NV Permit Practice Test 14

All 20 questions in test 14

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1. 1. How does the Nevada handbook describe using signals before you change lanes, turn, slow down, stop or park?

   1. Required by law, not just courtesy
   2. A courtesy that is optional
   3. Required only on freeways
   4. Needed only when cars are behind you
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   Required by law, not just courtesy. Signals tell other road users what you are about to do. The handbook says using them to show that you will change lanes, turn, slow down, stop or park is not just common courtesy; it is also the law. Most vehicles have turn signal lights and brake lights as required equipment, and hand and arm signals can be used when those lights are out of order. Signal your turn at least 100 feet ahead on city streets and 300 feet on open highways.

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

2. 2. Nevada school zone speed limit signs tell drivers when the lower limit applies in one of two ways. What are they?

   1. Weekdays only, or when buses are stopped
   2. Daylight hours, or whenever lights flash red
   3. Morning rush, or when a crossing guard waves
   4. Posted hours, or when children are present
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   Posted hours, or when children are present. Nevada school zone limits are either 15 or 25 mph, and signs and signals clearly show them. Those signs either designate the hours when the limit is in effect or state that the limit applies when children are present. Some zones add flashing yellow lights to show when the limit is active. Unless otherwise posted, school zone limits apply on school days from a half hour before school begins to a half hour after it ends.

   Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings

3. 3. You have just passed a large commercial truck on a Nevada highway. When is it safe to move back into its lane?

   1. As soon as you are past its front bumper
   2. After counting two seconds past the cab
   3. When one headlight shows in your side mirror
   4. When its whole front shows in your rearview mirror
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   When its whole front shows in your rearview mirror. Cutting in front of a large truck or bus too soon and then slowing down can get you rear-ended, since these vehicles need far more room to stop. The handbook says to wait until you can see the whole front of the truck or bus in your rearview mirror before pulling into its lane, and then not to slow down. Clearing the front bumper, counting a couple of seconds, or catching one headlight in a side mirror is too soon.

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

4. 4. Water covering a road ahead looks about 2 feet deep. What could happen to most vehicles that drive into it?

   1. The vehicle could float away
   2. Only the brakes would get wet
   3. Nothing, if you go slowly
   4. The engine would simply stall
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   The vehicle could float away. Most vehicles can float in 2 feet of water or less, and once vehicles float they move toward deeper, faster water where escape is even harder. Even less than an inch can cause a loss of control, and 6 inches can push a fast car off the road. Going slowly does not stop a car from floating. The handbook's only sure rule is to turn around and avoid flooded roads.

   Study this in the handbook: Driving Emergencies and Flash Floods

5. 5. Which of these may use a Nevada HOV lane during HOV hours with only one person aboard?

   1. A pickup towing a small trailer
   2. A taxi carrying only its driver
   3. A car with a pet as the passenger
   4. A motorcycle with just its rider
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   A motorcycle with just its rider. HOV lanes generally require two or more persons per vehicle during the hours posted on regulatory signs, but Nevada's HOV rules say motorcycles are eligible. Emergency vehicles responding to an emergency are also eligible. Vehicles with more than two axles, or vehicle-trailer combinations, are not eligible at all. A lone taxi driver or a driver with only a pet does not meet the two-person rule.

   Study this in the handbook: Highway Markings

6. 6. When may a Nevada driver drive in a designated bike lane?

   1. When traffic in the next lane is stopped
   2. When no cyclists are anywhere in sight
   3. When turning into an alley or driveway
   4. When passing a slow car on the right
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   When turning into an alley or driveway. Motorists may not stop, park or drive on a designated bicycle path or lane. The exceptions are entering or leaving an alley or driveway, performing official duties, following a police officer's direction, or an emergency. Stopped traffic, an empty bike lane, or wanting to pass a slow car on the right do not qualify. Drivers must also yield to cyclists on a bike path or in a bike lane, and parking within a bicycle lane is banned unless the vehicle is disabled.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and Bicyclists

7. 7. In fog, rain or snow, what does the Nevada handbook tell you to pay special attention to?

   1. The painted center line alone
   2. Your speedometer above all else
   3. The tail lights of vehicles ahead
   4. Oncoming drivers' headlights
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   The tail lights of vehicles ahead. When fog, rain or snow cut visibility, you will not see as well as normal, and other drivers will be having the same trouble. The handbook says to give other drivers plenty of space and pay special attention to the tail lights on vehicles in front of you. Staring at oncoming headlights adds glare, and fixating on one line or on the speedometer leaves the traffic ahead unwatched. Slowing down remains the first step in any bad weather.

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

8. 8. A siren sounds behind you as you approach an intersection on a green light. What should you do?

   1. Stop right where you are in your lane
   2. Pull right, clear of the intersection, and stop
   3. Speed up to stay well ahead of the siren
   4. Keep going, since your light is green
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   Pull right, clear of the intersection, and stop. Emergency vehicles sounding a siren or using flashing lights must be given the right-of-way from any direction. You must immediately drive to the right side of the road, clear of any intersection, and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed. Never stop inside an intersection. Stopping in your lane blocks the emergency vehicle, and a green light does not change your duty to yield.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of Way

9. 9. You are on a one-way street at a red light and want to turn left onto a two-way street. May you turn on the red?

   1. Yes, after a full stop and yielding
   2. Yes, if no sign forbids it
   3. No, the street you enter must be one-way
   4. Yes, but only from the center lane
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   No, the street you enter must be one-way. Nevada allows a left turn on a red light only when you are turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street that has traffic moving to the left. Turning onto a two-way street does not qualify, even after a full stop and with no sign forbidding it. When the turn is allowed, you must signal, stop completely and yield to pedestrians and all other traffic moving with the signal, unless a sign, arrow or officer directs otherwise.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic Signals and Arrows

10. 10. You parked and turned your front tires away from the curb. For which Nevada parking situation is that the correct tire position?

    1. Facing downhill next to a curb
    2. Facing uphill with no curb
    3. Facing uphill next to a curb
    4. On a flat street beside a curb
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    Facing uphill next to a curb. Nevada's hill parking rule is to turn your front tires so that if the vehicle starts to roll, it moves away from traffic or into the curb. Turning the tires away from the curb is correct when you are headed uphill next to a curb. Facing downhill, turn the tires toward or into the curb or shoulder, and facing uphill with no curb, turn them toward the road shoulder. Always set the parking brake.

11. 11. Light rain begins during the day on a Nevada highway. What does the handbook advise about headlights?

    1. Leave them off until nightfall
    2. Use them; it is advisable in rain
    3. Leave them off to avoid glare
    4. Use them if the wipers are on high
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    Use them; it is advisable in rain. The handbook says it is advisable to use your headlights when driving in rain, snow or fog. They help others see you as well as helping you see. Headlights are also legally required whenever persons or vehicles cannot be clearly seen at 1,000 feet. Waiting for darkness or for heavy rain is not the advice, and drivers should never drive with just the parking lights on.

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

12. 12. School lets out at 3:00 p.m. on a school day. At 3:20 p.m., does the Nevada school zone speed limit still apply, unless otherwise posted?

    1. No, it ended when school let out
    2. No, it ends 15 minutes after school
    3. Yes, the limit applies until 3:30
    4. Yes, but only if lights are flashing
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    Yes, the limit applies until 3:30. Unless otherwise posted, Nevada school zone speed limits are in effect on school days from a half hour before school begins to a half hour after school ends. With dismissal at 3:00, the limit stays in effect until 3:30, so at 3:20 you must still drive the school zone limit of 15 or 25 mph. Some zones use flashing yellow lights, and where those lights are turned off during class hours, the limit reverts to the posted nonschool limit.

    Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings

13. 13. At night, headlights are coming straight at you in your own lane on a two-lane road. Which response matches the Nevada handbook?

    1. Slow, sound the horn, flash lights, pull right
    2. Swerve into the lane the car left
    3. Speed up to get past it quickly
    4. Stop where you are in your lane and wait
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    Slow, sound the horn, flash lights, pull right. If you see a vehicle coming toward you in your lane, slow down, sound your horn, flash your headlights and pull as far to the right as you safely can. Do not swing into the lane the other vehicle has left, because that driver may suddenly realize the mistake and turn back. Speeding up shortens the time you have, and stopping in your lane leaves you in its path.

    Study this in the handbook: Driving Emergencies and Flash Floods

14. 14. Going down a long hill, your brake pedal sinks to the floor, and pumping it does not help. What should you do next?

    1. Shift into park right away
    2. Turn off the engine to stop
    3. Keep pumping until they return
    4. Use the parking brake and shift down
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    Use the parking brake and shift down. If your brakes fail, first try pumping the brake pedal. If they still do not respond, use the emergency parking brake and, if possible, shift to a lower gear. Never place the vehicle into park while it is moving. Turning off the engine is not part of the handbook's steps, and continuing to pump after it has failed wastes time. To prevent brake wear in the first place, use a lower gear on long downhill stretches.

    Study this in the handbook: Driving Emergencies and Flash Floods

15. 15. You face a steady red light at an intersection that has no stop line and no crosswalk. Where must you stop?

    1. Even with the traffic signal pole
    2. Before entering the intersection
    3. Just past the corner so you can see
    4. Wherever cross traffic becomes visible
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    Before entering the intersection. At a steady red light, Nevada drivers must come to a complete stop before reaching the intersection. The normal stopping point is behind the crosswalk or stop line, and when neither is painted, you stop before entering the intersection. You then stay stopped until the light turns green, unless a legal right turn on red applies. Pulling past the corner or creeping forward until cross traffic is visible would put the car inside the intersection, and the signal pole is not a stopping mark.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic Signals and Arrows

16. 16. Traffic is backed up, and the empty lane on your right is a right-turn-only lane. May you use it to drive straight through the intersection?

    1. Yes, if you merge back before the crosswalk
    2. No, enter it only to make a right turn
    3. Yes, when traffic in your lane is stopped
    4. Yes, if no one is waiting to turn right
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    No, enter it only to make a right turn. When a single lane is provided only for turning, you may enter it only if you are making a right turn, and you may not travel through the intersection while driving in that right-turn lane. Heavy traffic in the through lanes does not change this, and neither does an empty turn lane. Using it to jump ahead and then cut back over is exactly what the rule forbids. When you do turn right, you must be in the extreme right-hand lane or a lane designated for right turns.

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

17. 17. A Nevada driver wants to take a phone call while driving. Under the handbook's phone rules, when is talking allowed?

    1. When using a hands-free accessory
    2. When the phone is held on speaker
    3. When driving slower than 25 mph
    4. When the call lasts under a minute
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    When using a hands-free accessory. Nevada prohibits using a handheld cell phone or other wireless device for voice communication unless it is used with a hands-free accessory. A separate rule bans manually sending, reading, searching the Internet or other non-voice communication, including texting. Holding the phone on speaker is still handheld use, and driving slowly or keeping the call short does not create an exception. The handbook does allow using the device to report an emergency when stopping would be inadvisable, impractical or dangerous.

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

18. 18. You see orange signs while driving on a Nevada highway. What should you do?

    1. Slow down and watch for workers and equipment
    2. Keep your speed; the signs are advisory only
    3. Change to the far left lane right away
    4. Turn on high beams to light the work area
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    Slow down and watch for workers and equipment. Work zones are identified with orange signs, cones and barrels. Whenever you see orange signs, the handbook says to slow down and watch for equipment and people working on the road, follow flaggers' instructions, and merge carefully and cooperatively. Orange speed limit signs are advisory and show slower, safer speeds, but that does not make the warning optional. Speeding fines double in work zones, and lanes often narrow or traffic may come to a complete stop.

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

19. 19. You are towing a trailer and reach an intersection with two left-turn lanes. Which lane should you use?

    1. The inside, left-hand lane
    2. Whichever lane is empty
    3. Both lanes, straddling them
    4. The right-hand turn lane
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    The right-hand turn lane. Trailers off-track, meaning they can drift into another lane during a turn. On a left turn, make sure you reach the center of the intersection before starting the turn. If there are two turning lanes, the handbook says to always take the right-hand turn lane, because starting in the inside lane may force you to swing right to make the turn, and drivers on your right may be hard to see. Straddling both lanes is not an option.

20. 20. You and a car approaching from your left reach an intersection with no signs or signals at about the same time. Who should usually go first?

    1. The other driver, on your left
    2. You, since you are on its right
    3. Whoever is moving faster
    4. The larger of the two vehicles
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    You, since you are on its right. At an intersection with no traffic signs or signals, the vehicle on the right should usually go first. Here you are on the other car's right, so that driver should yield and you may proceed with caution. Speed and vehicle size do not decide right-of-way. Remember that Nevada law only says who must yield; if the other driver does not stop, you must still do everything possible to avoid a crash.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of Way