484B.607 - Duties of driver when approaching authorized emergency vehicle which is stopped and using flashing lights or tow car which is stopped and using flashing amber warning lights; penalty. - Nevada Statutes

484B.607  Duties of driver when approaching authorized emergency vehicle which is stopped and using flashing lights or tow car which is stopped and using flashing amber warning lights; penalty.

      1.  Upon approaching an authorized emergency vehicle which is stopped and is making use of flashing lights meeting the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 484A.480 or a tow car which is stopped and is making use of flashing amber warning lights meeting the requirements of NRS 484B.748, the driver of the approaching vehicle shall, in the absence of other direction given by a peace officer:

      (a) Decrease the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is:

             (1) Reasonable and proper, pursuant to the criteria set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 484B.600; and

             (2) Less than the posted speed limit, if a speed limit has been posted;

      (b) Proceed with caution;

      (c) Be prepared to stop; and

      (d) If possible, drive in a lane that is not adjacent to the lane in which the emergency vehicle or tow car is stopped, unless roadway, traffic, weather or other conditions make doing so unsafe or impossible.

      2.  A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 486; A 2009, 1096)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.364)