Spring Journey Reminder: New Daytime Headlight Necessities on Rural State Highways, Upcoming Statewide Headlight Requirement | News Releases

CARSON CITY, Nev. – As Nevadans start spring journey, the Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding motorists of recent daytime headlight necessities on sure northern Nevada highways upfront of an up to date site visitors regulation requiring daytime headlight use on rural two-lane roadways. 

Since final 12 months, NDOT has put in “Turn On Headlights” signage on sure rural two-lane sections of northern Nevada highways, together with the next:

• U.S. 395A    Washoe Valley
• U.S. 395      Gardnerville to Nevada/California state line at Topaz Lake
• U.S. 95A      Fernley to Silver Springs
• U.S. 95         I-80 to Hawthorne and Winnemucca to McDermitt 
• U.S. 6           U.S. 6 in central Nevada

Future daytime headlight signage can even be put in on U.S. 50, U.S. 93, U.S. 93A and different rural highways.

The 108-by 36-inch tall indicators learn “Turn on Headlights,” noting the gap to the following main metropolis the place headlights usually are not required. 

Nevada state regulation requires automobile headlights to be on from half-hour after sundown to half-hour earlier than dawn, when raining or throughout different restricted visibility, and when directed to take action by site visitors signage.

Effective July 1, 2028, headlights can even be required to be on always whereas driving two-lane rural highways within the state (NRS 484D.100). The regulation doesn’t apply to two-lane city streets or highways with multiple lane in every route.

In preparation, NDOT is phasing within the daytime headlight required signage to lift driver consciousness and improve roadway visibility.

NDOT reminds motorists that utilizing daytime working lights can present enhanced visibility of your automobile, even in areas the place daytime headlights usually are not required.
With head-on crashes being one of the vital frequent crashes on rural roads nationwide, the requirement is a security precaution to reinforce visibility for drivers on two-lane Nevada highways.  

With security as prime precedence, NDOT has put the next security enhancements in place for safer journey on two-lane roads throughout the state:
• NDOT’s Speed Management Action Plan outlines methods to handle velocity on all roadways in Nevada and save lives.
• NDOT is prioritizing further passing lanes statewide to reinforce secure passing alternatives.
• NDOT has put in rumble strips on 1000’s of miles of state roadways. Consisting of parallel grooves reduce into the centerline of a roadway, tires working over the strips produce sound and vibration to alert and permit motorists to right their autos and keep away from crashes. 
• NDOT grades and flattens roadside slopes and edges, serving to drivers to soundly right their automobile in the event that they unintentionally go away the street or have to tug off in occasion of emergency. 

SAFETY ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS

• Drive attentively always, together with on two-lane rural roads.
• Speed continues to be a main think about deadly site visitors crashes, and one of the best ways a driver can cut back their threat of crash is to scale back their velocity. Follow posted velocity limits, and be able to gradual under velocity restrict for adversarial situations corresponding to climate. The quicker you go, the much less time you’ll have to react if something occurs.
• Pass solely when secure to take action, and solely in designated passing areas.
• Do not tailgate. 
• Maintain your lane management. Stay to the suitable sufficient in order that passing autos within the reverse lane can clear you. Watch for autos coming into or passing on the roadway forward of you. 
• Continually scan the roadway in entrance of you. Be conscious always of the street forward, together with the potential of wildlife, entry roads and extra.

Additional state freeway info is on the market at dot.nv.gov or by calling (775) 888-7000. For the most recent state freeway situations, go to nvroads.com or name 511 earlier than driving. Also observe @NevadaDOTReno on X for site visitors and challenge updates in northern Nevada, and @nevadadot on X, Facebook, and Instagram for updates from throughout the state.