Nebraska Permit Test (Driver Knowledge Exam) — All Questions

You approach a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign. You must:

• a.Slow and roll through if clear
• b.Come to a complete stop, then go when it is safe✓
• c.Yield to the left only
• d.Stop only for cross traffic

A red octagon is a STOP sign. Stop completely at the line or crosswalk, then proceed when safe. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, traffic signs)

A yellow, diamond-shaped sign generally means:

• a.A regulatory rule you must obey
• b.A rest stop ahead
• c.A warning of a hazard or change in the road ahead✓
• d.The highway is ending

Yellow diamond warning signs alert you to hazards or changes ahead, such as curves, dips, or crossings. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, warning signs)

A flashing red traffic signal requires you to:

• a.Stop completely, then proceed when safe, like a STOP sign✓
• b.Slow down without stopping
• c.Speed up to clear the intersection
• d.Treat it as a green light

A flashing red light means the same as a STOP sign: stop fully, then go when it is safe. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, traffic signals)

A downward-pointing triangle sign tells you to:

• a.Stop and wait for a signal
• b.Make a U-turn
• c.Prepare to exit
• d.Yield the right of way✓

A downward triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians before proceeding. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, regulatory signs)

A round yellow sign showing an X with the letters RR warns of:

• a.A rest area ahead
• b.A railroad crossing ahead✓
• c.A runaway-truck ramp
• d.A right-turn-only lane

The round yellow sign with an X and RR is advance warning of a railroad crossing. Be ready to stop for a train. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, warning signs)

At a four-way stop where two vehicles arrive together, the right of way goes to:

• a.The driver on the right✓
• b.The driver on the left
• c.The larger vehicle
• d.Whoever signals first

If two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, right of way)

When turning left at an intersection with oncoming traffic, you must:

• a.Turn ahead of the oncoming cars
• b.Expect them to yield to you
• c.Yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians until it is safe✓
• d.Complete the turn on a red light

A left-turning driver must yield to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians in the crosswalk. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, right of way)

Nebraska's Move Over Law requires that, near a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you:

• a.Keep your lane and speed
• b.Move over a lane if you can safely, or slow down✓
• c.Stop in the lane until it leaves
• d.Pass on the shoulder

Nebraska law requires drivers to vacate the lane next to a stopped emergency vehicle when safe, or to slow down and pass with caution. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, Move Over Law)

At an intersection with no signs or signals, you should:

• a.Always go first
• b.Speed up to claim it
• c.Wait for another driver to wave you on
• d.Yield to vehicles already there and to the vehicle on your right✓

At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to vehicles already in it and to the vehicle on your right when you arrive together. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, right of way)

A solid yellow line on your side of a two-lane road means:

• a.Do not pass on your side✓
• b.Pass whenever you wish
• c.The lane is for turning only
• d.The road is one way

A solid yellow line on your side means passing is prohibited there; a broken yellow line means passing is allowed when clear. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, pavement markings)

A safe following distance in good conditions is at least:

• a.One second
• b.One car length
• c.Three seconds✓
• d.Half a second

Use the three-second rule in good conditions and add time in poor weather or at higher speeds. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, following distance)

A stopped school bus displays flashing red lights and an extended stop arm. You must:

• a.Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop and the arm folds✓
• b.Pass slowly on the left
• c.Continue if you see no children
• d.Sound your horn and drive around

Stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm, and stay stopped until it withdraws them. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, school buses)

When you meet or pass a farm tractor or other slow-moving vehicle on a rural road, you should:

• a.Follow closely to pass quickly
• b.Slow down and pass only when it is clearly safe✓
• c.Expect it to pull onto the shoulder for you
• d.Honk continuously until it moves

Slow-moving vehicles, marked by an orange triangle, travel well below normal speed; reduce speed and pass only with a clear, safe gap. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, sharing the road)

Nebraska's seat belt law requires that:

• a.Only children wear belts
• b.No one is required to wear a belt
• c.Belts are needed only on interstates
• d.The driver and front-seat occupants wear seat belts✓

Nebraska requires the driver and front-seat occupants to wear seat belts, and child restraint laws cover young children. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, occupant protection)

If your right wheels drop off the pavement onto the shoulder, you should:

• a.Brake hard and steer sharply back
• b.Speed up and jerk the wheel
• c.Ease off the gas, then steer gently back onto the road when it is safe✓
• d.Keep driving on the shoulder

Do not jerk the wheel. Ease off the gas, keep control, and steer smoothly back onto the pavement when speeds are safe. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, recovery)

The maximum speed limit on rural interstate highways in Nebraska is:

• a.55 mph
• b.70 mph
• c.75 mph✓
• d.85 mph

Nebraska posts a maximum of 75 mph on rural interstate highways. Obey posted signs, which may be lower. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, speed limits)

Nebraska's Basic Speed Law means you must:

• a.Always drive the posted maximum
• b.Keep pace with the fastest car
• c.Never drive below 45 mph
• d.Drive no faster than is reasonable and safe for conditions✓

You must drive at a speed that is reasonable and safe for traffic, weather, and road conditions, even below the posted limit. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, speed and conditions)

On snow-packed or icy roads, you should:

• a.Reduce speed and increase following distance✓
• b.Use cruise control for steadiness
• c.Follow closely to stay in tracks
• d.Keep normal highway speed

Snow and ice greatly increase stopping distance, so slow down, leave more space, and avoid cruise control. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, winter driving)

When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:

• a.Stop at the end of the ramp first
• b.Use the ramp to reach traffic speed and merge into a gap✓
• c.Enter slowly and let traffic adjust
• d.Cross to the left lane right away

Use the acceleration lane to match the speed of interstate traffic, then merge smoothly into an open gap. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, interstate driving)

In Nebraska, a driver 21 or older is legally impaired at a BAC of:

• a.0.05 percent
• b.0.08 percent✓
• c.0.10 percent
• d.0.15 percent

The adult BAC limit is 0.08 percent, though you can be charged at a lower level if impaired. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, DUI)

For a driver under 21, Nebraska applies a zero-tolerance BAC limit of:

• a.0.02 percent✓
• b.0.05 percent
• c.0.08 percent
• d.0.10 percent

Drivers under 21 can be charged at a BAC of 0.02 percent under Nebraska's zero-tolerance law. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, underage DUI)

Nebraska is unusual in offering a School Learner's Permit and a School Permit (SCP) that lets certain rural students drive to school as young as:

• a.16
• b.15 and a half
• c.15
• d.14✓

Nebraska's School Permit program lets eligible students who live outside a city drive to and from school starting around age 14 (14 years, 2 months), a state-specific option many states do not offer. Standard learner and provisional permits come later. (Nebraska Driver's Manual, graduated licensing)