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  Traffic accidents cause many injuries and deaths each year, so states make laws to increase safety on the road. Traffic laws in Nevada aim to prevent accidents between cars, pedestrians, bikes, trains and other types of vehicles. Chapter 484 of Nevada's Revised Statutes include many specific traffic laws.
  
  

Duty to Stop

• Chapter 484E.010 of Nevada's Revised Statutes requires drivers involved in highway or other traffic accidents in public places to stop if there is an injury or death. Drivers should stop at the scene of the accident or as close as possible to the accident to avoid blocking as little traffic as possible. People who fail to stop after such an accident face a jail term between two and 15 years and a fine of between $2,000 and $5,000. Chapter 484E.020 also requires drivers to stop after an accident that causes any vehicle or property damage.
  
  

Highway Driving

• Chapter 484B.200 of Nevada's Revised Statutes requires drivers to stay in the right lane of a highway. Drivers should only use a left highway lane to pass other vehicles, when the right highway lane is closed or when the highway is not wide enough to stay in the right lane. Drivers may also drive in the middle lane on highways with more than two lanes.
  
  

Right-Of-Way

• Nevada traffic laws specify when drivers have the right-of-way to avoid confusion and accidents. Under Chapter 484B, a car approaching an intersection must yield right-of-way to any drivers already in the intersection. When two drivers stop at an intersection at the same time, the driver on the right has the right-of-way. If a driver pulls up to an intersection with a broken stoplight, the driver should treat the broken stoplight like a stop sign. Drivers turning left across an approaching lane of traffic should yield right-of-way to oncoming traffic.
  
  

Pedestrian Laws

• Chapter 484B of the Nevada Revised Statutes has laws designed to minimize traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Drivers should always give pedestrians the right-of-way in crosswalks without traffic controls. Pedestrians, however, should not walk off the curb and into an intersection in the way of a vehicle if the vehicle does not have adequate time to stop. If a driver approaches another vehicle stopped at an intersection, the approaching driver should slow down and make sure not to pass the stopped vehicle if it is waiting for a pedestrian to cross. Pedestrians crossing roads at places other than crosswalks should always give right-of-way to any approaching vehicles.