Motorcycle driver cautions — Nevada Permit Test
Motorcycle driver cautions on the Nevada permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Because they are small, motorcycles are harder to see and may seem farther away than they really are.
A driver who turns across a motorcycle he thought was far off leaves the rider no time to stop.
Because of their smaller size, motorcycles are less visible and may appear to be farther away than they really are.
Turn signals do not cancel themselves on most motorcycles, so know what the rider is doing before you turn or change lanes based on the signal.
A rider who forgot a signal from a past turn may ride straight on as you pull out in front.
Turn signals are not self-canceling on most motorcycles.
When coming up behind a motorcycle, slow down sooner than you would for another vehicle and leave plenty of space.
A small bump from behind that would dent a car's bumper can throw a rider onto the road.
If you are coming up behind a motorcycle, slow down sooner than you would for another vehicle.
Always dim your headlights when approaching a motorcycle; riders steer by balance, so high-beam glare is more dangerous to them.
A rider blinded for a moment can lose balance and fall into your lane or off the road.
Always dim your headlights when approaching a motorcycle.
Leave even more following distance behind a motorcycle when it is raining or the road is slippery.
Rain and slick roads can drop a rider in an instant, and you need room to stop short of them.
Allow even more following distance when it is raining or the road is slippery.
On the test
Why can a motorcycle be closer than it looks?
Its small size makes it seem farther away. A driver who turns across a motorcycle he thought was far off leaves the rider no time to stop. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.63: “Because of their smaller size, motorcycles are less visible and may appear to be farther away than they really are.”
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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)