Nebraska permit test: sharing the road
Move Over law, emergency vehicles and funerals, pedestrians and the visually impaired, motorcycles, bicyclists, snowplows, school buses and trucks' No-Zones. 23 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- Allow three or four seconds when following a motorcycle so the rider has room to maneuver or stop in an emergency. (p. 76)
- Allow a motorcyclist a full lane width. (p. 76)
- A person riding a bicycle has the same duties and rights as the driver of a motor vehicle and must obey traffic laws. (p. 76)
- You must leave at least three feet when passing a bicycle. (p. 77)
- Expect pedestrians anywhere and always yield to them, including when you are turning. (p. 77)
- Look for bicycles before opening car doors, so you do not open a door into a passing cyclist. (p. 77)
- Keep a following distance of at least 100 feet from snow removal equipment or other maintenance vehicles working on the road, except to pass. (p. 78)
- A loaded truck with good tires and brakes at 55 mph on a clear, dry road needs at least 340 feet to stop. (p. 79)
- One No-Zone is just in front of a truck. (p. 80)
- Trucks sometimes swing wide to turn and cannot see cars beside or behind them. (p. 80)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample sharing the road questions
1.You are on a one-way street in a city. A bicyclist is riding in the far left lane. Is this allowed?
- AOnly on weekends, when traffic is light
- BOnly when the right lane is closed to traffic
- CYes, urban one-way streets allow the far left lane
- DNo, bicycles must always keep to the right lane
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✓ C. Yes, urban one-way streets allow the far left lane
Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane. On one-way streets in urban areas, they may ride in the far left lane.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 77
2.A school bus on the other side of a median-divided road has its red lights on and stop arm out. Must you stop?
- AYes, all traffic on the road must stop
- BOnly if children can be seen near the bus
- CNo, not when across a median, going the other way
- DYes, and wait at least 30 seconds after
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✓ C. No, not when across a median, going the other way
Not stopping for a school bus with red lights and stop arm is unlawful. The only exception is approaching it from the opposite direction on a road divided by a median.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 78
3.You are passing a large truck. When is it safe to pull back in front of it?
- AAs soon as you are just past its cab
- BWhen its whole front shows in your mirror
- CAs soon as the truck driver honks at you
- DWhen you are one car length ahead of it
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✓ B. When its whole front shows in your mirror
One No-Zone is just in front of a truck. Don't pull in front until you can see the entire front of the truck in your rear view mirror.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 80
4.You approach a stopped patrol car with flashing lights, but heavy traffic stops you from changing lanes. What does the Move Over Law require?
- AChange lanes anyway
- BSlow down and keep a safe speed going past
- CStop in your lane until traffic clears
- DNothing, if you cannot move over
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✓ B. Slow down and keep a safe speed going past
If moving over is not possible because of traffic or other conditions, reduce your speed and keep a safe speed while passing the stopped vehicles.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 59