Oncoming high beams are dazzling you. What is the handbook’s safer response?
Correct answer: Dim your own lights and guide your view toward the right side of the road.
Avoid staring into glare or reducing night vision with dark glasses. Maintain a controlled course and a safe speed.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 61, physical PDF page 69: 5B Glare ↗
What is the best way to reduce the chance of hydroplaning on a rain-covered road?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so the tires have a better chance to maintain contact with the pavement.
Water can separate tires from the road. Lower speed is a basic precaution; sudden control changes and close following increase the danger.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: 5C-1 Hydroplaning ↗
Your car becomes disabled on an interstate but can still coast safely. What should you try to do?
Correct answer: Get completely out of the travel lanes where safe and turn on the emergency flashers.
Warn other traffic and move away from it when possible. Do not create a second hazard by standing or working in a travel lane.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 56, physical PDF page 64: 4F-1 Emergency roadside stop; continues printed page 57 ↗
A deer suddenly enters your path and you cannot avoid it without swerving into oncoming traffic. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Brake under control and avoid the dangerous sharp swerve.
Nebraska’s guidance is to brake, maintain control and stop as safely as possible, rather than veer into another hazard. Deer may travel in groups.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 26, physical PDF page 34: 2D Don’t Veer for Deer ↗
During an emergency stop in an ABS-equipped car, you feel the brake pedal pulse. What should you generally do?
Correct answer: Keep firm pressure on the brake and follow the vehicle’s ABS instructions.
Pulsation can be normal ABS operation. The handbook calls for keeping pressure on the pedal rather than repeatedly releasing it.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 63, physical PDF page 71: 5C-5 Antilock brakes ↗
The car’s right wheels leave the pavement. What is the handbook’s initial recovery sequence?
Correct answer: Hold the wheel firmly, reduce speed, check traffic and return gradually when safe.
A panicked immediate turn can send the car across the road. Stabilize the vehicle and reduce speed before gradually returning to the driving lane.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 63, physical PDF page 71: 5D-1 Wheels drop off roadway ↗
A minor interstate crash has caused no injuries, and both vehicles can still be driven. What does the manual advise?
Correct answer: Move the vehicles to the nearest shoulder out of the travel lanes.
Clearing drivable vehicles from the travel lanes reduces the risk of another crash. It does not cancel the other crash responsibilities.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 51, physical PDF page 59: 4B-7 Move Crashes to Shoulder and Quick Clearance ↗
Fog reduces your visibility. Which combination follows the manual?
Correct answer: Use low beams, reduce speed and proceed with extra caution.
High beams can worsen reflected glare. Reduced visibility calls for lower speed and more room, not close following.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: 5C-3 Fog ↗
Water covers the road ahead, but it looks shallow. What is the safer decision?
Correct answer: Turn around and find another route rather than enter the flooded road.
Floodwater can hide washed-out pavement and unexpected depth. Appearance does not establish that the road is safe.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: 5C-2 Flooding ↗
You leave a wind-sheltered area for an exposed stretch of highway near a large truck. What should you anticipate?
Correct answer: A sudden wind change that may require controlled steering correction.
Open areas and passing large vehicles can change the wind acting on the car. Remain alert and keep control without abrupt overcorrection.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: 5C-4 High Wind ↗
You are stranded in a blizzard and use the heater intermittently. What is important?
Correct answer: Stay with the vehicle, provide slight ventilation and keep the exhaust outlet clear of snow.
The manual advises conserving fuel, limited heater use and clear exhaust. Snow blockage can make staying warm dangerous.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 63, physical PDF page 71: 5C-6 Blizzards ↗
Your car stalls on a railroad crossing and will not move. What is the immediate priority?
Correct answer: Get everyone out and away from the tracks, then contact emergency help and the railroad when safe.
People must clear the track area immediately. The posted railroad emergency number can alert dispatchers; do not delay evacuation to save the vehicle.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 58, physical PDF page 66: 4G-4 Get Out of Stalled Vehicle; 4G-5 ENS ↗
