Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.280 (2026)

Duties of driver of motor vehicle to pedestrian; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or if violation committed in pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

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NRS 484B.280  Duties of driver of motor vehicle to pedestrian; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or if violation committed in pedestrian safety zone. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

      1.  A driver of a motor vehicle shall:

      (a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian;

      (b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision; and

      (c) Exercise proper caution upon observing a pedestrian:

             (1) On or near a highway, street or road;

             (2) At or near a bus stop or bench, shelter or transit stop for passengers of public mass transportation or in the act of boarding a bus or other public transportation vehicle; or

             (3) In or near a school zone or a school crossing zone marked in accordance with NRS 484B.363 or a marked or unmarked crosswalk.

      2.  If, while violating any provision of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653.

      3.  A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.135.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 739; A 2011, 1634; 2015, 1566)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3245)

      NRS 484B.280  Duties of driver of motor vehicle to pedestrian; additional penalty if driver is proximate cause of collision with pedestrian or if violation committed in pedestrian safety zone, active school zone or active school crossing zone. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

      1.  A driver of a motor vehicle shall:

      (a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian;

      (b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision; and

      (c) Exercise proper caution upon observing a pedestrian:

             (1) On or near a highway, street or road;

             (2) At or near a bus stop or bench, shelter or transit stop for passengers of public mass transportation or in the act of boarding a bus or other public transportation vehicle; or

             (3) In or near a school zone or a school crossing zone marked in accordance with NRS 484B.367 or a marked or unmarked crosswalk.

      2.  If, while violating any provision of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653.

      3.  A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.135 or 484B.370.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 739; A 2011, 1634; 2015, 1566; 2025, 36th Special Session, 133, effective July 1, 2026)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3245)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Guidry (ronneka) v. State, 2022 NV 39 (Nev. 2022).
Guidry (ronneka) v. State, 2022 NV 39 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 3× “Alternatively, the jury could have concluded that Guidry was guilty of second-degree murder because she committed an unlawful act (any (> TA BRS Supreme Court oF NEVADA unlawful act, even failing to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, see NRS…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.280(1)(a) — 1 case
Guidry (ronneka) v. State, 2022 NV 39 (Nev. 2022). “Alternatively, the jury could have concluded that Guidry was guilty of second-degree murder because she committed an unlawful act (any (> TA BRS Supreme Court oF NEVADA unlawful act, even failing to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, see NRS…”
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