Nebraska safe driving practice questions
5 questions below test Nebraska’s own safe driving law, each with the statute or Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on safe driving rules that apply in every state.
The Nebraska permit knowledge test has 25 questions in total and needs 20 correct (80%) to pass.
Nebraska law
5 questions on Nebraska’s own safe driving rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. A Nebraska Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP) holder may drive unsupervised overnight between midnight and 6 a.m. only when:
- ACarrying no passengers
- BDriving to a friend’s house
- Driving to or from home to work or a school activity (or anytime with a parent/guardian or licensed driver 21+)
- DDriving under 35 mph
Answer: Driving to or from home to work or a school activity (or anytime with a parent/guardian or licensed driver 21+). The Nebraska Class O Driver’s Manual allows unsupervised POP driving from 6 a.m. to midnight; between midnight and 6 a.m. unsupervised driving is limited to travel to or from home to work or a school activity (or anytime when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or licensed driver at least 21).
Source: Nebraska Class O Driver's Manual — Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP)
2. During the first six months of a Nebraska POP, the holder may have no more than how many passengers who are not immediate family and are under 19?
- ANone
- One
- CTwo
- DThree
Answer: One. The Nebraska Class O Driver’s Manual states that during the first six months of the POP, the holder can operate with no more than one passenger who is not an immediate family member and who is under nineteen years of age.
Source: Nebraska Class O Driver's Manual — Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP)
3. Nebraska law makes it illegal while driving to use a handheld wireless device to:
- AMake emergency calls only
- Read, type, or send written communication
- CUse GPS with voice only
- DListen to music
Answer: Read, type, or send written communication. The Nebraska Class O Driver’s Manual states it is illegal to use a handheld wireless communication device to read, type, or send written communication while operating a motor vehicle.
Source: Nebraska Class O Driver's Manual — Distracted Driving
4. Under Nebraska GDL restrictions for teen permits, interactive wireless communication devices while the vehicle is in motion are:
- Prohibited (no use of any type while operating a motor vehicle in motion)
- BAllowed under 25 mph
- CAllowed if a parent is in the car
- DAllowed with speakerphone
Answer: Prohibited (no use of any type while operating a motor vehicle in motion). The Nebraska Class O Driver’s Manual’s GDL restrictions state no use of any type of interactive wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle while in motion.
Source: Nebraska Class O Driver's Manual — GDL Driving Restrictions — Cell Phones
5. Nebraska’s child passenger restraint law generally requires children up to what age to ride correctly secured in a federally approved child safety seat?
- AAge 4
- BAge 6
- Age 8
- DAge 12
Answer: Age 8. The Nebraska Class O Driver’s Manual states children up to age eight must ride correctly secured in a federally approved child safety seat (and generally in a rear seat when available under the conditions described).
Source: Nebraska Class O Driver's Manual — Child Passenger Restraint Law
Applies everywhere
Safe driving rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national safe driving bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Nebraska items above for 15 questions in total.
1. Another driver is following you far too closely. The safest response is to:
- ABrake sharply to warn them
- Increase your following distance and let them pass
- CSpeed up to outrun them
- DTurn on your hazard lights and stop
Answer: Increase your following distance and let them pass. Adding space ahead gives you room to slow gradually rather than brake hard. Move over when you safely can and let them by.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Safe driving — aggressive drivers
2. Before backing out of a parking space, the safest practice is to:
- ASound the horn continuously
- BRely only on the backup camera
- Walk around the vehicle and check behind it
- DBack out quickly to reduce exposure
Answer: Walk around the vehicle and check behind it. Small children and low obstacles sit below the sightline of mirrors and many cameras. Checking behind the vehicle first is the only reliable method.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Basic control — backing
3. Under ideal driving conditions, what is the recommended minimum following distance?
- A10 seconds
- B1 second
- 3 seconds
- D5 seconds
Answer: 3 seconds. The 3-second rule provides a baseline buffer for reaction and stopping distance under normal, dry weather conditions.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Space management — following distance
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