Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - GETTING YOUR NEVADA DRIVER’S LICENSE .................................................6
New Nevada Residents ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Documents You Will Need
......................................................................................................................................8
Driver Authorization Card (DAC)
......................................................................................................................... 10
Testing ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Young Drivers ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Instruction Permits ................................................................................................................................................15
Passenger Restrictions and Curfews
..................................................................................................................... 15
Driver’s License Classications ............................................................................................................................ 16
Restrictions
...........................................................................................................................................................16
Endorsements ........................................................................................................................................................17
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) .................................................................................................................... 17
Motorcycle Instruction Permit and License
..........................................................................................................18
Renewals
................................................................................................................................................................19
Restricted License ..................................................................................................................................................19
Change of Address or Name .................................................................................................................................. 19
Duplicate License ...................................................................................................................................................20
Identication Cards ................................................................................................................................................20
Veteran Designation ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Organ Donors .........................................................................................................................................................21
Human Trafcking – No Child for Sale ................................................................................................................ 22
Fees ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
CHAPTER 2 - BUCKLE UP
....................................................................................................25
Unattended Children and Pets ................................................................................................................................25
Traveling with Babies and Children ......................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 3 - DRIVING SAFELY
..........................................................................................27
Getting Ready to Drive .......................................................................................................................................... 27
The Rules of the Road ............................................................................................................................................28
Signs, Signals and Markings ..................................................................................................................................28
Right-of-Way ........................................................................................................................................................ 34
Controlling Speed .................................................................................................................................................35
Freeway Driving ...................................................................................................................................................36
Ramp Meters ..................................................................................................................................................36
Active Trafc Management Signs ................................................................................................................... 37
High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes ...................................................................................................................... 39
Anti-Lock Braking Systems ..................................................................................................................................40
Stopping ................................................................................................................................................................41
Defensive Driving Tips
.........................................................................................................................................42
Cell Phones and Texting
........................................................................................................................................43
What to Do if You Are Stopped by Law Enforcement ......................................................................................... 43
Roundabouts .........................................................................................................................................................44
Signaling, Turning, Lane Changes and Passing .................................................................................................... 45
Signaling
..........................................................................................................................................................45
Turning
............................................................................................................................................................ 45
Lane Changes .................................................................................................................................................. 46
U-Turns ............................................................................................................................................................46
Passing Another Vehicle ..................................................................................................................................47
Passing Bicyclists
............................................................................................................................................48
Passing Parked Vehicles
.................................................................................................................................. 48