Curb colors — Nevada Permit Test
Curb colors on the Nevada permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A red curb means no stopping, standing, or parking.
Red curbs guard fire lanes, hydrants and corners, where a parked car blocks a fire truck or hides a child.
Red means no stopping, standing or parking; local laws apply.
A white curb usually allows a very short stop only to pick up or drop off passengers or to drop mail in a mailbox.
A car left at a white curb blocks the next car stopping to let someone out, who then stops in traffic.
White usually indicates you are allowed a very short stop only to take on or let off passengers, or to drop mail in a mailbox.
A green curb allows parking for a limited time, usually shown on a sign.
Spaces near shops are shared by many drivers, and a car left all day keeps everyone else circling the block.
Green allows you to park for a limited time.
A yellow curb means a loading zone, and its rules depend on local laws.
Delivery trucks that find their loading zone full end up double-parked, blocking a lane of traffic.
Yellow means a loading zone and rules depend on local laws.
A blue curb marks handicapped parking areas.
A driver who needs a wheelchair lift cannot get out of the car if the one wide space near the door is taken.
Blue designates handicapped parking areas.
On the test
What does a red curb mean?
No stopping, standing, or parking. Red curbs guard fire lanes, hydrants and corners, where a parked car blocks a fire truck or hides a child. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.48: “Red means no stopping, standing or parking; local laws apply.”
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NV.pdf (Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NV.pages.txt (plain pdftotext, the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NV-exam.html (Nevada DMV, Written Knowledge Test page, https://dmv.nv.gov/wtestteens.htm, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.nv.gov/dlhandbook.htm (read 2026-10-04; links the handbook)