Traffic Signals, Signs, and Road Markings
What this domain covers
The Nebraska permit exam checks whether you can read the state's signals, signs, and pavement markings quickly and correctly. Nebraska uses standard shapes and colors, so recognition matters as much as the rule behind each device.
Signals and signs
A steady red means stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or before entering the intersection. A steady yellow means the signal is changing; stop if you can do so safely. A green light allows movement but does not guarantee the right of way-yield to pedestrians and vehicles already lawfully in the intersection. A red arrow prohibits turning in that direction; a green arrow gives protected movement. Flashing red is treated like a stop sign, and flashing yellow means proceed with caution. Sign shapes carry meaning: octagon = stop, inverted triangle = yield, diamond = warning, pennant = no-passing zone, rectangle = regulatory or guide.
Markings
Yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions; white lines separate same-direction lanes or mark the right edge. A broken yellow line allows passing when safe; a solid yellow line on your side means no passing. A solid white line marks a lane you should not cross unnecessarily.
Worked example
You approach an intersection where your signal flashes red and cross traffic has a flashing yellow. Treat your flashing red as a stop sign: come to a full stop, then yield to cross traffic before proceeding. The cross traffic's flashing yellow does not give it an absolute right of way; it must proceed cautiously.
Traps
Do not speed up on yellow. Do not treat a green arrow as permission to enter a blocked intersection. Do not confuse a solid white edge line with a lane line you may cross freely.