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Page 1 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20704 – June 2026 NEVADA SMART DRIVER™ COURSE STATE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: NEVADA UNIT 2 – How Do We Navigate Changes? Driving While Impaired - Participant Guidebook Page 14 • Drivers will be automatically considered under the influence if they have a BAC of .08 or more. However, you can still be convicted of a DUI if your BAC is below this level, if there is sufficient evidence that your driving was impaired. • Drivers will be considered under the influence if they operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating drugs. • Officers may conduct a preliminary roadside analysis of a driver's breath prior to arrest if they have reason to believe that the driver is intoxicated. Refusal of this test will result in arrest. • Drivers consent to chemical tests of their blood, breath, or urine if reasonably suspected of driving under the influence when they operate a motor vehicle. A license will be revoked if the driver fails to submit this test. • Courts may require drivers convicted of a DUI to install an ignition interlock device. UNIT 3 – Are We Ready to Drive? Child Safety Seats - Participant Guidebook Page 37 • Children less than 6 years of age and 57 inches tall must be secured in an approved child restraint system that is appropriate for the size and weight of the child and securely installed in the vehicle. • Children less than 2 years of age must be in a rear-facing child restraint system that is appropriate for the size and weight of the child and securely installed in the vehicle. • Children less than 2 years of age must be in a back seat unless special health care needs require the child to ride in the front, all back seats are in use by other children less than 2 years of age, or the vehicle does not have back seats. Construction Signs and Construction Zones - Participant Guidebook Page 49 • Parking is prohibited next to or opposite any highway construction zone. • Penalties are doubled for traffic violations in a construction zone. • Drivers must follow a flagger's directions. Railroad Grade Crossings - Participant Guidebook Page 56 • It is illegal to drive around a railroad crossing gate, even if there is no train. • Drivers must stop at least 15 feet from the tracks, but no more than 50 feet away. • It is illegal to pass another vehicle within 100 feet of a railroad crossing. • It is illegal to park within 50 feet of railroad tracks. UNIT 4 – Are We Smart on the Road?

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