NV Permit Practice Test 1

All 20 questions in test 1

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1. 1. What documents must a Nevada applicant under 18 present when applying for a license?

   1. Only a birth certificate
   2. A driver education completion certificate and a Beginning Driver Experience Log, DMV Form DLD-130
   3. A parent's insurance card
   4. A school report card
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   A driver education completion certificate and a Beginning Driver Experience Log, DMV Form DLD-130. When you apply for a driver's license or driver authorization card under 18, you must present a Certificate of Completion of a driver's education course and a Beginning Driver Experience Log, DMV Form DLD-130, documenting supervised practice. There are three options for meeting the driver education requirement, and a parent or guardian must co sign the application and accept responsibility for the young driver.

2. 2. What do solid yellow lines indicate on a Nevada roadway?

   1. The driver is not to cross over or pass
   2. Passing is required before the next intersection
   3. The lane is reserved for vehicles turning right
   4. Traffic in both directions must stop at the line
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   The driver is not to cross over or pass. Solid yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions and indicate that a driver is not to cross over or pass. The marking does not command a passing maneuver, designate a right-turn-only lane, or function as a stop line for both directions. A driver should read the line together with nearby signs and the road layout, especially where a divided highway uses a solid yellow line at its left edge. The practical check is whether the center marking is solid: if it is, do not cross it to overtake another vehicle.

3. 3. What normal reaction time do highway safety studies cite in the Nevada handbook?

   1. Half a second
   2. 10 seconds
   3. 5 seconds
   4. 2 to 2.5 seconds
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   2 to 2.5 seconds. Highway safety studies show normal reaction times are 2 to 2.5 seconds, and the handbook's stopping chart assumes a 2.5 second reaction time on dry level pavement. Doubling speed from 30 to 60 mph far more than doubles braking distance, and on ice a car at 30 mph needs about 373 feet to stop, well over a football field, so winter following distance must grow accordingly.

4. 4. What is the most important speed adjustment when driving in bad weather?

   1. Accelerate briefly whenever rain or snow reduces visibility
   2. Keep the posted speed so other drivers can predict your movement
   3. Slow down because slippery roads can greatly increase stopping distance
   4. Drive at the same speed as the vehicle immediately ahead
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   Slow down because slippery roads can greatly increase stopping distance. Nevada places slowing down at the center of bad-weather driving. Slippery roads can make stopping distances two to ten times longer than on dry pavement, while fog, rain, and snow reduce what drivers can see. Keeping the posted speed may be unsafe when the surface is slick, and acceleration does not restore visibility or traction. Matching the vehicle ahead can simply reproduce another driver’s mistake. A concrete cue is to reduce speed before a curve, intersection, or sudden traffic change, then leave extra room for a longer stop.

5. 5. Which Nevada vehicles must have lap belts for every passenger?

   1. All vehicles regardless of year
   2. Only vehicles built after 2000
   3. 1970 models or newer, while 1968 or newer need front seat lap belts
   4. Only commercial vehicles
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   1970 models or newer, while 1968 or newer need front seat lap belts. If your car is a 1968 model or newer it must have lap type seat belts for passengers in the front seat, and if it is a 1970 model or newer it must have lap type belts for each passenger in the vehicle. Children under age six and under 57 inches tall must ride in an approved child restraint, with fines, community service or suspension for violations.

6. 6. What are the purposes of the pictured roadway sign?

   
   1. To regulate, warn, or inform drivers
   2. To provide food and lodging only
   3. To identify recreation areas only
   4. To mark an emergency vehicle route only
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   To regulate, warn, or inform drivers. Nevada explains that highway signs serve three broad purposes: they regulate traffic, warn about conditions, and provide information. The pictured ONE WAY sign is an example of regulation because its arrow directs travel along the street, but the general sign system also includes warnings and guidance. The choices limited to lodging, recreation, or emergency routes describe only narrow categories and miss the full purpose list. Read the sign's words and symbols, then combine them with lane markings and signals before moving. Its shape and color help communicate the message quickly.

7. 7. A crossing guard is in a Nevada school zone crosswalk. When may you proceed?

   1. As soon as the children reach the far curb
   2. Once the guard lowers the sign
   3. After the guard is completely out of the crosswalk
   4. As soon as your lane is clear
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   After the guard is completely out of the crosswalk. If a crossing guard is present in a school zone crosswalk, you must wait until the guard is completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding. Moving when children reach the curb, when the sign is lowered, or when only your lane is clear is too soon. Disobeying a school crossing guard's direction is a misdemeanor in Nevada. School zone limits of 15 or 25 mph apply on school days from a half hour before school begins to a half hour after it ends, unless otherwise posted.

8. 8. When are Nevada school-zone speed limits generally in effect on school days?

   1. Only when a crossing guard is standing in the roadway
   2. Only while recess is taking place
   3. All day and night, including weekends
   4. From 30 minutes before school begins through 30 minutes after it ends
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   From 30 minutes before school begins through 30 minutes after it ends. Nevada school-zone speed limits of 15 or 25 mph generally apply on school days from one-half hour before school begins until one-half hour after school ends, unless posted otherwise. Recess timing does not define the period, and the rule is not automatically a round-the-clock or weekend restriction. A crossing guard's presence is not the sole trigger. Drivers should read the signs, observe any flashing controls, and use the posted schedule when available. The half-hour buffer before and after school is the key timing cue.

9. 9. What is an SR-22 in the context of a Nevada DUI administrative action?

   1. A certificate allowing a driver to exceed the speed limit
   2. A request to cancel the administrative hearing
   3. Proof of financial responsibility that may be required
   4. A form that removes a conviction from the driving record
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   Proof of financial responsibility that may be required. Nevada's DUI penalty table identifies an SR-22 as proof of financial responsibility that may be required after an administrative revocation. It is connected to insurance responsibility, not to cancelling a hearing, changing a speed limit, or erasing a conviction. The word proof is the useful cue: the filing demonstrates financial responsibility under the state's process. A driver facing this requirement should distinguish the insurance filing from the separate license revocation and any criminal penalties imposed by a court.

10. 10. By how much can driving over the .08 limit raise crash likelihood, according to a study cited in the Nevada handbook?

    1. From 5 times up to 30 times
    2. Not at all
    3. 1,000 times
    4. Twice
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    From 5 times up to 30 times. Combining alcohol with driving, especially over the legal limit of .08, can increase the likelihood of a crash from 5 times up to 30 times according to a 2015 NHTSA study. In 2016 alcohol related crashes were a factor in over 31 percent of Nevada roadway fatalities, and from 2012 to 2015 alcohol and drugs contributed to 4,651 injury crashes in the state.

11. 11. If smoke comes from under your hood, what should you do first?

    1. Accelerate until the smoke clears
    2. Pour water over the engine while moving
    3. Slow down, pull off the road, and turn off the ignition
    4. Open the hood immediately beside traffic
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    Slow down, pull off the road, and turn off the ignition. Smoke under the hood calls for a controlled move away from traffic and an immediate shutdown of the ignition. Slowing down reduces the chance of losing control, and pulling off the road creates space from moving vehicles. Water can spread burning gasoline, so it is not a safe default. Opening a hot hood without caution can expose you to flames or heat. Once stopped, keep people away from danger and follow the handbook's fire guidance, including moving at least 100 feet away if the fire cannot be controlled.

12. 12. Which roadway sign shape is reserved for a STOP instruction?

    1. Inverted triangle
    2. Octagon with eight sides
    3. Circle
    4. Pentagon with five sides
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    Octagon with eight sides. The octagon is reserved for Stop signs, making the instruction recognizable even when the sign is viewed from the back or at an angle. An inverted triangle identifies yield, a circle warns of a railroad crossing ahead, and a five-sided pentagon identifies school zones or school crossings. Shape recognition matters when lettering is hard to read, so connect the eight-sided outline with a required full stop and then obey the sign's location and pavement markings.

13. 13. What do solid white lines separating lanes moving in the same direction mean?

    1. Change lanes freely because the lines mark a passing area
    2. Do not change lanes or pass across those lines
    3. Cross only to enter an opposing traffic lane
    4. Stop before the line at every intersection
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    Do not change lanes or pass across those lines. A solid white line between same-direction lanes marks a restriction on changing lanes or passing across it. Continue in the lane unless a lawful opening or other roadway instruction provides a different path. The free-passing choice reverses the meaning of a solid line, while crossing into opposing traffic is associated with a different road layout and line color. A stop line is a separate wide marking. Read the line pattern and color together before moving laterally.

14. 14. You are in a Nevada crash with $900 in damage that police did not investigate. What must you do?

    1. Nothing, because police were not called
    2. Report it only to your insurer
    3. File a Report of Crash Form (SR-1) with the DMV within 10 days
    4. File a report within 30 days only if someone was hurt
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    File a Report of Crash Form (SR-1) with the DMV within 10 days. If a crash is not investigated by law enforcement and causes $750 or more in damage or anyone is injured, you must complete and send an SR-1 Report of Crash form to the DMV within 10 days. This applies whether you are the driver or the registered owner. An insurer report alone does not satisfy it, and the deadline is 10 days, not 30.

15. 15. What is the minimum age to get a Nevada instruction permit?

    1. 15 and a half
    2. 14
    3. 16
    4. 15
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    15 and a half. To get a Nevada instruction permit you must be at least 15 and a half years old, complete an application, pass vision and knowledge tests, and have a parent or guardian available to authorize it. Fourteen is too young, 15 is six months short, and 16 is the minimum age for a driver license rather than the permit. Applicants under 18 must then hold the permit for at least six months before applying for a license.

16. 16. What three purposes do Nevada highway signs serve?

    
    1. They replace every pavement marking
    2. They set vehicle prices, taxes, and registration fees
    3. They identify only emergency vehicles
    4. They regulate, warn, and inform
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    They regulate, warn, and inform. Nevada groups highway signs into three purposes: regulating traffic, warning about conditions, and informing drivers. A sign may control a movement, alert a driver to a hazard, or provide route and service information. Signs do not set vehicle prices, identify only emergency vehicles, or eliminate the need to read pavement markings. Use the sign's purpose as the first mental check, then read its exact wording, symbol, shape, and color before choosing a speed or movement.

17. 17. When entering a Nevada freeway from an on-ramp, which traffic must the entering driver yield to?

    
    1. Only trucks in the right lane
    2. Traffic already on the freeway
    3. Vehicles behind the on-ramp entrance
    4. No traffic, because freeway drivers must always brake
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    Traffic already on the freeway. The driver using the on-ramp must yield to traffic already traveling on the freeway and enter only when a safe gap exists. The freeway vehicles have an established path, so an entering driver should adjust speed and merge without forcing them to brake. The truck-only choice overlooks cars and motorcycles in the roadway. Use the ramp to build an appropriate speed, check mirrors and blind spots, signal, and choose a gap. Yielding here means planning the merge, not stopping at the end of the ramp without looking.

18. 18. Under Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law, what alcohol concentration can trigger revocation for a driver who is not under 21?

    1. 0.02% or more
    2. 0.08% or more
    3. 0.04% or more only for a private passenger vehicle
    4. 0.15% only after a collision
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    0.08% or more. Nevada's Illegal Per Se rule provides that a chemical test showing an alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more can result in revocation for an adult driver. The 0.02% figure belongs to drivers under 21, while the 0.04% range is identified for commercial license holders in the penalty section. A crash is not required for the administrative action. The practical cue is that the chemical test threshold and court case are separate issues, so a driver should never treat 0.08% as a safe target.

19. 19. What do orange highway signs generally identify?

    1. Construction or maintenance work areas
    2. Food and lodging services
    3. Route numbers and destinations
    4. A prohibition on every left turn
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    Construction or maintenance work areas. Orange signs identify construction and maintenance activity, where workers, equipment, narrowed lanes, or changing pavement may be present. Blue is used for driver services, while route information is shown through guide signs. An orange panel does not automatically prohibit every left turn, although a specific regulatory sign in the work zone may restrict one. Slow down, read the posted directions, and follow any construction flagger because work-zone conditions can change quickly.

20. 20. What does it mean when a vehicle is skidding?

    1. The fuel tank is nearly empty
    2. The engine has overheated
    3. The headlights are aimed too low
    4. The tires have lost traction
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    The tires have lost traction. A skid begins when the tires lose their grip on the roadway, so steering and braking may not produce the response you expect. Ice and packed snow are common causes, but wet pavement and gravel can also reduce traction. The overheating choice concerns the engine, not tire contact with the road. If a skid starts, stay calm and use the recovery guidance for your vehicle's braking and steering systems. A useful cue is a change in the vehicle's path or a feeling that the tires are sliding instead of tracking the steering wheel.