NV Permit Practice Test 4

All 20 questions in test 4

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1. 1. Where and how must a Nevada child under age two ride?

   1. Forward facing in the front seat
   2. In a booster seat anywhere
   3. Rear facing in the back seat
   4. On an adult's lap if the trip is short
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   Rear facing in the back seat. Nevada requires children under two to be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system in the back seat. A forward-facing seat, a booster, or the front seat all break the rule, and the handbook says a child should never be held in a lap or share one belt with someone else. An airbag can strike a front seat infant seat at 200 mph, which is why infants never ride in front of one.

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

2. 2. A Nevada teen lives more than 30 miles from any approved driver's education school and has no internet access for an online class. What must the teen complete instead?

   1. 100 hours of driving, 10 of them in the dark
   2. 50 hours of driving, all in daylight
   3. A 30 hour classroom course by mail
   4. Nothing; the requirement is waived
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   100 hours of driving, 10 of them in the dark. When no approved school is within 30 miles and an online class is not possible, the teen must complete 100 hours of behind the wheel experience, 10 of them in the dark. For a motorcycle license, all 100 hours must be in daylight. The 50 hour figure is for teens near a school, a mail classroom course is not the alternative, and the requirement is not waived.

   Study this in the handbook: Tests and Driver Education

3. 3. A stop sign blocks your view of the cross street. What should you do before proceeding?

   1. Sound the horn and continue without checking
   2. Accelerate through because the sign already stopped you
   3. Move forward slowly until you can see whether it is safe
   4. Turn around before reaching the intersection
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   Move forward slowly until you can see whether it is safe. A stop sign still requires a full stop behind the sign, crosswalk, or stop line. When the cross street cannot be seen, Nevada directs the driver to move forward slowly only far enough to determine when entering is safe. Accelerating through treats limited visibility as permission, and a horn does not replace checking for cross traffic or pedestrians. Turning around is unnecessary. The useful sequence is stop first, creep forward with control, check the roadway, then yield before crossing or turning.

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

4. 4. When may a driver turn left at a red light in Nevada?

   1. Whenever the light has been red for more than five seconds
   2. When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street moving left, after stopping and yielding
   3. From any two-way street when no vehicle is close
   4. Without signaling if the destination street is empty
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   When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street moving left, after stopping and yielding. Nevada permits a left turn on red only from a one-way street onto another one-way street carrying traffic to the left, unless a sign, arrow, or officer forbids it. The driver must signal, stop completely, and yield to pedestrians and other traffic moving as directed. Time spent waiting does not create permission, and an empty-looking road cannot change a two-way street into a one-way street. Verify both street directions before considering this exception.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic Signals and Arrows

5. 5. An oncoming vehicle is traveling in your lane. Which direction should you move while slowing and warning its driver?

   1. Into the lane the other vehicle just left
   2. Toward the center line to encourage it back
   3. Straight ahead without changing position
   4. As far to the right as you safely can
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   As far to the right as you safely can. Nevada advises slowing, sounding the horn, flashing the headlights, and pulling as far right as safely possible when an oncoming vehicle enters your lane. Do not move into the lane that vehicle left. Its driver may realize the mistake and suddenly return there. The tempting open space on the other side is therefore not the escape direction the handbook gives. Keep the response focused on reducing speed, warning the other driver, and moving right within what is safe.

   Study this in the handbook: Driving Emergencies and Flash Floods

6. 6. In Nevada, what kind of information does a brown highway sign give?

   1. Driver services, such as food and lodging
   2. Direction to the nearest hospital
   3. A warning of road construction ahead
   4. Recreation and scenic area information
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   Recreation and scenic area information. Nevada uses brown on highway signs for recreation and scenic area information. A brown sign points you toward places such as parks and scenic areas. Blue is a different color with a different job: blue signs show driver services, such as food and lodging. Orange signs warn of road construction or repair. Because each color has a standard meaning, you can tell what a sign is about before you are close enough to read all of its words.

   Study this in the handbook: Sign Colors and Shapes

7. 7. At the pictured YIELD sign, may you continue without a full stop?

   
   1. Yes, when it is safe and the required traffic has been yielded to
   2. No, a full stop is always mandatory
   3. Yes, but only when turning left
   4. No, unless another driver waves you through
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   Yes, when it is safe and the required traffic has been yielded to. A YIELD sign permits a driver to proceed without a full stop when doing so is safe, but the driver must slow down and yield to pedestrians, through traffic, and drivers already on the highway. Saying that every approach requires a full stop applies STOP sign behavior to a different control. The sign does not limit the exception to left turns, and a wave from another driver cannot replace checking every direction. Slow before the intersection, look for crossing users and traffic, then stop only when safety or the traffic situation requires it.

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

8. 8. A Nevada pedestrian sees a flashing Don't Walk signal without a countdown timer before stepping off the curb. What should happen?

   1. The pedestrian should start before the hand becomes steady
   2. The pedestrian must not begin crossing
   3. The pedestrian may cross if the nearest lane is empty
   4. The pedestrian should wait in the roadway for the next cycle
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   The pedestrian must not begin crossing. A flashing Don't Walk or raised-hand indication without a countdown timer means a pedestrian may not begin crossing. Someone who entered lawfully may continue toward a curb, sidewalk, safety zone, or other safe place. The empty-lane choice ignores the signal, and waiting in the roadway creates a needless hazard. Starting before the hand becomes steady is also not the rule. Drivers should remain alert for people finishing a lawful crossing, while pedestrians should look for a WALK indication before entering.

9. 9. What do Nevada regulatory signs communicate?

   
   1. Traffic laws and regulations
   2. Only scenic information
   3. Warnings about every railroad crossing
   4. The location of private driveways
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   Traffic laws and regulations. Nevada says regulatory signs inform drivers of traffic laws and regulations, and drivers must obey them. Scenic information and route guidance belong to other sign purposes, while railroad warnings identify a specific hazard rather than the general regulatory category. A private driveway is not what defines a regulatory sign. Use the sign's wording, symbol, shape, and color together, then follow the instruction even if the roadway appears empty. The key cue is the word regulatory: it signals a rule that controls driver behavior.

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

10. 10. Which condition must a Nevada driver consider when applying the Basic Rule for speed?

    1. Only the number printed on the nearest speed-limit sign
    2. The color of the vehicle behind the driver
    3. The amount and type of traffic
    4. Whether the radio is tuned to a local station
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    The amount and type of traffic. The Basic Rule is broader than reading a speed sign. Nevada tells drivers to consider traffic, weather, visibility, the road surface, and the type of road before deciding how fast to travel. The choice “Only the number printed on the nearest speed-limit sign” leaves out the conditions that can make a legal posted speed dangerous. For example, a narrow, crowded road calls for more caution than an empty straight roadway. Scan traffic and pavement as part of the speed decision, and remember that a safe speed may be below the posted maximum.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed Limits and School Zones

11. 11. An emergency vehicle approaches a Nevada driver with its siren sounding. What should the driver do?

    
    1. Stop immediately in the middle of the intersection
    2. Drive to the right side, clear of the intersection, and stop
    3. Continue at the same speed if the emergency vehicle can pass
    4. Turn left across traffic to reach the nearest shoulder
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    Drive to the right side, clear of the intersection, and stop. When an emergency vehicle uses a siren or flashing lights, Nevada requires other drivers to move immediately to the right side, clear of any intersection, and stop until it passes. Stopping in the intersection can block the emergency path and create another hazard. The same-speed choice leaves the driver moving when the law calls for a stop. Check mirrors often, signal the move, and keep the intersection exit open before pulling over. Resume only after the emergency vehicle has passed and the roadway is safe.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of Way

12. 12. How can a Nevada DUI offender have driving privileges reinstated immediately?

    1. By getting a license with an ignition interlock restriction and installing the device at their own expense
    2. By paying double fines
    3. By completing traffic school
    4. By waiting 30 days
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    By getting a license with an ignition interlock restriction and installing the device at their own expense. Nevada allows DUI offenders' driving privileges to be reinstated immediately if they are issued a license with an ignition interlock restriction and install an interlock in any vehicle they drive, at their own expense. Paying extra fines or taking traffic school does not reinstate a DUI revocation, and there is no simple 30 day wait. Young drivers who become first time DUI offenders face the same penalties as drivers over 21.

    Study this in the handbook: DUI Laws and Penalties

13. 13. What speed-related danger does Nevada's handbook identify during heavy rainfall?

    1. Wet roads make stopping distances shorter
    2. Tires gain traction above 55 mph
    3. Hydroplaning occurs only below 15 mph
    4. Hydroplaning can begin between 35 and 55 mph
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    Hydroplaning can begin between 35 and 55 mph. The handbook warns that many cars begin to lose traction and hydroplane between 35 and 55 mph in heavy rainfall. Once tires ride on water instead of gripping pavement, steering and braking control can disappear quickly. The higher-speed traction claim and the low-speed-only claim contradict that stated range. Wet pavement also lengthens stopping, rather than shortening it. When rain becomes heavy, lower speed before water gathers, avoid abrupt steering, and allow more space ahead so a loss of grip is less likely to become a collision.

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

14. 14. Where parallel parking is allowed, how close to a fire hydrant may you park in Nevada?

    1. No closer than 15 feet
    2. No closer than 5 feet
    3. No closer than 10 feet
    4. No closer than 20 feet
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    No closer than 15 feet. Nevada lists the places where you may not park your car, and one of them is within 15 feet of a fire hydrant in a place where parallel parking is permitted. Where angle parking is permitted, the handbook gives a larger distance of 20 feet. Before you park near a hydrant, check what kind of parking the space allows and leave the required distance. This rule is about space around the hydrant, not the 18 inch limit for how close your wheels should be to the curb.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

15. 15. What must drivers do at a flashing yellow arrow?

    1. Stop and wait for a solid green arrow
    2. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians before turning
    3. Turn immediately because the movement is protected
    4. Yield only to vehicles behind them
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    Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians before turning. A flashing yellow arrow permits a turn only after the driver yields to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. The arrow does not protect the movement, even though the signal is yellow rather than red. Turning immediately can cut across a person in the crosswalk or an approaching vehicle. Slow enough to see the conflict area, yield to those with priority, and complete the turn only when the path is clear. Remember that the arrow flashes yellow because caution and yielding remain necessary.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic Signals and Arrows

16. 16. You park facing downhill on a Nevada street. Which way should you turn your front tires?

    1. Away from the curb or shoulder
    2. Straight ahead
    3. Toward the middle of the road
    4. Toward or into the curb or road shoulder
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    Toward or into the curb or road shoulder. When parking on a hill, Nevada tells you to turn your front tires so that if your vehicle should start to roll, it will move away from traffic or into the curb. When your vehicle is headed downhill, turn your front tires toward or into the curb or road shoulder. This works with or without a curb. Uphill parking is different: with a curb, the tires turn away from it. Always set your parking brake as well.

17. 17. What does a blue Nevada highway sign like this one tell you about?

    
    1. Recreation and scenic areas
    2. A school zone ahead
    3. Driver services, such as food and lodging
    4. A traffic law you must obey
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    Driver services, such as food and lodging. Nevada uses blue on highway signs for driver services, such as food and lodging. When you see a blue sign near an exit, it is telling you where you can find services you may need on a trip. Brown signs are different: they point out recreation and scenic area information. School zones and school crossings use a five-sided pentagon shape, and traffic laws appear on white regulatory signs. Use the color to tell what kind of information the sign gives.

    Study this in the handbook: Sign Colors and Shapes

18. 18. Unless traveling to or from a scheduled event, during what hours does Nevada's minor-driver curfew apply?

    1. 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    2. 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
    3. 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
    4. Midnight to 7 a.m.
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    10 p.m. to 5 a.m.. Nevada's minor-driver curfew runs from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., unless the minor is driving to or from a scheduled event. The handbook says the rule remains in effect until the driver turns 18, regardless of when the license was issued. Each alternate range shifts one or both endpoints and therefore describes a different restriction. A teen planning a late drive should check both the clock and the purpose of the trip: outside a trip to or from a scheduled event, driving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. is not allowed.

    Study this in the handbook: Instruction Permits and Teen Restrictions

19. 19. Which combination describes Nevada motorcycle instruction-permit practice?

    1. Any hour and any roadway if the permit holder wears a helmet
    2. Night practice allowed, one passenger required, and freeways preferred
    3. Daylight only, one passenger allowed, and freeways permitted
    4. Daylight only, no passengers, and no freeways or other high-speed roadways
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    Daylight only, no passengers, and no freeways or other high-speed roadways. Nevada limits motorcycle instruction-permit practice to daylight hours, prohibits passengers, and bars freeways or other high-speed roadways. A helmet is required when riding a motorcycle, but helmet use does not cancel the permit limits. The other combinations each change at least one condition by allowing night riding, a passenger, or freeway travel. Permit holders must also ride under direct visual supervision of a qualified licensed motorcycle driver. The practical check is to confirm the time, passenger seat, roadway type, and supervising rider before starting.

20. 20. What can happen to a Nevada young driver's license for a firearm violation under NRS 202.300?

    1. A $25 fine
    2. Suspension or delayed issuance for up to one year
    3. Nothing, it is unrelated to driving
    4. A 10 day suspension
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    Suspension or delayed issuance for up to one year. A young driver's license can be suspended, or its issuance delayed, for up to one year for handling or possessing a firearm or having one under their control in violation of NRS 202.300. Repeated school related offenses under NRS 392.148 bring a suspension of at least 60 days and up to a year. Young first time DUI offenders face the same penalties as adults.

    Study this in the handbook: Tests and Driver Education