Passing bicyclists — Nevada Permit Test

Passing bicyclists on the Nevada permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

With no other lane to move into, pass to the left of a bicycle at a safe distance of at least 3 feet, and do not move back right until safely clear of it.

A gust of wind or a pothole can push a rider sideways, and a car passing close will hit them.

If an adjacent lane does not exist, pass to the left of the bicycle at a safe distance, which must be at least three feet.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.48

When passing a cyclist, a motorist must move into the lane to the left if there is more than one lane in the same direction and doing so is reasonably safe.

Squeezing past a rider in the same lane leaves inches of room when a whole empty lane was there to use.

When passing a cyclist, a motorist must move into the lane to the left if more than one lane for traffic in the same direction exists and doing so is reasonably safe.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.48

Driving in a marked bicycle lane is prohibited.

Riders in a bike lane expect it to be theirs, and a car rolling into it can strike them from behind.

Traveling in a marked bicycle lane is prohibited.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p.48

On the test

With no lane to move into, how much room must you give a bicyclist when passing?

At least 3 feet. A gust of wind or a pothole can push a rider sideways, and a car passing close will hit them. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.48: “If an adjacent lane does not exist, pass to the left of the bicycle at a safe distance, which must be at least three feet.”

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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.