North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.010 Full Time and Attention.
10.20.010 - Full Time and Attention.
A person shall, when operating a vehicle, give his full time and attention to the operation of the same.
(Prior Code § 9.24.010)
RULES OF THE ROAD
North Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 10, ch. 10.20
in effectNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.020 Drive on Right Side of Roadway—Exceptions.
10.20.020 - Drive on Right Side of Roadway—Exceptions.
A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;
2. When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the street, provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the street within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
3. Upon a street divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or
4. Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.
B. Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
C. Upon any street having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the centerline of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the street for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under subsection (A)(2) hereof.
(Prior Code § 9.28.010)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.030 Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions.
10.20.030 - Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
(Prior Code § 9.28.020)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.040 Overtaking a Vehicle on the Left.
10.20.040 - Overtaking a Vehicle on the Left.
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules hereinafter stated:
A. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle;
B. Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(Prior Code § 9.28.030)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.050 When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted.
10.20.050 - When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted.
A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
1. When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
2. Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
3. Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles.
B. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion of the roadway.
(Prior Code § 9.28.040)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.060 Limitations on Overtaking on the Left.
10.20.060 - Limitations on Overtaking on the Left.
No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless authorized by the provisions of this chapter and unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within two hundred (200) feet of any approaching vehicle.
(Prior Code § 9.28.050)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.070 Further Limitations on Driving to Left of Center of Roadway.
10.20.070 - Further Limitations on Driving to Left of Center of Roadway.
A. No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
1. When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
2. When approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
3. When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
B. The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway.
(Prior Code § 9.28.060)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.080 No-Passing Zones.
10.20.080 - No-Passing Zones.
A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine those portions of any street where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof. School zones are designated as no-passing zones during the posted times or when children are present.
B. Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection A of this section, no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.
C. A double yellow line shall constitute the paving striping designed to make a no-passing zone.
(Prior Code § 9.28.070) (Ord. No. 3282, § 2, 7-1-2026)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.090 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.
10.20.090 - One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.
A. The City Traffic Engineer may designate any street or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
B. Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated.
(Prior Code § 9.28.080)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.100 Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic.
10.20.100 - Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
A. A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
B. Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for making a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same direction that the vehicle is proceeding and such allocation is designated by official traffic-control devices.
C. Official traffic-control devices may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
D. Official traffic-control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway and driven of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device.
(Prior Code § 9.28.090)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.110 Following Too Closely.
10.20.110 - Following Too Closely.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the street.
(Prior Code § 9.28.100)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.120 Driving on Divided Streets.
10.20.120 - Driving on Divided Streets.
Whenever any street has been divided into two or more roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by official traffic-control devices or police officers. No vehicle shall be driven over, across or within any such dividing space, barrier or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection as established, unless specifically prohibited by public authority.
(Prior Code § 9.28.110)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.130 Restricted Access.
10.20.130 - Restricted Access.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
(Prior Code § 9.28.120)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.140 Driving in Parking Lanes.
10.20.140 - Driving in Parking Lanes.
It is unlawful for any person riding, driving or propelling any vehicle to drive, ride or propel any vehicle in lanes or areas designated for parking of vehicles and has been posted with official signs designating parking only.
(Prior Code § 9.28.130)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.150 Two-Way Left Turn Lanes.
10.20.150 - Two-Way Left Turn Lanes.
A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized, on the basis of engineering and traffic investigations, to install two-way left turn lanes. A two-way left turn lane is a lane near the center of the street or highway set aside for vehicles making left turns in both directions from or into a street or highway.
B. Two-way left turn lanes shall be designated by distinctive roadway markings consisting of a solid outside yellow line and an inner parallel dashed yellow line on each side of the lane. Such lines may be installed with paint or with raised pavement markers.
C. No vehicle shall be driven in a two-way left-hand turn lane except for the purpose of preparing for or making a left turn into a cross street or intersecting street or drive or for making a left turn from a cross street or intersecting street or drive.
D. No vehicle shall use a left-hand turn lane as a travel lane, for passing other vehicles or to continue through an intersection in such lane.
E. A vehicle may not enter a two-way left turn more than two hundred (200) feet prior to making a left-hand turn.
F. A left turn shall not be made from any other lane where a two-way left turn lane has been designated.
(Prior Code § 9.28.140)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.160 Authority to Designate Through Streets and Stop and Yield Intersections.
10.20.160 - Authority to Designate Through Streets and Stop and Yield Intersections.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized, on the basis of engineering and traffic investigation, to designate through streets and erect stop signs or yield signs at specified entrances thereto, or may designate any intersection as a stop intersection or as a yield intersection and erect stop signs or yield signs at one or more entrances to such intersections.
(Prior Code § 9.32.010)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.170 Vehicle Approaching or Entering on Uncontrolled Intersection.
10.20.170 - Vehicle Approaching or Entering on Uncontrolled Intersection.
A. The driver of a vehicle approaching an uncontrolled intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.
B. When two vehicles enter an uncontrolled intersection from different streets at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
(Prior Code § 9.32.020)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.180 Vehicle Turning Left.
10.20.180 - Vehicle Turning Left.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(Prior Code § 9.32.030)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.190 Stop Signs and Yield Signs.
10.20.190 - Stop Signs and Yield Signs.
A. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersection roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
B. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
(Prior Code § 9.32.040)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.200 Vehicle Entering Stop Intersection.
10.20.200 - Vehicle Entering Stop Intersection.
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or a traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by Section 10.20.190B and after having stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another street or which is approaching so closely on said street as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(Prior Code § 9.32.050)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.210 Vehicle Entering Yield Intersection.
10.20.210 - Vehicle Entering Yield Intersection.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another street so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection; provided, however, that if such a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield the right-of-way.
(Prior Code § 9.32.060)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.220 Emerging from Alley, Driveway or Building.
10.20.220 - Emerging from Alley, Driveway or Building.
The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
(Prior Code § 9.32.070)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.230 Stop When Traffic Obstructed.
10.20.230 - Stop When Traffic Obstructed.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(Prior Code § 9.32.080)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.240 Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train.
10.20.240 - Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train.
A. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty (50) feet but not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
2. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
3. A railroad train approaching within approximately fifteen hundred (1,500) feet of the street crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
4. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in a hazardous proximity to such crossing.
B. No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(Prior Code § 9.32.090)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.250 Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles.
10.20.250 - Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles.
A. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of Section 10.08.190 of this title, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
B. This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
C. It is unlawful for any driver of a motor vehicle being pursued by a police vehicle which is displaying audible and visible signals meeting the requirements of Section 10.08.190 of this title, to evade or attempt to evade such police vehicle by failing to immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, clear of any intersection, and stop and remain in such position until directed to move on by a police officer.
(Prior Code § 9.32.100)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.260 Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersection.
10.20.260 - Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersection.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
A. Right Turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway.
B. Left Turns on Two-Way Roadways. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
C. Left Turns on Other Than Two-Way Roadways. At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
(Prior Code § 9.36.010)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.270 Authority to Place and Obedience to Turning Markers.
10.20.270 - Authority to Place and Obedience to Turning Markers.
A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
(Prior Code § 9.36.020)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.280 Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs.
10.20.280 - Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
(Prior Code § 9.36.030)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.290 Obedience to No-Turn Signs.
10.20.290 - Obedience to No-Turn Signs.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the direction of any such signs.
(Prior Code § 9.36.040)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.300 Limitations on Turning Around.
10.20.300 - Limitations on Turning Around.
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic except as provided for in Section 10.20.310. The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction in any school zone during the posted times or when children are present.
(Prior Code § 9.36.050) (Ord. No. 3282, § 3, 7-1-2026)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.310 Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited.
10.20.310 - Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited.
No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred (500) feet.
(Prior Code § 9.36.060)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.320 Starting Parked Vehicle.
10.20.320 - Starting Parked Vehicle.
No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked without first yielding the right-of-way to any approaching vehicle and after having so yielded, only when such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
(Prior Code § 9.36.070)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.330 Turning Movements and Required Signals.
10.20.330 - Turning Movements and Required Signals.
A. No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in Section 10.20.260, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonably safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.
B. A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
C. No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
D. The signals provided for in Section 10.20.340B shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle, or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear.
(Prior Code § 9.36.080)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.340 Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps.
10.20.340 - Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps.
A. Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section.
B. Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and a required signal shall be given by a signal lamp or lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four (24) inches, or when the view from the rear of a hand and arm signal could be obstructed.
(Prior Code § 9.36.090)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.350 Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals.
10.20.350 - Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals.
All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:
A. Left turn — Hand and arm extended horizontally;
B. Right turn — Hand and arm extended upward;
C. Stop or decrease speed — Hand and arm extended downward.
(Prior Code § 9.36.100)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.360 Following Fire Apparatus.
10.20.360 - Following Fire Apparatus.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business relating to a fire call shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred (500) feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(Prior Code § 9.40.010)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.370 Crossing Fire Hose.
10.20.370 - Crossing Fire Hose.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
(Prior Code § 9.40.020)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.380 Driving a Vehicle on a Sidewalk.
10.20.380 - Driving a Vehicle on a Sidewalk.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(Prior Code § 9.40.070)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.390 Limitation on Backing.
10.20.390 - Limitation on Backing.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(Prior Code § 9.40.080)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.400 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.
10.20.400 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(Prior Code § 9.40.090)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.410 Riding on Motorcycles.
10.20.410 - Riding on Motorcycles.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another permanent and regular seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator, but not to exceed a total of two persons including the operator.
(Prior Code § 9.40.100)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.420 Clinging to Vehicles.
10.20.420 - Clinging to Vehicles.
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(Prior Code § 9.40.110)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.430 Controlled Access.
10.20.430 - Controlled Access.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
(Prior Code § 9.40.120)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.440 Boarding or alighting from vehicles.
10.20.440 - Boarding or alighting from vehicles.
No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
(Prior Code § 9.40.130)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.450 Unlawful riding.
10.20.450 - Unlawful riding.
No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in a space intended for merchandise.
(Prior Code § 9.40.140)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.460 Railroad Trains Not to Block Streets.
10.20.460 - Railroad Trains Not to Block Streets.
It is unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching.
(Prior Code § 9.40.150)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.470 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
10.20.470 - Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
(Prior Code § 9.40.160)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.480 Restricted View.
10.20.480 - Restricted View.
A. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed upon the windshield, side or rear windows or with any object placed in or upon the vehicle so as to obstruct or reduce the driver's clear vision through the windshield or side windows, or to obstruct or restrict the view of any person into or through such motor vehicle. No person shall color or tint windows or windshields or wear tinted face covers beyond the manufacturer's specifications. Under no circumstances shall the available light be restricted by more than thirty (30) percent.
B. This section shall not apply to:
1. Rearview mirrors or adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass;
2. Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(Prior Code § 9.40.220)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.20.490 School Safety Patrol.
10.20.490 - School Safety Patrol.
A. Guards. The Chief of Police is authorized to appoint crossing guards and a school safety patrol to direct traffic at school crossings by means of lawful orders, signs, or semaphores, and such persons shall wear a distinctive garb or insignia indicating such appointment. No minor other than a member of the school safety patrol shall direct or attempt to direct traffic unless authorized to do so by a police officer.
B. Vehicles Stopping Upon Signal. It is unlawful for any person driving or operating, propelling or causing to be propelled, any vehicle, to fail to stop not less than ten (10) feet from the nearest side of a school pedestrian lane where any signal device, flagman or other person is stationed, giving warning that children are about to cross or are crossing the street; and it is further unlawful to proceed until such signal has stopped, raised, or been removed, or the flagman or person stationed at such pedestrian lane has given a signal to go, or has left the locality.
C. Violations. Any person who shall disregard any traffic signal or direction given by a crossing guard or a member of a school safety patrol shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail for a period not to exceed six months or by a fine of an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both.
(Ord. 619 § 1, 1979: Prior Code § 9.45.010)
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