Car Rental Las Vegas
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Driving Regulations In Nevada
Visitors And Driver License Requirements
A non-resident, such as an out of state student, tourist or seasonal resident must have a valid license from home state, province or country and must comply with Nevada traffic and financial responsibility laws.
Seat Belt And Child Safety Seat Usage
All drivers and passengers must use seat belts. Children under the age of 5 years who weigh less than 40 lbs must ride in a federally approved child safety seat.
Speed Limits In Nevada
Here are maximum speed limit examples given by the DMV of Nevada.
| Area |
Limit |
| Rural Interstate |
70 MPH |
| Urban Freeway/Rural Highways |
65 MPH |
| Reduced Speeds Entering Towns |
45 MPH |
| Business and Residential |
25 MPH |
| School Zones |
15 MPH |
Drinking And Driving Laws In Nevada
The legal blood alcohol is 0.10, and 0.02 for drivers under 21 years of age. The penalties for a First drinking and driving offense are:
An administrative penalty may include vehicle impoundment and driver license revocation for 90 days.
Criminal penalties may include driver license revocation for 90 days, jail sentence between 2 days to 6 months, 96 hours community service, fine between $400 to $1000, $150 for DUI school, drug and alcohol treatment program attendance and additional penalties and/or fines imposed by the court.
Nevada also has an open alcohol law. No open containers of alcohol are allowed in a moving vehicle at any time.
Parking In Las Vegas
Many major hotels will offer free public parking. Some major locations include:
Bellagio
Venetian
Aladdin
Luxor
Mandalay Bay
Fremont Street Experience
Color Coded Curbs
Please note that Las Vegas has a color coded curb parking system.
Accompanied by appropriate signage,
Red indicates time-limited parking for vehicles such as tour buses, limos, emergency vehicles, armored cars, trolleys and cars who are dropping mail into an adjacent mailbox.
Yellow indicates commercial unloading of cargo or taxi unloading of passendgers
White indicates time-limited parking as imposed by accompanying sign.
Green indicates use of an atm or parking at a meter for 30 minutes or less.
Gray indicates previous no parking zone now lifted.
Blue indicates handicapped zones, permit-only.
Parking Meters
Please note that parking meters are in effect except for certain days of the month and during federal and state holidays.
Helpful Telephone Numbers In Las Vegas
Here are some telephone numbers that you may find useful in Las Vegas.
Police, Fire, Ambulance (emergency): 911
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (non-emergency): 311
Las Vegas Visitor Information Center: (702) 892-7575 or 1-877-VISITLV
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