NE Permit Practice Test 15

All 20 questions in test 15

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1. 1. What sensation do rumble strips use to alert a drifting Nebraska driver?

   1. A flashing light reflected from the shoulder
   2. Vibration and sound as the tires cross the strips
   3. A change in steering wheel resistance alone
   4. A tone broadcast through the vehicle radio
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   Vibration and sound as the tires cross the strips. Rumble strips alert drowsy or inattentive drivers through vibration and sound when a vehicle leaves the travel lane or approaches a stop sign or signal. The series of indented elements sits on paved shoulders, near center lines on two lane roads, or in lanes approaching stops. No lights, radio tones, or steering changes deliver the warning. When the buzzing starts, ease back into the lane smoothly rather than jerking the wheel, then judge whether fatigue demands a stop.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings

2. 2. A Nebraska school bus displays overhead amber warning lights. What should a driver meeting or overtaking the bus do?

   1. Stop immediately and wait for the red lights
   2. Maintain speed and pass with extra room
   3. Move into the opposite lane before slowing
   4. Slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop
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   Slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop. Amber warning lights tell drivers that a school bus is about to stop and load or unload children. Nebraska asks drivers meeting or overtaking the bus to slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop; the red stop lights and extended stop arm come later and require a full stop. Passing at normal speed is unsafe because children may move unpredictably near the bus. Do not treat amber as permission to hurry past. Ease off the accelerator, watch the bus door and the roadside, and be ready to stop before the red lights activate.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses, snow plows and large trucks

3. 3. A Nebraska driver fails to yield to a pedestrian and the pedestrian is not hurt. How many points are assessed?

   1. Four points
   2. Two points
   3. Six points
   4. No points without an injury
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   Two points. Nebraska assesses two points when a driver fails to yield to a pedestrian and the pedestrian suffers no bodily injury. Four points applies to the same failure when the pedestrian is hurt, so the injury outcome moves the penalty upward. Six points belongs to far graver offenses such as driving under the influence. The idea that no injury means no points is wrong, because the yield duty exists before anyone is struck. Slowing early near crosswalks keeps a near miss from becoming both an injury and a heavier record penalty.

   Study this in the handbook: The point system and license revocation

4. 4. At a steady red light, where must a driver stop?

   1. Directly beside the traffic signal pole
   2. Before the intersection, stop line, or crosswalk
   3. Past the marked crosswalk but before the intersecting roadway
   4. At the center of the intersecting roadway
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   Before the intersection, stop line, or crosswalk. A steady red light requires a complete stop before the intersection, the painted stop line, or the crosswalk, whichever comes first. Stopping beside the signal pole or past the crosswalk leaves the front of the vehicle where pedestrians and cross traffic expect clear space. A dark signal at a power failure is treated like a stop sign, but a steady red light is not a yield. Hold the brake until the light changes, keep the stop line visible over the hood, and scan the crosswalk before moving.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and turning on red

5. 5. How does Nebraska define a license suspension?

   1. The temporary removal of the license and driving privilege
   2. The court holding the license for a set period
   3. An officer seizing the license after a test refusal
   4. The permanent end of all driving privilege
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   The temporary removal of the license and driving privilege. Nebraska defines suspension as the temporary removal of the valid license and driving privilege, lasting until reinstatement requirements are met and fees are paid. Impoundment tempts because a court also holds the license, but the court then returns that same license after ordering no driving for a set period. Confiscation happens at the roadside after a test refusal or failure. Keep the four terms apart by asking who took the license and how it comes back.

6. 6. When may a bicyclist legally use the full travel lane in Nebraska?

   1. When the lane is too narrow to share safely
   2. When the lane is wide enough for safe side-by-side travel
   3. When the road has a paved shoulder
   4. When the rider is traveling during daylight
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   When the lane is too narrow to share safely. A bicyclist may use the travel lane when it is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side. The general rule is to ride as far right as practical or on a paved shoulder, so a wide lane, the presence of a shoulder, and daylight do not create this exception. When the lane cannot provide safe side-by-side clearance, a driver should wait behind the bicycle until passing space is available.

   Study this in the handbook: Motorcycles and bicycles

7. 7. Inside a Nebraska crosswalk, what duty does a driver owe pedestrians who are crossing?

   1. Yield only to pedestrians past the halfway point
   2. Yield to all pedestrians within the crosswalk
   3. Proceed slowly between groups of pedestrians
   4. Yield only when a crossing guard is present
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   Yield to all pedestrians within the crosswalk. Nebraska requires drivers to yield to all pedestrians within crosswalks, slowing down and preparing to stop whenever needed. Limiting that duty to people past halfway invents a threshold the rule never mentions. Threading slowly between groups still drives through an occupied crossing. Guards matter at school crossings, yet their absence removes no protection. Treat any person inside the painted or unpainted crosswalk area as holding the space until the far curb is reached.

   Study this in the handbook: Yield signs, driveways and pedestrians

8. 8. Driving 11 to 15 mph over the limit in a Nebraska work zone with workers present carries what scheduled fine?

   1. $150 plus court costs
   2. $75 plus court costs
   3. $250 plus court costs
   4. $125 plus court costs
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   $150 plus court costs. One hundred fifty dollars plus court costs applies to exceeding the limit by eleven to fifteen miles per hour where workers are present in a Nebraska work zone. Seventy five dollars attracts attention because it matches the identical excess on an ordinary road, yet zone penalties double at this band. Two hundred fifty dollars requires sixteen to twenty over inside the zone. Confirm the zone wording in the scenario before reading across to the dollar figure.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed limits

9. 9. Why does Nebraska warn against sudden stops in front of large trucks and buses?

   1. Their drivers are prohibited from braking on grades
   2. Their brake lights activate only at highway speed
   3. Their air brakes do not operate instantly like hydraulic brakes
   4. Their vehicles carry no brakes on the rear axles
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   Their air brakes do not operate instantly like hydraulic brakes. Large trucks and buses use air brakes, which do not operate instantly the way hydraulic brakes on automobiles do, so a sudden stop ahead leaves the heavy vehicle driver with a built in delay. Cutting in close and braking hard compounds that delay with a short following gap. A loaded truck at fifty five miles per hour already needs at least three hundred forty feet to stop on dry pavement. Preserve the space ahead of heavy vehicles instead of filling it.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses, snow plows and large trucks

10. 10. Which tests must a Nebraska School Learner's Permit applicant pass?

    1. Vision, written, and drive tests
    2. Drive test only after fifty practice hours
    3. Vision and written tests
    4. Written test only, with vision checked later
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    Vision and written tests. A School Learner Permit applicant takes vision and written tests, then practices with a licensed driver at least twenty one years old sitting beside them. Adding a drive test at this stage jumps ahead to later credentials, where road performance is measured. Fifty practice hours belong to the School Permit application that follows. Pass the eyesight screening and the knowledge exam first, and use the permit months to build the experience later stages demand.

    Study this in the handbook: School learner's, school and learner's permits

11. 11. On a Nebraska roadway divided by a median, must traffic on the opposite side stop for an emergency vehicle using lights and siren?

    1. Yes, all traffic must stop in both directions
    2. Yes, but only if the median is narrow
    3. No, unless the vehicle is a fire truck
    4. No, opposite direction traffic may continue
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    No, opposite direction traffic may continue. Nebraska requires drivers to pull to the right edge and stop for an emergency vehicle, but the rule adds an exception for a roadway divided by a median. Traffic heading the other way is not required to stop, because the median separates it from the responder's path. That exception does not depend on how wide the median is, and it is not limited to fire apparatus. Cars on the same side still must yield and stop. Check which side of the median you are on before you decide the siren does not concern you.

    Study this in the handbook: Yield signs, driveways and pedestrians

12. 12. After a refusal conviction in Nebraska, for what period may the driver's license be revoked, depending on prior convictions?

    1. Exactly five years
    2. Six months to two years
    3. Thirty days to one year
    4. Two to fifteen years
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    Two to fifteen years. A refusal conviction can lead to license revocation for two to fifteen years, with the length set by the number of earlier convictions, in addition to fines and jail time. The one-year administrative revocation is a separate track and does not cap the court outcome. Six months to two years, thirty days to one year, and a flat five years all miss the range printed in the manual. The wide spread reflects repeat conduct rather than a single fixed penalty. A concrete cue is the word prior: each earlier alcohol conviction can move the revocation farther up the range, so the first refusal is the one to avoid.

    Study this in the handbook: Alcohol limits, implied consent and revocation

13. 13. A Nebraska driver tampers with an ignition interlock system and has an alcohol content below .02%. What offense does the manual classify?

    1. Class I misdemeanor
    2. Class IV felony
    3. Class II misdemeanor
    4. Class III misdemeanor
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    Class I misdemeanor. Nebraska classifies tampering with or circumventing an ignition interlock, or driving without the required interlock, as a Class I misdemeanor. The manual raises that conduct to a Class IV felony when the driver has an alcohol content of at least .02%. This question gives the lower condition, below .02%, so the felony choice does not apply. Class II and Class III misdemeanors are not the classifications assigned in this passage. The dividing cue is the .02% alcohol threshold.

    Study this in the handbook: The point system and license revocation

14. 14. How should the wheels be turned when parking downhill on a Nebraska street with a curb?

    1. Straight ahead, with the parking brake off
    2. Away from the curb, with the brake set
    3. Straight ahead, with the parking brake firmly set
    4. Toward the curb, with the parking brake set
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    Toward the curb, with the parking brake set. Facing downhill at a curb, Nebraska turns the front wheels toward the curb and sets the parking brake. Gravity would roll the car forward, so the tire presses into the curb and the curb takes the load. Facing uphill is the opposite case, where the wheels go away from the curb. A flat slope with no curb also calls for wheels turned toward the edge of the road. Wheels aimed straight ahead give the car a clear path to roll if the brake slips. Use the slope itself as the reminder: the tires point at whatever will stop them.

    Study this in the handbook: Parking and railroad crossings

15. 15. What window condition does Nebraska equipment law prohibit?

    1. Tinted rear windows that meet the legal limit
    2. A parking permit displayed from the mirror while parked
    3. Objects hanging or posted in windows that obstruct vision
    4. Safety glass installed in all windows
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    Objects hanging or posted in windows that obstruct vision. Nebraska prohibits objects hanging or posted in windows when they obstruct the driver's vision. The required-equipment list separately requires safety glass in all windows, so safety glass is permitted and expected. Rear-window tint is governed by its own limits, and a parking permit displayed while the vehicle is parked is not the obstructing condition described here. The key question is whether an object blocks the driver's view through a window while operating the vehicle.

16. 16. A Nebraska warning sign says Traffic Merging From Right. What should the driver do?

    1. Adjust speed and lane position to allow traffic to merge safely.
    2. Stop in the lane until all merging traffic has passed.
    3. Accelerate so merging traffic must yield.
    4. Move onto the shoulder to create a new travel lane.
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    Adjust speed and lane position to allow traffic to merge safely.. A Traffic Merging From Right warning sign tells a Nebraska driver to adjust speed and lane position so entering traffic can merge safely. The driver should make room predictably rather than stopping in a live lane, forcing the merging vehicle to yield, or using the shoulder as an extra lane. Watch the approaching traffic, check the space beside the vehicle, and make a smooth adjustment that preserves a safe gap. The sign warns about a movement ahead, so prepare early instead of reacting at the merge point.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory and warning signs

17. 17. What hand position does Nebraska recommend for a driver whose steering wheel holds an air bag?

    1. Hands at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions
    2. Hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions
    3. One hand at the top of the wheel
    4. Hands crossed over the center hub
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    Hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions. Nebraska recommends the nine o clock and three o clock hand positions for drivers of vehicles with steering wheel air bags. That placement keeps forearms out of the direct deployment path while preserving steering leverage. Ten and two was common advice before wheel mounted bags became standard. Children, elderly occupants, and short statured adults face added injury risk even in low speed deployments, so distance and hand placement both deserve attention before every drive.

    Study this in the handbook: How alcohol impairs driving

18. 18. What happens during hydroplaning on a wet Nebraska road?

    1. Tires ride on a thin film of water instead of the road
    2. Tires grip harder as water fills the tread
    3. The steering wheel locks until the road dries
    4. Brakes overheat from contact with water
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    Tires ride on a thin film of water instead of the road. Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a thin film of water instead of the road surface, stripping away steering and braking contact. Slowing down prevents it, and Nebraska adds low beam headlights, greater following distance, and possibly disengaging cruise control in rain. Speed that feels modest on dry pavement can lift tires on standing water. Ease off early when rain pools, keep inputs gentle, and let the tread channel water rather than climb over it.

    Study this in the handbook: Night driving, rain, fog, wind and floods

19. 19. What does a Hill warning sign advise a Nebraska driver approaching a steep downgrade?

    1. Shift into neutral and coast down the grade
    2. Ride the brakes continuously down the grade
    3. Check the brakes before descending
    4. Accelerate to clear the grade sooner
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    Check the brakes before descending. A Hill warning sign in Nebraska announces a steep downgrade ahead and advises the driver to check the brakes. Shifting into neutral and coasting removes engine control, while riding the brakes continuously can overheat them before the bottom. Accelerating to clear the grade sooner shortens reaction time if a vehicle slows or stops ahead. Test the pedal feel before the descent, choose a controlled speed early, and leave extra following space. Working brakes matter most on the grade where stopping distance grows quietly.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory and warning signs

20. 20. Which trick does Nebraska say does not work to prevent drowsiness while driving?

    1. Taking a short nap in a safe area
    2. Changing drivers with a rested passenger
    3. Getting enough sleep before the trip
    4. Rolling down a window for fresh air
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    Rolling down a window for fresh air. Rolling down a window, chewing gum, and turning up the radio do not work to prevent drowsiness, according to Nebraska guidance, and caffeine or energy drinks are unreliable substitutes for sleep. Talking on a cell phone or texting must never be used to stay awake, since that trades one crash risk for another. Fresh air feels bracing for a minute while the sleep debt remains untouched. Stop, nap, or change drivers; those are the remedies that address the cause.

    Study this in the handbook: Night driving, rain, fog, wind and floods