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The rule
In Nevada, the DUI statute does not apply to bicyclists — it covers motor-vehicle operators only. Nevada's DUI statute (NRS 484C.110) applies to anyone in actual physical control of a 'vehicle.' Although NRS 484A.320 defines vehicle broadly, Nevada law enforcement and prosecutors interpret the DUI chapter as reaching only motor vehicles, and bicyclists are not charged under NRS 484C.110 in practice. Public-intoxication (NRS 458.260) and reckless-conduct charges remain available. See NRS 484C.110 (Driving under the influence).
A DUI charge isn't on the table for cyclists in Nevada, but that's not a license to ride drunk — public-intoxication, reckless-conduct, and disorderly-conduct charges can still apply, and cycling impaired dramatically raises crash risk.