Demerit point values — Nevada Permit Test

Reckless driving costs 8 demerit points on a Nevada driving record.

A driver racing through traffic gives others no time to react, and the crash often hurts people who did nothing wrong.

Reckless driving ............................................................................................ 8

Careless driving costs 6 demerit points on a Nevada driving record.

A driver whose mind drifts off the road can drift into a person crossing or a car slowing ahead.

Careless driving ............................................................................................ 6

Failing to give information or render aid at the scene of a crash costs 6 demerit points.

A hurt person left at the roadside may wait for help that the driver who hit them should have called.

Failure to give information or render aid at the scene of a crash .................... 6

Following too closely costs 4 demerit points.

When the car ahead brakes hard, a driver right behind it has no room to stop and slams into it.

Following too closely...................................................................................... 4

Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign costs 4 demerit points.

Running a red light puts your car in the path of cross traffic that has the green and is not slowing.

Disobeying traffic signal or stop sign ............................................................. 4

Failing to dim headlights costs 2 demerit points.

High beams in an oncoming driver's eyes can blind them for seconds as they pass you.

Failure to dim headlights .............................................................................. 2

How many demerit points does reckless driving cost in Nevada?

8 points. A driver racing through traffic gives others no time to react, and the crash often hurts people who did nothing wrong. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.78: “Reckless driving ............................................................................................ 8”