All 38 Nevada Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits In Nevada, the minimum age to obtain an instruction permit is:
Answer: 15½
You must be at least 15½ years old for a Nevada instruction permit.
The minimum age for a full Nevada driver license is:
Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 for a full Nevada driver license.
To obtain a Nevada instruction permit, you must pass a vision test and a:
Answer: Knowledge test
You must pass a vision test and the knowledge test.
A Nevada teen within 30 miles of a DMV-approved driver's-ed school must complete supervised driving of at least:
Answer: 50 hours (10 at night)
You need 50 hours of supervised experience, 10 of them at night.
A Nevada teen without access to driver's-ed classes must complete behind-the-wheel experience of at least:
Answer: 100 hours (10 in the dark)
Without a class, you need 100 hours of driving, 10 in the dark.
For the first 6 months, a young Nevada licensee may not carry passengers under 18 except:
Answer: Immediate family members
No passengers under 18 for the first 6 months except immediate family (NRS 483.2523).
A Nevada minor may not operate a motor vehicle between:
Answer: 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. (unless to/from a scheduled event)
No driving 10 p.m.–5 a.m. unless going to or from a scheduled event; in effect until 18.
In Nevada, you must carry your instruction permit:
Answer: With you whenever you are driving
Carry your permit with you whenever you drive.
To be licensed in Nevada you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required for licensing.
Speed Limits & Speed Management In Nevada, the speed limit in a school zone is typically:
Answer: 15 or 25 mph
School zones are 15 or 25 mph, in effect on school days around opening/closing.
In Nevada, business and residential areas typically have a speed limit of:
Answer: 25 mph
Business and residential areas are typically 25 mph.
Nevada reduced-speed areas going into towns are typically:
Answer: 35–45 mph
Reduced-speed areas entering towns are typically 35–45 mph.
Nevada urban freeways and rural highways are typically posted at:
Answer: 55–65 mph
Urban freeways and rural highways are typically 55–65 mph.
Nevada rural interstate freeways are posted at:
Answer: 70+ mph
Rural interstate freeways are 70+ mph.
On a Nevada road with two or more lanes the same direction, slower traffic must:
Answer: Move right and allow others to pass
Slower traffic must move right and let faster traffic pass.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law .02 under 21 .08 adult
In Nevada, you are Illegal Per Se (DUI) at an alcohol concentration of:
Answer: .08%
An alcohol concentration of .08% is Illegal Per Se in Nevada.
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A Nevada driver under 21 has their license revoked for 185 days at an alcohol concentration of:
Answer: .02% or more (but less than .08%)
Under-21 drivers lose their license 185 days at .02% or more but less than .08%.
A Nevada commercial driver is Illegal Per Se at an alcohol concentration of:
Answer: .04% or more
Commercial drivers are Illegal Per Se at .04% or more.
A Nevada DUI finding results in a license revocation of at least:
Answer: 185 days
A court DUI finding revokes your license for 185 days.
The only thing that lowers your alcohol concentration is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
If you plan to drink in Nevada, the safest choice is to:
Answer: Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
Line up a sober ride before you drink — 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.'
Sharing the Road Approaching a stopped emergency or listed vehicle in Nevada, you must decrease speed to less than the posted limit and:
Answer: Proceed with caution and move over if possible
Slow below the posted limit, proceed with caution, and move over a lane if possible.
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At a Nevada railroad crossing with a stop sign or an approaching train, you must stop at least:
Answer: 15 feet from the tracks
Stop at least 15 feet from the tracks.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in Nevada, you should:
Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
A motorcycle in Nevada is entitled to:
Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
In a Nevada crosswalk, you must let a pedestrian get:
Answer: Completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding
Wait until the pedestrian is completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding.
Vehicle Equipment In Nevada, wearing your seat belt is:
Answer: The law
Seat belts are the law in Nevada.
If your turn signals fail in Nevada, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
Nevada requires lap-type seat belts in the front seat of cars that are:
Answer: 1968 model or newer
Cars that are 1968 models or newer must have front-seat lap belts.
Signaling & Communication An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
In Nevada you must use headlights:
Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced
Use headlights at night and whenever visibility is low.
Safe Driving Nevada notes that driving faster saves very little time — traveling 5 miles at 70 vs 60 mph saves only about:
Answer: 43 seconds
Going 70 instead of 60 for 5 miles saves only about 43 seconds.
Nevada warns that driving too slowly can:
Answer: Be dangerous and impede traffic
Driving too slowly can be dangerous and impede other traffic.
If you become drowsy while driving in Nevada, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
A safe following distance in Nevada gives you:
Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Points & Penalties If you are involved in a crash in Nevada, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
After certain Nevada violations, you may be required to file proof of financial responsibility known as:
Answer: An SR-22
An SR-22 is proof of financial responsibility required after some violations.