A Las Vegas driver is facing a charge of reckless driving resulting in death after an accident on Bonanza Road late last month. The driver was reportedly going 82 mph before the deadly crash in a 35 mph zone. Reckless driving puts everyone on the road in danger. But what exactly is reckless driving? To answer that question, we are going to discuss Nevada’s reckless driving laws.
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Nevada’s Reckless Driving Law
Nevada’s reckless driving law is Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 484B.653. Under NRS 484B.653, it is unlawful for a person to:
- Drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
- Drive a vehicle in an unauthorized speed contest on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
- Organize an unauthorized speed contest on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
- Drive a vehicle in an unauthorized trick driving display on a public highway.
- Facilitate an unauthorized trick driving display on a public highway.
A violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (d) or of subsection 1 of NRS 484B.550 constitutes reckless driving.
Failure to Stop
As mentioned above, a violation of NRS 484B.550(1) also constitutes reckless driving. NRS 484B.550(1) provides the following:
- Except as otherwise provided in this section, the driver of a motor vehicle on a highway or premises to which the public has access who willfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a peace officer in a readily identifiable vehicle of any police department or regulatory agency, when given a signal to bring the vehicle to a stop is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Other Forms of Reckless Driving
In Nevada, there are other traffic violations that may constitute reckless driving. The following violations constitute reckless driving and are subject to reckless driving penalties if the driver, while committing the violation, causes a collision with any of the following:
- A pedestrian
- A person riding a bicycle
- A person riding an electric bicycle
- A person riding an electric scooter
Failure to Drive with Due Care with Respect to Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Subsections 1 to 5 of NRS 484B.270 require a driver to yield the right-of-way to and exercise due care around the following:
- A pedestrian
- A person riding a bicycle
- A person riding an electric bicycle
- A person riding an electric scooter
Failure to Drive with Due Care with Respect to Pedestrians
NRS 484B.280 requires a driver to do the following:
- Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian.
- Give an audible warning with the horn to avoid a collision.
- Exercise proper caution upon observing a pedestrian near a bus stop, school zone, or roadway.
Failure to Yield the Right-Of-Way to Pedestrians
Paragraphs (a) or (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 484B.283 require a driver to do the following:
- When there are no traffic-control devices, yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing within a crosswalk.
- Look for pedestrians crossing before overtaking a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk at an intersection.
Failure to Obey a School Crossing Guard
Under NRS 484B.350, a driver must do the following:
- Stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard.
- Not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including the school crossing guard.
Failure to Drive Safely in a School Zone
A driver violates subsections 1 to 4 of NRS 484B.363 by doing any of the following:
- Speeding in a school zone
- Making a U-turn in a school zone or school crossing zone when children are present or school is in session.
- Overtaking and passing another vehicle in a school zone or school crossing zone when children are present or school is in session.
Speeding
Subsection 1 of NRS 484B.600 makes it illegal for a driver to drive at:
- A rate of speed greater than is reasonable or proper, having due regard for the traffic, surface and width of the highway, the weather, and other highway conditions.
- Such a rate of speed as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person.
- A rate of speed greater than that posted by a public authority for the particular portion of highway being traversed.
- A rate of speed that results in the injury of another person or of any property.
- A rate of speed greater than 80 miles per hour.
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