How should you determine and check the correct tire pressure before a trip?
Correct answer: Use a pressure gauge when the tires are cold and follow the vehicle owner’s recommended pressure.
A tire can look acceptable while improperly inflated. Use the vehicle’s recommended pressure and a gauge rather than appearance or an arbitrary increase.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 30, physical PDF page 38: 2N Tire Pressure/Tread Depth ↗
Your wipers no longer clear the windshield reliably. Rain is forecast. What should you do before relying on the car?
Correct answer: Repair the wipers so they work properly.
The manual requires working windshield wipers. Lighting and airflow cannot substitute for a clear windshield.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 29, physical PDF page 37: 2J Required Equipment ↗
Before pulling away, what is the best time to position the seat and mirrors?
Correct answer: Before moving, so the controls are reachable and the rearward views are set.
Set up the driving position before the vehicle moves. Adjusting while entering traffic competes with the attention needed for a safe departure.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 65, physical PDF page 73: 5E-1 Adjust controls before driving ↗
You are having difficulty staying alert during a long trip. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Stop in a safe place and rest rather than continue driving tired.
Fatigue can affect vision and decision time. Temporary stimulation does not replace adequate rest or remove the need to stop driving when too tired.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 65, physical PDF page 73: 5F Drowsy or Fatigue Driving ↗
Your eyes are on the road, but a demanding conversation occupies your thoughts. Can that still be a driving distraction?
Correct answer: Yes; mental activity that takes attention from driving can also be dangerous.
Driving requires attention as well as eyes and hands. A mentally absorbing task can delay recognition of hazards even without an obvious glance away.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 63, physical PDF page 71: 5E-1 Cognitive distraction ↗
You intend to turn right at a circular red light. No sign prohibits the turn. What must you do first?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic before turning if safe.
Nebraska’s stated right-on-red exception requires a complete stop and yielding. Rolling through is not enough.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 32, physical PDF page 40: 3A-2 Right turn on circular red ↗
Your light turns green while a vehicle is still clearing your path through the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait until the vehicle has safely cleared before entering.
Check the actual intersection before moving. The green indication does not make an occupied path safe.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 31, physical PDF page 39: 3A-1 Green ↗
A steady yellow light appears as you approach, and you have enough room for a normal safe stop. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow and stop rather than accelerate into the changing signal.
Yellow warns that the signal is changing. When a safe stop can be made before entering, stop rather than accelerating to beat the light.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 31, physical PDF page 39: 3A-1 Yellow ↗
A left-turn arrow is flashing yellow while an oncoming car approaches. What is required?
Correct answer: Yield and turn only when the path is safely clear.
A flashing yellow arrow permits a yielding, unprotected turn. It is not the same as a green protected-turn arrow.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 32, physical PDF page 40: 3A-1 Flashing Yellow Arrow ↗
You approach a flashing red traffic light. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then proceed cautiously after yielding as required.
Flashing red requires a full stop. After stopping, use the applicable right-of-way rules and enter only when safe.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 31, physical PDF page 39: 3A-1 Flashing Red ↗
Your approach has a flashing yellow traffic light. What is the appropriate response?
Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution while checking the intersection.
Flashing yellow calls for caution, not a guarantee of a clear path. It differs from flashing red’s full-stop instruction.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 31, physical PDF page 39: 3A-1 Flashing Yellow ↗
A normal intersection traffic signal is dark, with no officer, flagger or other control in place. What should you do?
Correct answer: Treat it as an all-way stop, then proceed cautiously under the right-of-way rules.
A failed intersection signal requires an all-way stop. This is not the normal dark interval of a midblock pedestrian hybrid beacon.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 31, physical PDF page 39: 3A Nonoperational traffic signal ↗
A traffic officer directs you to stop even though your signal is green. Which direction controls?
Correct answer: Stop as the officer directs.
When an officer is directing traffic, follow the officer’s instructions rather than conflicting signs or signals.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 52, physical PDF page 60: 4B-12 Officer directing traffic ↗
The crossing gate is down but you cannot see a train. May you drive around it?
Correct answer: No; stay stopped until the gate is raised, lights stop flashing and the tracks are clear.
A lowered gate is not optional merely because the train is out of view. Check all tracks before proceeding after the warnings end.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 58, physical PDF page 66: 4G-2 Crossing gate; also printed page 35, Gates ↗
One train passes and begins to clear your view. Why should you keep checking the crossing instead of following it immediately?
Correct answer: Another train may be approaching on a different track or close behind.
A first train can hide another train. Wait for the warning devices to permit movement and verify that every track is clear.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 58, physical PDF page 66: 4G-3 All tracks and multiple trains ↗
Rain, poor visibility and a curve make the posted speed unsafe. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed for the actual conditions, even below the posted limit.
Posted limits are intended for ideal conditions. The manual calls for lower speeds for curves, poor weather, limited visibility and other hazards.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 52, physical PDF page 60: 4C Speed Laws ↗
A slower vehicle is ahead near a hillcrest that hides oncoming traffic. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for a place with a clear view and enough room for a safe, permitted pass.
An obstructed view can conceal a vehicle in the passing path. A slow vehicle ahead does not make a blind pass safe.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 53, physical PDF page 61: 4D-1 Obstructed passing view ↗
You have overtaken another car. What should you verify before moving back into its lane?
Correct answer: See the front or headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror and leave room to return safely.
Returning too early can cut off the passed vehicle. The handbook uses the rearview view as a clearance check, along with a safe lane change.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 53, physical PDF page 61: 4D-2 Passing return clearance ↗
Two adjacent lanes may turn left together. What should you do throughout the turn?
Correct answer: Follow your lane’s path and finish without drifting into the adjacent turning vehicle’s lane.
The handbook requires staying in your lane during a multiple-lane turn. Plan any later lane change separately and make it only when safe.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 56, physical PDF page 64: 4E-4 Double turning lanes ↗
On a one-way street, you are preparing to turn left and no markings authorize additional turning lanes. Which starting lane follows the handbook’s rule?
Correct answer: The lane nearest the left curb.
The general one-way rule is to turn from the lane nearest the appropriate curb. Special signs or pavement directions may permit additional turn lanes.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 55, physical PDF page 63: 4E-4 Left turns ↗
