Nevada: Freeway driving — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “On a metered freeway ramp, how are High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) bypass lanes marked?” · “How many persons must be in a car to use an HOV lane?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Nevada Driver's Handbook" (March 2024 (DMV 700)), Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
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On a metered freeway ramp, how are High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) bypass lanes marked?
- With a diamond on the pavement
- With a solid red stripe
- With a white arrow on a green background
- With a double yellow line
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Correct answer: With a diamond on the pavement
HOV bypass lanes, also known as carpool lanes, are marked with a diamond on the pavement and are not metered.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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Who may use the HOV ramp meter bypass lane without stopping?
- Only vehicles carrying three or more people
- Only buses and commercial vehicles
- Drivers in a carpool of two or more people
- Any driver who signals before entering the lane
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Correct answer: Drivers in a carpool of two or more people
If you are in a carpool of two or more people, you may use the HOV ramp meter bypass lane without stopping.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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When will overhead freeway signals be used?
- Anytime there are lane closures or reduced speed limits
- Only when a crash has blocked every lane of the freeway
- Only during weekday rush hours on busy urban freeways
- Only when construction crews are working in a marked work zone
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Correct answer: Anytime there are lane closures or reduced speed limits
These signals are used anytime there are lane closures or reduced speed limits due to construction, debris, a crash or any other reason that becomes necessary.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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As a driver gets closer to a crash, what do the overhead freeway signals provide?
- The names of the exits that remain open past the crash
- A warning to stop and wait for emergency crews
- Updated information about lane closures and reduced speed limits
- A countdown of the minutes until the lanes will reopen
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Correct answer: Updated information about lane closures and reduced speed limits
As a driver gets closer to the crash, the signals provide updated information regarding lane closures and reduced speed limits.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What do the overhead freeway signals indicate once drivers pass a crash?
- That the left lane stays closed for the next mile
- That all lanes are once again open
- That the speed limit stays reduced for the next mile
- That only the carpool lane is open
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Correct answer: That all lanes are once again open
Once drivers pass the crash, the signals indicate all lanes are once again open.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is a stated goal of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes?
- To encourage ridesharing and public transportation
- To give faster travel to drivers who drive alone
- To provide extra parking space for buses and carpools
- To keep trucks off the other lanes of the roadway
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Correct answer: To encourage ridesharing and public transportation
HOV lanes exist to give drivers an incentive to use ridesharing and public transportation, which also removes congestion from the normal lanes.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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How many persons must be in a car to use an HOV lane?
- One or more
- Three or more
- Two or more
- Four or more
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Correct answer: Two or more
The rules of HOV lanes require 2 or more persons per vehicle.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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When do HOV lane restrictions apply?
- At all hours of every day in every segment
- The hours vary and are posted on regulatory signs
- Only during the morning commute on weekdays
- Only when a lighted sign above the lane is on
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Correct answer: The hours vary and are posted on regulatory signs
HOV hours vary, so you must read the regulatory signs for each segment of the lane.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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Which of these may use an HOV lane even though only one person is aboard?
- An electric car with only the driver
- A taxi or rideshare car with only the driver
- A passenger car carrying the driver and a pet
- A motorcycle
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Correct answer: A motorcycle
Motorcycles are eligible to use HOV lanes, even with only one person aboard.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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Which of these vehicles is eligible to use an HOV lane regardless of how many persons are aboard?
- An emergency vehicle responding to an emergency
- An electric car carrying only the driver
- A taxi or rideshare car with only the driver
- A passenger car carrying the driver and a pet
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Correct answer: An emergency vehicle responding to an emergency
Emergency vehicles responding to an emergency are eligible to use HOV lanes.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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In the HOV lane rules, what must the two or more persons in a vehicle be?
- Licensed drivers; babies do not count
- Adults only; children do not count
- Human beings; pets do not count
- Anyone aboard, including pets
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Correct answer: Human beings; pets do not count
The HOV rules say the 2 or more persons must be human, not pets, and babies count as persons.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What does a double solid white line beside a carpool lane mean?
- You may cross it only to pass slower traffic
- You may cross it only when the lane is empty
- The carpool lane is closed to all vehicles
- You cannot cross it to enter or exit the lane
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Correct answer: You cannot cross it to enter or exit the lane
A double solid white line means you cannot cross the lines to enter or exit the car pool lane.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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Where may you enter or exit a carpool lane?
- Where there is a broken white line
- Anywhere there is a double solid white line
- Anywhere you can safely signal and merge
- Only at the beginning and end of the freeway
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Correct answer: Where there is a broken white line
Carpool lanes have specific entry and exit locations, and you can enter or exit where there is a broken white line.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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Where should you start slowing down when leaving a freeway?
- As soon as you see the exit sign on the freeway
- Just after you pass the exit number sign
- Once you are in the deceleration lane
- Right after you signal, in the lane you are in
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Correct answer: Once you are in the deceleration lane
Avoid slowing down on the freeway itself; wait until you are in the deceleration lane.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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In the deceleration lane, how should you slow down?
- Quickly, to a stop before entering the exit ramp
- Gradually, until your speed matches the posted exit ramp speed
- Gradually, until you reach the speed of freeway traffic
- By braking hard just before the exit sign
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Correct answer: Gradually, until your speed matches the posted exit ramp speed
In the deceleration lane you slow down gradually until your speed matches the posted exit ramp speed.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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How far before a freeway exit should you signal and move into the proper lane?
- Half a mile
- A quarter mile
- 1,000 feet
- A mile or more
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Correct answer: A mile or more
Signal and move into the proper lane a mile or more before the exit.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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How are most freeway exits identified to help you spot the one you want?
- They are numbered
- They are lettered
- They are color-coded
- They are named only
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Correct answer: They are numbered
Most exits are numbered to help you quickly spot the one you want, and the numbers are usually listed on major freeway signs.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What should you do if you miss your freeway exit ramp?
- Stop on the shoulder and back up to the exit ramp
- Turn around at the next opening in the median
- Take the next exit and return in the opposite direction
- Slow down and cut across the lanes to the ramp
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Correct answer: Take the next exit and return in the opposite direction
Never turn around or back up; go to the next exit, get back on the freeway in the opposite direction, and return to the exit.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)