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 leave a parked automatic-transmission car. Which combination follows the handbook?
Correct answer: Select Park and set the parking brake before leaving the vehicle.
Use the appropriate parking gear and set the parking brake. Secure the vehicle rather than relying on one precaution alone.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 56, physical PDF page 64: 4F-1 Parking gear and parking brake ↗
Your car has front airbags. May you leave your seat belt unfastened because the airbag will protect you?
Correct answer: No; airbags supplement seat belts rather than replace them.
Use the seat belt properly. Airbags provide added protection but do not replace the restraint system.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 25, physical PDF page 33: 2B Airbags supplement seat belts ↗
When must an ordinary car on a Nebraska highway use its required headlights and taillights?
Correct answer: From sunset to sunrise, and whenever light is insufficient to see people or vehicles clearly 500 feet ahead.
The lighting requirement also applies when inadequate light limits daytime visibility. Do not wait until darkness makes the vehicle difficult to see.
Source: Nebraska Revised Statute §60-6,219(1): sunset-to-sunrise and insufficient light at 500 feet; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are following another vehicle at night. Within what distance does the Nebraska manual direct you to dim high beams?
Correct answer: 200 feet.
High beams can dazzle the driver ahead through mirrors. Nebraska’s stated following distance must not be copied from another state’s rule.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 61, physical PDF page 69: 5B Driving at Night, following-distance dimming ↗
Your automatic car’s service brakes work, but the parking brake is inoperative. Is the working service brake alone sufficient?
Correct answer: No; Nebraska requires both service and parking brake systems.
The required second brake system is not replaced by the transmission position or a convenient parking location. Restore the defective equipment.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 29, physical PDF page 37: 2J Required Equipment, two brake systems ↗
While a key-operated vehicle is moving, should you turn the ignition to the LOCK position?
Correct answer: No; the steering can lock and prevent control.
Do not engage a steering lock in motion. This is a control hazard, not a method of slowing down.
Source: Nebraska Driver’s Manual, January 2025, printed page 29, physical PDF page 37: 2L Steering Wheel Locking Mechanism ↗
