Southwest - Nevada Revised Statutes on bike lanes

was riding yesterday in Henderson on Pecos in GV in one of those bikelanes that is 15 feet out from the curb with a parking lane against the curb. I'm on a uphill stretch creeping along and some guy lays on his horn because I guess I'm delaying his right turn into Arbys by 3 seconds. So I lose it and commence screaming at the top of my lungs that he " is a a**hole and I have the right of way in the marked bike lane." (yes guys I know screaming was stupid, especially in Vegas, and yes I know that physics says the 4000 lb SUV wins out over a 18 lb bike. I plead exercise induced hypoxia).

So I go home (looking over my shoulder all the way for white SUVs) , fire up laptop, and try to find something on the Nevada Revised Statutes website to validate me screaming like a lunatic and I come across NRS 484.509 Operating bicycle on roadway which says "
- ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction

which infers these marked bike lanes that are out in the street a ways are meaningless. The NRS does say they are supposed to yield to bike lanes

NRS 484.324 Vehicles and bicycles.
1. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not:
(a) Intentionally interfere with the movement of a person lawfully riding a bicycle; or
(b) Overtake and pass a person riding a bicycle unless he can do so safely without endangering the person riding the bicycle.
2. The driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any person riding a bicycle on the pathway or lane. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter, stop, stand, park or drive within a pathway or lane provided for bicycles except:
(a) When entering or exiting an alley or driveway;
(b) When operating or parking a disabled vehicle;
(c) To avoid conflict with other traffic;
(d) In the performance of official duties;
(e) In compliance with the directions of a police officer; or
(f ) In an emergency.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter or proceed through an intersection while driving within a pathway or lane provided for bicycles.
4. The driver of a motor vehicle shall:
(a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a person riding a bicycle; and
(b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision.
5. The operator of a bicycle shall not:
(a) Intentionally interfere with the movement of a motor vehicle; or
(b) Overtake and pass a motor vehicle unless he can do so safely without endangering himself or the occupants of the motor vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2228; A 1997, 739; 1999, 1664)

at any rate. Does anybody know where bike lanes are legally described?

Sorry I can't answer your question but I KNOW the exact area you are talking about and often wonder if the bike lane shouldn't be closer to the curb instead of in the middle of the roadway like it is. Dude was late for his $5 menu give him a break :)

at any rate. Does anybody know where bike lanes are legally described?

Not that I`m going to know the answer, but I`m not sure I understand your question. You want to know what it is that makes a bike lane a bike lane? Like what kind of official markings?

this is my third time I've seen this happen in some fashion and the legality of a "bike lane" was an issue. One of my friends had a a kid open a left rear passenger door on him. Glen was hitting his water bottle and couldn't brake or dodge in time. He hits the door, wrecking a good Mavic wheel, breaks the car window with his shoulder, tears up a jersey. the car was one of a dozen parked in a bike lane for a kids baseball game. They exchanged insurance info and a few days later he gets a call from an adjuster wanting him to pay the comprehensive dedcutible for the broke window because "Glen was at fault" . Glen told him to pound sand and said he wanted a new wheel and a jersey because his client was illegally parked in a bike lane to which the agent replied that it wasn't marked as a no parking area and "bike lanes" are a "courtesy marking" or such. the discussion ended in a standoff.

We both have had city busses do the airhorn thing when we're squarely in the bike lane. It would be nice to have a preprinted card with the exact legal reference to hand to these people, except there does not appear to be one.

Dang, Chevy- your buddy`s story is one of those that makes smoke come out of my ears. I sure am glad I don`t have to deal with traffic very often. I don`t even like riding into Reno. Anyway, you likely already went this route, but just in case:
http://www.bicyclenevada.com/
It seems to be a joint association between NDOT and something called the State Bicycle Advisory Board. The "contact" button on their home page gives links to both those others. Maybe those folks could give you some kind of information.

Swing by your LBS and grab one of the Bicycle Nevada pamphlets that details all the bicycle laws. I've been pulled over by cops several times now that have no clue what bicycle laws are and arguing with that book in hand has saved me from getting another $250 cycling ticket (for not putting my foot down before going through a stop sign...freewheel trackstands impress no one anymore). There is a section in there outlining bicycle lanes. Just a good thing to keep handy when you live in a motor-minded state.

I happened to read something recently on the state website which stated that Henderson has a law requiring cyclists to ride in the bike lane and not on the street if there is a separate bicycle lane adjacent to the roadway. I have always ignored that while riding downhill on Paseo Verde Parkway because it is unsafe to ride on the separate bikeway even at reasonable speeds. Whoever designed this particular bicycle path was an idiot. The path crosses several major entrances to housing developments and often turns at an angle when approaching a cross street. The path is used by dog walkers, pedestrians, and parents with children in strollers. Nobody wants to share a path with a fast bicyclist. Motorists do not expect a cyclist to cross the roadway at T intersections and it is possible to get run over by drivers making right turns into the cyclists path as one crosses one of these intersecting streets.