"Not if there is a median," says Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel of the Nevada Highway Patrol. "If there’s not a median, yes," you have to stop. "If there is a crosswalk present, the drivers aren't required to stop for that pedestrian" until he or she reaches the median.
Nevada Revised Statute 484B, otherwise known as "he Rules of the Road," states, "The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is positioned in the other roadway. The driver of a vehicle need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus where traffic is controlled by a traffic officer."
But what about oncoming emergency vehicles? "Same thing," says Stuenkel. "If there is a median divider, the right-hand traffic does not have to pull over to the right." The pertinent state law, NRS 484B.267, says "Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle or an official vehicle of a regulatory agency, making use of flashing lights … 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 a highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or official vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer."
"My lieutenant's opinion is that if it's a divided highway, it [the law] would not apply to the opposing traffic," says Stuenkel.
So there you have it, although we do note the use of the word "opinion," which seems less than definitive...
