Stopped emergency vehicle — Nevada Permit Test
Stopped emergency vehicle on the Nevada permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When approaching a stopped emergency, utility or service vehicle, unless a peace officer directs otherwise, slow to a reasonable speed below the posted limit, go with caution and be ready to stop.
Officers and tow drivers work inches from the lane, and a car at full speed has no time to miss them.
Decrease the vehicle speed to a speed that is reasonable and proper and less than the posted speed limit.
When approaching a stopped emergency, utility or service vehicle, drive in a lane not next to it if possible, unless conditions make that unsafe or impossible.
A driver who stays in the next lane passes close enough to clip an open door or a worker.
If possible, drive in a lane that is not adjacent to the lane in which the emergency vehicle is stopped unless the roadway, traffic, weather or other conditions make doing so unsafe or impossible.
The duty to slow down and move over for stopped vehicles also applies to anyone attending to a vehicle repair.
A driver changing a flat tire is bent over at the lane edge, and a passing car can strike them.
This also applies to anyone attending to a repair of a vehicle.
On the test
Approaching a stopped tow truck or police car, what speed must you slow to?
A reasonable speed below the posted limit. Officers and tow drivers work inches from the lane, and a car at full speed has no time to miss them. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.61: “Decrease the vehicle speed to a speed that is reasonable and proper and less than the posted speed limit.”
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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)