Safe Driving and Rules of the Road
Safe Driving and Rules of the Road
Nebraska behavioral questions cover speed, space, right of way, and state-specific laws that differ from other states. Learn the numbers and the exceptions; most missed questions come from assuming a generic rule applies here.
Speed and following distance
Nebraska's basic speed law overrides every posted limit: never faster than is reasonable for weather, road, and traffic. The maximum on Nebraska Interstates is 75 mph, with lower limits on other highways and in towns; school zones are 25 mph unless posted otherwise. Keep at least three seconds behind the vehicle ahead, adding time for rain, snow, and ice. Fines double in Nebraska work zones when workers are present.
Right of way and special vehicles
At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to the vehicle on your right; a left-turning driver yields to oncoming traffic. Pass on the right only when the vehicle ahead is turning left and a paved lane or shoulder exists. Stop for a school bus with flashing red lights in both directions on an undivided road; on a divided highway only traffic behind the bus stops. Funeral processions have the right of way, and you must move over or slow for stopped emergency, tow, and maintenance vehicles.
Impairment
Driving implies consent to a chemical test; refusal brings automatic revocation separate from any DUI conviction. The adult limit is .08 BAC, .02 for drivers under 21, and texting while driving is prohibited for all drivers.
Worked example
Behind a school bus on a two-lane rural road, you see red lights flash and opposing traffic stop. You must stay stopped until the lights stop and the bus moves, because children may still be crossing, even if you are late.
Traps
Treating the posted limit as a target in fog; passing a stopped school bus that is in your own direction of travel on a divided highway; refusing a test to dodge a DUI; tailgating farm equipment on rural roads.