A 3-minute lesson from the Nevada course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable people on the road. Drivers must use due care, and pedestrians must not make a crash impossible to avoid. People who are blind or visually impaired get special protection.
Know the rule
Motorists must exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, and pedestrians must not put a motorist in a position that makes a collision impossible to avoid.
A person who is blind or visually impaired, crossing on foot with a white cane or guide animal, has the right-of-way at all times on any Nevada road. Yield, stop fully if necessary, and take precautions (NRS 484B.290).
No one under 18 may ride on a flatbed truck or in a pickup bed on a paved highway — except in a parade authorized by a local authority, or while farming or ranching.
A woman with a white cane waits at a corner. Stop within 5 feet of the crosswalk, stay quiet — no honking or calling out — and wait a few seconds. If she steps back and pulls in her cane, she's letting you know to go.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How close should you stop your vehicle to a crosswalk when yielding to a pedestrian who is blind or visually impaired?
No more than 20 feet from the crosswalk
At least 15 feet from the crosswalk
No more than five feet from the crosswalk
As close as physically possible
Answer: No more than five feet from the crosswalk
Don't stop more than five feet from the crosswalk; the pedestrian uses your engine sound as a guide.