Nebraska Permit Test (Driver Knowledge Exam) — All Questions

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)