Nevada DMV Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Nevada test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. An officer directing traffic faces you and holds one hand up with the open palm toward your vehicle. What does the gesture mean?
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Answer D: Stop before reaching the officer
A raised open palm shown toward a driver is the standard signal to stop.
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2. A Nevada school zone uses flashing yellow lights, and the lights are switched off while classes are in session. Which limit applies then?
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Answer B: The limit posted for non-school hours
Where flashing yellow lights show when a Nevada school zone limit is in force, switching them off during class hours returns the road to the limit posted for non-school hours.
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3. At what distances does the Nevada handbook say a driver must switch from high beams to low beams?
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Answer B: 500 feet before an oncoming vehicle and 300 feet before a vehicle being followed
The Nevada handbook says to change to low beams at least 500 feet before any oncoming vehicle and 300 feet before any vehicle being followed.
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4. Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?
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Answer A: Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks the cross traffic when their signal turns green, so you wait behind the line.
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5. Which use of a phone does Nevada expressly permit while driving?
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Answer A: Touching the device to start or end a call
Nevada permits touching a phone to start or end a call and permits voice-operated navigation, but bans holding the device for conversation and bans manual texting and internet use.
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6. A yellow sign ahead of an underpass reads LOW CLEARANCE 12 FT 6 IN. What does the figure tell you?
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Answer B: The greatest height that can pass beneath the structure
The figure is the actual clearance available, so a vehicle taller than that must leave the road and take a marked alternative route.
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7. Another vehicle is passing you on a two-lane road. What should you do with your speed?
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Answer A: Hold your speed or ease off slightly to shorten the pass
Speeding up strands the passing driver in the oncoming lane, while a steady speed or a slight lift lets the pass finish quickly and safely.
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8. The only person offering you a ride home has been drinking. What should you do?
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Answer B: Do not get in; find another way home
A passenger in an impaired driver's vehicle shares all of the risk and can do nothing about it from the seat, so the only safe answer is another ride.
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9. A set of reversible express lanes is closed off with gates and signs while it runs the other way. What must you never do?
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Answer C: Enter past a closed gate or a sign showing the lanes are closed
When reversible lanes are closed they may already be carrying traffic in the opposite direction, so entering past a gate can put you head-on into that traffic.
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10. What does a Nevada driver gain by voluntarily completing a DMV-certified traffic safety course?
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Answer C: Three demerit points removed, if the driver has 3 to 11 points, once every 12 months
Nevada removes three demerit points for voluntary completion of a certified traffic safety school, only for drivers holding 3 to 11 points and only once every 12 months, and no credit is given when the course is part of a plea bargain.
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11. Why is it dangerous to make a left turn from the second lane from the center?
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Answer C: Because a driver in the lane beside you is turning into the same space
Drivers in the proper turn lane are entitled to that space, and turning across them puts two vehicles into one path through the intersection.
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12. A Nevada minor is found to be a habitual truant for the first time. What happens to the driving privilege?
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Answer D: It is suspended for 30 days to six months, or issuance is delayed 30 days
For a first habitual truancy offense Nevada suspends the license for at least 30 days but not more than six months, or delays issuance for 30 days; a second offense brings 60 days to one year.
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13. How is the yield sign shaped and colored?
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Answer C: A downward-pointing triangle with a wide red border and a red legend on white
The yield sign is a downward-pointing equilateral triangle with a wide red border and the legend in red on a white background, an outline used for no other message.
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14. You are on a two-lane road where a broken yellow line runs on your side of the center. What does that pattern allow?
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Answer C: Passing when the way ahead is clear and it is otherwise legal
A broken yellow center line marks a stretch where passing is permitted for traffic on that side when it can be completed safely.
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15. May you stop briefly across the sloped ramp that joins the sidewalk to the street at a corner?
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Answer B: No, that ramp must stay clear for people using wheelchairs
A curb ramp is the only way many people can get from the sidewalk to the crosswalk, so blocking it even briefly is prohibited.
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16. A bicyclist in the bike lane ahead of you signals and starts to move left toward the turn lane. What should you do?
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Answer A: Slow down and let the rider move across
A bicyclist who needs to leave the bike lane to turn left is changing lanes like any driver, and following traffic should make room.
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17. Where should a rear-facing infant seat never be placed?
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Answer C: In a front seat with an active passenger air bag
A deploying front air bag strikes the back of a rear-facing seat with enormous force. Rear-facing seats belong in the back seat.
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18. You park on level ground in a lot. Where should the front wheels be pointing?
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Answer C: Straight ahead, so the car would not veer if it moved
On the level the wheels go straight so that the car stays in its own space, and so that a shunt from behind does not send it across a lane.
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19. What must a Nevada minor stay free of for six months before a driver license is issued?
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Answer B: Any at-fault crash, moving violation conviction or alcohol or drug conviction
Nevada minors must remain free of at-fault crashes, moving violation convictions and any alcohol or drug conviction for six months before receiving a driver license.
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20. The posted limit is 55 mph, but heavy traffic and rain make that speed unsafe. What does the law expect of you?
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Answer D: You must slow to a speed that is safe for the conditions
The basic speed rule requires a speed that is reasonable for the traffic, weather and road, and that speed is often well below the posted maximum.
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21. How many demerit points within 12 months trigger an automatic license suspension in Nevada?
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Answer C: 12 or more points, causing a six-month suspension
Accumulating 12 or more demerit points within a 12-month period results in an automatic six-month suspension of the Nevada license.
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22. When may a Nevada driver use a handheld device to report an emergency?
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Answer D: When stopping the vehicle would be inadvisable, impractical or dangerous
Nevada allows handheld use to report an emergency when stopping the vehicle would be inadvisable, impractical or dangerous.
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23. What penalty applies to a first handheld cellphone or texting offense in Nevada?
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Answer A: $50, and it is not a moving violation
A first Nevada handheld cellphone or texting offense carries a $50 fine and is not treated as a moving violation, so no demerit points are added.
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24. A Nevada resident is convicted of a moving violation in another state. How does Nevada treat it?
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Answer D: The offense is added to the Nevada driving record but adds no demerit points
Nevada posts out-of-state convictions to the driving record, but out-of-state convictions do not add demerit points to a Nevada license.
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25. In a Nevada work zone, what is the difference between an orange speed limit sign and a black and white one?
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Answer C: Black and white signs are regulatory; orange signs are advisory
In Nevada work zones the black and white speed limit signs are regulatory, while orange speed limit signs are advisory and indicate slower, safer speeds.