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Nebraska permit test: speed and following distance

Speed limits, work and school zones, speeding fines and the three-second rule. 13 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. The limit on rural interstate highways is 75 mph unless a different limit is posted. (p. 60)
  2. Unless posted, the limit is 50 mph on any gravel road or road that is not dustless. (p. 60)
  3. The default speed limit in residential districts is 25 mph. (p. 60)
  4. Expressways, super-two highways and freeways on the state highway system have a 70 mph limit. (p. 60)
  5. In work zones, keep a steady speed consistent with traffic, do not slow abruptly, and be prepared to stop anytime. (p. 61)
  6. Unless safety, an emergency or the law requires it, do not drive so slowly that you impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic. (p. 61)
  7. Fines are doubled in school zones and in work zones when workers are present. (p. 61)
  8. Going 11-15 mph over is a $75 fine normally, and $150 in a work or school zone, plus court costs. (p. 61)
  9. At night, adjust your speed so you can safely stop within the area lit by your headlights. (p. 69)
  10. The three-second rule is a minimum. (p. 75)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample speed and following distance questions

  1. 1.How should you choose your speed when driving at night?

    • ASo you can stop within your headlights' reach
    • BAs fast as the car ahead of you goes
    • CA little faster, to get home sooner
    • DMatch the posted limit at all times
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    ✓ A. So you can stop within your headlights' reach

    At night, adjust your speed so you can safely stop within the area lit by your headlights.

    Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 69

  2. 2.Traffic in a work zone is moving steadily. What speed habit does the handbook recommend?

    • AKeep a steady speed with traffic, ready to stop
    • BSpeed up to leave the zone fast
    • CBrake suddenly near workers
    • DDrive much slower than everyone else
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    ✓ A. Keep a steady speed with traffic, ready to stop

    In work zones, keep a steady speed consistent with traffic, do not slow abruptly, and be prepared to stop anytime. Speed differences cause rear-end crashes.

    Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 61

  3. 3.You are on a paved county road that is not part of the state highway system. What is the limit unless posted?

    • A65 mph
    • B50 mph
    • C70 mph
    • D55 mph
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    ✓ D. 55 mph

    Unless posted, any paved (dustless) road that is not part of the state highway system has a 55 mph limit. Gravel roads are 50 mph.

    Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 60

  4. 4.You are on a freeway that is part of the state highway system, but not an interstate. What is the limit unless posted?

    • A65 mph
    • B70 mph
    • C75 mph
    • D55 mph
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    ✓ B. 70 mph

    Expressways, super-two highways and freeways on the state highway system have a 70 mph limit. Rural interstates are 75 mph.

    Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 60