NV Permit Practice Test 13

All 20 questions in test 13

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1. 1. You are in the middle of a Nevada intersection and realize you are in the wrong lane for your next turn. May you change lanes right there?

   1. Yes, if you signaled 100 feet ahead
   2. Yes, if no car is beside you
   3. Yes, but only on a green light
   4. No, do not change lanes in an intersection
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   No, do not change lanes in an intersection. The handbook says not to change lanes in an intersection. When you want to change lanes, use your mirrors, signal ahead, check your blind spot over your shoulder, and move over when traffic is clear. In this case, stay in your lane through the intersection and make the lane change afterward, once you are past it. Plan ahead and get into the correct lane well before you reach the intersection.

   Study this in the handbook: Turns, Lane Changes, U-Turns and Passing

2. 2. You reach an intersection with no signs or signals just after a car from your left has already entered it. What should you do?

   1. Go, because you are on its right
   2. Let it clear, since it is already in
   3. Go, since it should yield to you
   4. Honk and go at the same time
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   Let it clear, since it is already in. A vehicle already in the intersection has the right-of-way over others just getting there. The vehicle-on-the-right rule applies when cars arrive at about the same time; it does not let you cut off a car that has already entered. Let it clear, then proceed with caution. Honking does not create priority, and Nevada law requires every driver to do everything possible to avoid a crash, even one who believes they have the right-of-way.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of Way

3. 3. On a city street with two lanes in your direction, you are driving slower than other traffic in the left lane. What should you do?

   1. Move right and let others pass
   2. Stay left; faster cars can go right
   3. Speed up past the limit to keep pace
   4. Turn on flashers and stay put
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   Move right and let others pass. When there are two or more lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, slower traffic must move to the right and allow other drivers to pass. Staying in the left lane forces others to pass on the right or stack up behind you, and driving too slowly can make impatient drivers attempt unsafe passes. Speeding to keep up is not the answer either; never exceed the posted limit. Flashers are for warning of a stopped or disabled vehicle.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed Limits and School Zones

4. 4. After passing a slow truck on a two-lane Nevada road, you look in your rear-view mirror and can see the whole front of the truck. What may you do?

   1. Stay in the passing lane until the next curve
   2. Wait until you are two car lengths ahead of it
   3. Pull back into your lane, since you can see it
   4. Slow down first so the truck can catch up
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   Pull back into your lane, since you can see it. On a two-lane road, you pull back into your lane after passing when you can see the vehicle you passed in your rear-view mirror. For a large truck or bus, look for its whole front in the mirror before pulling in, and then do not slow down. Cutting in too soon and slowing can force the driver to brake hard.

   Study this in the handbook: Turns, Lane Changes, U-Turns and Passing

5. 5. You want to turn right at a two-lane Nevada roundabout. Which lane should you use?

   1. The left lane
   2. Either lane
   3. The right lane
   4. The truck apron
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   The right lane. Choose your lane before entering a roundabout, as you would at any intersection. The handbook says to use the right lane to turn right or go straight, and the left lane to turn left, make a U-turn or go straight. Only going straight may be done from either lane. Cars should not use the raised truck apron. Yield to circulating traffic, and use your right turn signal as you exit.

   Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts

6. 6. A signal is flashing yellow for your direction at a busy Nevada intersection. Must you stop before entering?

   1. No, but proceed with caution
   2. Yes, stop fully as at a stop sign
   3. Yes, wait for it to turn green
   4. No, and you have the right-of-way
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   No, but proceed with caution. A flashing yellow light means drivers may proceed with caution. You do not have to stop, but you should slow down, look for vehicles and pedestrians, and be ready to yield. Coming to a full stop is what a flashing red light requires, since flashing red has the same meaning as a stop sign. A flashing yellow does not hand you the right-of-way either; Nevada law only says who must yield, and you must still do everything possible to avoid a crash.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic Signals and Arrows

7. 7. You stopped behind a Nevada school bus with flashing red lights. The children have now crossed. When may you go?

   1. As soon as the children reach the sidewalk
   2. After waiting a full 30 seconds
   3. Once the flashing red lights go off
   4. When the stop arm starts to fold in
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   Once the flashing red lights go off. Nevada law requires drivers to stop at any location for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal, and you may not overtake or pass the bus until the bus driver has turned off the flashing red lights. Children reaching the curb or a set waiting time does not end the stop; the lights do. The one exception is on a divided highway, where only drivers traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop. Bus drivers may report violators to the school district and the DMV.

   Study this in the handbook: Trucks, Motorcycles, Mopeds and School Buses

8. 8. On a Nevada road, when may you pass another vehicle on its right side?

   1. Never, because passing is allowed only on the left
   2. Only on a road marked for two or more lanes your way, when safe
   3. Anytime the vehicle ahead is driving below the posted speed limit
   4. Only on a two-lane road when the center line is broken
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   Only on a road marked for two or more lanes your way, when safe. Nevada allows passing on the right only if the street or highway is clearly marked for two or more lanes of traffic moving in your direction, and only when passing is safe. It is very dangerous if the other driver does not see you and decides to change lanes. Signal, check your mirrors, and look over your shoulder to check your blind spots first. Never pass on the right if it would take you off the paved part of the road.

   Study this in the handbook: Turns, Lane Changes, U-Turns and Passing

9. 9. A Nevada driver wants to wear tinted sunglasses at night to cut headlight glare. What does the handbook say?

   1. Wear them on lighted city streets
   2. Wear them if the lenses are yellow
   3. Wear them on dark rural highways
   4. Do not wear them at night
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   Do not wear them at night. At night you cannot see as far, as soon or as much as in daylight, and glare from oncoming headlights adds to the difficulty. Even so, the handbook's night driving list says never to wear sunglasses when driving at night, whatever the road or the lens color. To deal with glare, look down and to the right side of your lane instead, and keep the windshield clean inside and out. Remember that pedestrians are hard to see at night.

   Study this in the handbook: Night Driving, Bad Weather and Skids

10. 10. When may a Nevada driver use a handheld phone to report an emergency while driving?

    1. After pulling fully onto the shoulder
    2. When no passenger is able to make the call
    3. If the emergency involves their own vehicle
    4. When stopping first would be unsafe or impractical
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    When stopping first would be unsafe or impractical. Nevada's handheld phone rules include an emergency exception. A driver may use the device to report an emergency if stopping the vehicle would be inadvisable, impractical or dangerous. The exception is not limited to problems with the driver's own vehicle, and it does not depend on whether a passenger could make the call instead. The handbook also notes that a suspected drunk driver or any highway emergency can be reported anywhere in Nevada by dialing *NHP (*647).

    Study this in the handbook: Seat Belts, Children and Phone Laws

11. 11. You realize you just passed the Nevada freeway exit you needed. What should you do?

    1. Stop on the shoulder and back up to it
    2. Continue to the next exit and come back
    3. Use the median crossover to turn around
    4. Cut across the painted gore area quickly
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    Continue to the next exit and come back. Missing an exit is common, and the handbook's answer is simple: never turn around or back up. Go on to the next exit, get back on the freeway going the opposite direction, and return to the exit you wanted. Backing along the shoulder and crossing the median are both forms of turning around or backing up that the handbook rules out. Most exits are numbered, and the numbers usually appear on the major freeway signs, which helps you spot your exit early.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

12. 12. When you park along a Nevada road, from how far away in each direction should your vehicle be visible?

    1. 100 feet
    2. 500 feet
    3. 50 feet
    4. 200 feet
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    200 feet. Among Nevada's general parking rules, your vehicle should be visible for 200 feet, about 20 car lengths, in each direction. Other rules in the same list: face the direction that normal traffic flows, keep the front and rear wheels within 18 inches of the curb, turn off the engine and set the parking brake. Before opening your door to get out, look carefully for bicycles and other vehicles, and lock the car once you have your keys.

13. 13. On a Nevada road, what do yellow lines separate?

    1. Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction
    2. A travel lane from the road shoulder
    3. Lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions
    4. A bicycle lane from the traffic lanes
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    Lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. In Nevada, yellow lines separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. White lines are different: broken white lines mark lanes on roads with more than one lane moving the same way, and a solid white line marks the edge of the highway or the boundary between a travel lane and a shoulder. A solid yellow line also means you are not to cross over or pass.

    Study this in the handbook: Highway Markings

14. 14. It is Sunday, and you pass orange work zone signs, but you do not see anyone working. What should you do?

    1. Drive normally since no one is working
    2. Speed up to clear the zone sooner
    3. Still slow down and watch for hazards
    4. Ignore the signs until you see a flagger
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    Still slow down and watch for hazards. Whenever you see orange signs, the handbook says to slow down and watch for equipment and people working on the road. Work zones stay hazardous even when no crew is visible: lanes often narrow, the road may not be smooth, and equipment or stopped cars may be ahead. Speeding fines double in work zones. Follow any flaggers who are present, but do not wait for one before slowing down.

    Study this in the handbook: Stop, Yield, Regulatory, Warning and Work Zone Signs

15. 15. You are at a yield sign, and a car in the intersection is making a U-turn that will bring it across your path. What should you do?

    1. Go, since U-turning cars must yield to you
    2. Honk and enter alongside it
    3. Enter and expect it to stop
    4. Yield and let it finish the U-turn
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    Yield and let it finish the U-turn. A yield sign requires you to slow down, give the right-of-way to pedestrians and through traffic, yield to drivers already on the highway, and yield the right-of-way to vehicles making a U-turn from the intersection. A car already making its U-turn has priority over you, so let it finish before entering. Expecting it to stop or entering beside it ignores the duty to yield. Check all directions for cross traffic before you go.

    Study this in the handbook: Stop, Yield, Regulatory, Warning and Work Zone Signs

16. 16. Marijuana is legal for adults in Nevada. What is the limit for marijuana in a driver's blood?

    1. 2 nanograms per milliliter of blood
    2. 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood
    3. 0.08 percent, the same as alcohol
    4. No limit if it was legally bought
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    2 nanograms per milliliter of blood. Legal marijuana does not make impaired driving legal. Nevada makes it unlawful to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle on a highway or on premises open to the public with more than two nanograms of marijuana per milliliter of blood. The five nanogram figure applies to marijuana metabolite, and 0.08 percent is the alcohol concentration standard. Drugs of any kind can greatly affect motor skills and impair a driver's ability to think and react.

    Study this in the handbook: DUI Laws and Penalties

17. 17. Overhead signals on a Nevada freeway show a lower speed limit than usual. When are these signals used?

    1. During scheduled roadwork at night
    2. Any time lanes close or limits drop
    3. When a crash has fully stopped traffic
    4. On holiday weekends with heavy travel
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    Any time lanes close or limits drop. Nevada freeways use overhead signals to show lane status and speed limits. In the handbook's example, signals first show a reduced limit because of a crash ahead, then give updated lane closure and speed information as drivers get closer, and finally show all lanes open again past the crash. These signals will be used anytime there are lane closures or reduced speed limits because of construction, debris, a crash or any other necessary reason, not just for one kind of event.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

18. 18. Why does the Nevada handbook warn against following close behind a large truck or bus?

    1. You are hidden, and it blocks your view
    2. Trucks are not allowed to brake suddenly
    3. Trucks must keep 100 feet ahead of cars
    4. Its exhaust can stall your engine
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    You are hidden, and it blocks your view. Large commercial trucks and buses have huge no-zones directly behind them. The truck or bus driver cannot see your car there, and you cannot see what is going on beyond the truck. If the truck brakes or stops suddenly, you have no place to go and could run into it. The handbook's advice is simply to avoid tailgating. Large vehicles also have big side no-zones; if you cannot see the driver's face in the side mirror, the driver cannot see you.

    Study this in the handbook: Trucks, Motorcycles, Mopeds and School Buses

19. 19. A Nevada parent wants to hold a toddler on their lap for a short drive because every seat is taken. What does the handbook say?

    1. Never hold a child in a lap or share a belt
    2. Allowed if the trip stays on city streets
    3. Allowed if the adult's belt goes around both
    4. Allowed for children who are at least two
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    Never hold a child in a lap or share a belt. Nevada's seat belt section says a child should never ride on someone's lap and should never be buckled into a single belt together with another person. A short trip on city streets does not change that, and wrapping one belt around an adult and a child is exactly the arrangement the handbook warns against. Turning two only ends the requirement to ride in a rear-facing seat; it does not make lap riding acceptable. Children under six and under 57 inches tall still need an approved child restraint system.

    Study this in the handbook: Seat Belts, Children and Phone Laws

20. 20. During a Nevada flash flood, you reach a barricade across the road, but the far side looks passable. What should you do?

    1. Drive around it if the water looks shallow
    2. Find another route; never drive around it
    3. Move it aside and replace it after
    4. Wait a few minutes, then go around slowly
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    Find another route; never drive around it. Barricades are put up by local officials to protect people from unsafe roads. When floodwaters or barricades block your route, the handbook says to find another route and never drive around them. Water that looks shallow can hide a washed-out road, and the handbook notes it is difficult to judge floodwater depth. Moving a barricade is not an option either; in work zones, moving barriers to cross a closed road is illegal. Be especially cautious at night, when flood dangers are harder to recognize.

    Study this in the handbook: Stop, Yield, Regulatory, Warning and Work Zone Signs