What must you do whenever you park and leave your vehicle in Nevada?
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A.
Turn on the hazard lights while shutting the engine off.
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B.
Turn off the engine and leave the transmission in neutral.
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C.
Set the parking brake and leave the engine idling.
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D.
Turn off the engine and set the parking brake. Correct
The answer is "Turn off the engine and set the parking brake."
The Nevada manual gives a short checklist for every time you park and leave your vehicle: turn off the engine and set the parking brake. Both steps are required. The manual also warns separately that you must never turn the ignition to the lock position while the vehicle is still in motion, because doing so locks the steering. That warning is not a step in the parking routine; it is a hazard to avoid.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Turn on the hazard lights while shutting the engine off.
Hazard lights are for emergency roadside stops or breakdowns, not for routine parking. This answer borrows the breakdown-on-the-shoulder routine of flipping on hazards while cutting the motor and applies it to every ordinary curb stop.
B. Turn off the engine and leave the transmission in neutral.
The manual requires the parking brake to be set, not the transmission in neutral, when you leave a parked vehicle. This answer confuses parking with the leave-it-in-neutral step drivers use when a car is being pushed or towed.
C. Set the parking brake and leave the engine idling.
The manual instructs turning off the engine, not letting it idle, when you park and leave the vehicle. This answer carries over the quick-errand or warm-up habit of letting the motor run while stepping briefly away from the car.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Nevada. Source: Nevada Driver Manual, "Parking: general rules," p.48..
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