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Nevada Car / Permit: Traffic Laws practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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12 sample Traffic Laws questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. You are on an open highway and plan to change lanes. How far in advance should the signal be on?
Correct answer: 300 feet, about thirty car lengths
Highway and freeway speeds demand extra warning, so the handbook sets the lead at roughly thirty car lengths rather than the ten used in town.
2. How much clear sight distance does Nevada require in each direction before you make a U-turn?
Correct answer: 200 feet
If a curve, crest, rain or fog keeps you from seeing two hundred feet both ways, the U-turn is illegal because approaching drivers cannot see you either.
3. Which hand signal shows that you intend to turn right?
Correct answer: Left arm raised at the elbow to about a right angle
Bending the left arm upward at roughly ninety degrees is the right-turn signal. The palm faces forward so drivers behind can read it easily.
4. Your turn signal lamps have stopped working. Which arm position signals a left turn?
Correct answer: Left arm straight out the window
A straight, horizontal left arm out the driver's window is the hand signal for turning left when the lamps are out of order.
5. Where should you position your car for a left turn from a two-way street?
Correct answer: In the lane immediately to the right of the center line
Set up just right of the center line, then finish the turn in the nearest lane heading the way you want to go before changing lanes any farther.
6. Which of these U-turns is legal in Nevada?
Correct answer: Across a double yellow line where it is safe and otherwise lawful
Turning back across a double yellow is permitted when conditions make it safe and no rule bars it. One-way streets, fire station frontages and rail crossings are always off limits.
7. How do you signal by hand that you are slowing down or stopping?
Correct answer: Left arm extended downward with the palm facing behind you
Pointing the left arm toward the pavement with the palm turned to the rear tells following drivers that your speed is dropping or you are about to stop.
8. While waiting in an intersection to complete a left turn, how should your front wheels be aimed?
Correct answer: Kept pointing straight ahead until the turn actually begins
Holding the wheels straight means a rear-end hit pushes you forward rather than into oncoming traffic. Turn them only as you start moving through the turn.
9. How far ahead must you signal a turn on a Nevada city street?
Correct answer: 100 feet, roughly ten car lengths
In town the signal has to be on for about ten car lengths before the turn. On open highway the warning stretches to roughly thirty car lengths.
10. Nevada bans manually sending or reading messages while driving. Is there any exception?
Correct answer: Yes, to report an emergency when pulling over would be unsafe or impractical
Texting, searching the internet and other manual, non-voice use are forbidden. The one carve-out is reporting an emergency where stopping first would be dangerous or unworkable.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook — Chapter 3, Cell Phones and Texting
11. Which lane must you use when making a right turn in Nevada?
Correct answer: The far right travel lane or a lane marked for right turns
Right turns begin from the lane closest to the curb or from a marked turn lane, and you should finish in the right-hand lane of the street you enter.
12. What does Nevada law say about talking on a cellular phone while driving?
Correct answer: Voice calls are barred unless the phone is used with a hands-free accessory
Holding a phone to talk is prohibited. Voice conversations are permitted only through a hands-free setup that leaves the device out of your hand.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook — Chapter 3, Cell Phones and Texting
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