Pedestrian walking rules — Nevada Permit Test
Pedestrian walking rules on the Nevada permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians should walk on the side of the road facing traffic.
Facing traffic lets a walker see a car drifting toward them in time to step off the road.
If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians should walk on the side of the road facing the traffic.
A pedestrian already in the intersection when the signal starts flashing should finish crossing.
A walker who stops or turns back in the street stays in front of cars longer when the light changes.
If a pedestrian in the intersection when a signal starts flashing, they should finish crossing.
On the test
Where should you walk when a road has no sidewalk?
On the side facing oncoming traffic. Facing traffic lets a walker see a car drifting toward them in time to step off the road. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.66: “If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians should walk on the side of the road facing the traffic.”
How this works
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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)