Anti lock brakes — Nevada Permit Test

Anti lock brakes on the Nevada permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

With four-wheel ABS, push the brake pedal down hard, hold it down firmly and steer where you want the car to go.

Drivers who pump ABS brakes from old habit take longer to stop and may hit what they swerved for.

In simple terms, all drivers must do is brake and steer: push the brake pedal down hard, hold it down firmly and steer in the direction you want the car to go.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

Removing steady pressure from the brake pedal or pumping the brakes turns off the ABS.

A driver who pumps an ABS pedal shuts off the system just when the wheels start to lock.

Drivers should be aware that removing steady pressure from the brake pedal or pumping the brakes will disengage, or “turn off,” the ABS.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

If the ABS symbol stays lighted on the dashboard long after the car has started, your ABS is not working.

A driver who counts on ABS that has failed may lock the wheels and slide in a hard stop.

You will know your ABS is not working if the ABS symbol stays lighted on the dashboard long after the car has started.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

The conventional brakes keep working even when the ABS does not.

A driver who thinks the car has no brakes may panic and steer off the road instead of braking.

The conventional brakes will continue to work even when the ABS does not.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

When braking with ABS, do not turn the steering wheel hard or jerk it in one direction.

Jerking the wheel too far can throw the car onto the shoulder or into the emergency lane.

Turn the steering wheel hard or jerk it in one direction.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

With rear-wheel ABS, if the front wheels lock, let up on the brake pedal just enough for them to roll again and regain steering.

Locked front wheels cannot steer, so the truck slides straight into whatever is ahead.

If this happens, you should let up on the brake pedal just enough to allow the front wheels to start rolling again to regain steering control.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40

On the test

How do you stop in an emergency with four-wheel ABS?

Press hard, hold it down and steer. Drivers who pump ABS brakes from old habit take longer to stop and may hit what they swerved for. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.40: “In simple terms, all drivers must do is brake and steer: push the brake pedal down hard, hold it down firmly and steer in the direction you want the car to go.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Nevada Driver Handbook, published by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.