a direction to speed up.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 6: steady yellow transition; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You face a circular red signal and want to turn right. No sign prohibits the turn. What is required before you turn?
Correct answer: Stop, yield to pedestrians and traffic with the right-of-way, and turn only when safe.
The ordinary right-on-red permission requires a stop and yielding. It is permission to turn safely, not a requirement to go when the view or gap is inadequate.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 8(c); section 484B.303: red-turn conditions and prohibitions; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A steady red arrow points in the direction you want to turn. There is no officer directing you otherwise. What should you do?
Correct answer: Do not enter the intersection to make that movement while the red arrow is displayed.
A steady red arrow prohibits entering for the indicated movement. A clear view does not turn that signal into permission.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 30: Traffic Signals: red arrow ↗
You reach an intersection facing a flashing red signal. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop, then yield and proceed under the rules for a stop sign.
Flashing red requires a stop. After stopping, the usual yielding obligations determine when it is safe to enter.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.310, 1: flashing red; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You approach an intersection with a flashing yellow signal. What is the correct response?
Correct answer: Proceed with caution, slowing as conditions require and watching for conflicts.
Flashing yellow warns drivers to use caution. It neither gives an unrestricted right-of-way nor requires waiting for a green phase.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.310, 2: flashing yellow; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A green arrow permits your left turn, but a vehicle is still lawfully clearing the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Allow it to clear, then follow the arrow when the path is safe.
The arrow permits the indicated direction. It does not excuse a conflict with traffic already lawfully using the intersection.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 4 and 9: green turn arrow and lawful users; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A flashing yellow left-turn arrow is displayed, but an oncoming car is close. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the oncoming car and pedestrians, and turn only when the gap is safe.
The flashing yellow arrow permits a cautious turn after yielding. It is not a protected green-arrow phase.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 30: Traffic Signals: flashing yellow turn arrow ↗
You are in the extreme left lane of a one-way street, facing a circular red light. The destination street is one-way to the left and no sign prohibits the turn. What may you do?
Correct answer: Stop, yield to pedestrians and other traffic, then turn left when safe.
Nevada's left-on-red permission applies from the extreme left of a one-way street onto a one-way street to the left, after stopping and yielding.
Source: Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS 484B.307, 8(c): one-way to one-way left on circular red; current applicable text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
All signal lights at an intersection are dark. What should you do?
Correct answer: Make a complete stop and yield appropriately before proceeding cautiously.
The handbook directs a full stop at an intersection where signals are not working, followed by the appropriate yielding rules.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 30: Traffic Signals: traffic lights not working ↗
An overhead freeway display shows a yellow X with CAUTION over your lane. What does the handbook direct?
Correct answer: You may use the lane with caution and should be alert for the hazard ahead.
Nevada distinguishes yellow X CAUTION from yellow X MERGE. CAUTION permits use with heightened attention; it is not the MERGE message.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 37: Active Traffic Management: yellow X CAUTION ↗
