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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. On a highway that has one lane for traveling in each direction, where passing is unsafe because of traffic traveling in the opposite direction or other conditions, the driver or operator of a slow-moving vehicle, behind which five or more vehicles are formed in a line, shall, to allow the vehicles following behind to proceed, turn off the roadway:
(a) At the nearest place designated as a turnout by signs erected by the public authority having jurisdiction over the highway; or
(b) In the absence of such a designated turnout, at the nearest place where:
(1) Sufficient area for a safe turnout exists; and
(2) The circumstances and conditions are such that the driver or operator is able to turn off the roadway in a safe manner.
2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
3. As used in this section, “slow-moving vehicle” means a vehicle that is traveling at a rate of speed which is less than the posted speed limit for the highway or portion of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484B.630. Circumstances in which driver or operator of slow-moving vehicle has duty to turn off roadway; penalty - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-43-public-safety-vehicles-watercraft/nv-rev-st-484b-630/
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