Nebraska DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: $50,000

Financial responsibility must cover at least $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash, subject to the $25,000 limit for any one person.

Correct answer: Two years

Convictions remain on your record for five years, but the points no longer count two years after the date of the violation. Points are assessed as of the date of the violation, not the date of conviction.

Correct answer: Successfully completing a DMV-approved driver improvement course before reaching 12 points

A credit of 2 points may be granted for successfully completing a DMV-approved driver improvement course before 12 points are accumulated. This credit can only be used once every five years.

Correct answer: Complete a driver improvement course, or face suspension

Individuals under 21 who accumulate six or more points within one year must complete a DMV-approved driver improvement course. Failing to complete it can result in suspension of the driving privilege.

Correct answer: Six months, with no three or more points in the prior six months

To apply for a POP, the individual must have held an LPE, SCP, or LPD for at least six months and not accumulated three or more points during the six months immediately preceding the application, plus complete an approved driver safety course or a 50-hour certification form.

Correct answer: Take a driver improvement course within three months

Individuals under 21 who accumulate six or more points within one year are required to take a driver improvement course within three months.

Correct answer: Show proof of a completed driver training course, or have held an LPD for at least 90 days

Applicants for a Class O license who fail three successive drive tests are not eligible to reapply until they either show proof of successful completion of a DMV-approved driver training course, or have held an LPD for at least 90 days.

Correct answer: A bicycle with pedals and a motor of 50 cc or less, with a max design speed of 30 mph

A moped is defined as a bicycle with fully operative pedals, an automatic transmission, and a motor not exceeding 50 cc that produces no more than two brake horsepower at a maximum design speed of no more than 30 miles per hour.

Correct answer: Toward the curb or edge of the road

Facing uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb. In any other situation, turn the wheels toward the curb or edge of the road so the vehicle rolls off the roadway if it moves.

Correct answer: Trains cannot stop quickly — a long freight train may need over half a mile to stop

Trains cannot stop quickly. An average 150-car freight train traveling 30 MPH needs about 3,150 feet — three-fifths of a mile — to stop. Never try to beat a train; even a tie means you lose.

Correct answer: Continue to your exit, then pull over beyond the splitter island to let it pass

If you have already entered the roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches, continue to your exit, and once beyond the splitter island, pull over and allow the emergency vehicle to pass. Avoid stopping within the roundabout.

Correct answer: For the rear wheels of large trucks — not for cars, bicyclists, or pedestrians

Truck aprons are raised paved areas for the rear wheels of large trucks to use when turning. They are not to be used by cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, bicyclists, or pedestrians.

Correct answer: 500 feet

No vehicle may follow any fire apparatus traveling in an emergency status closer than 500 feet, or drive onto or park within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer an emergency.

Correct answer: Are not required to stop

On a roadway divided by a median, traffic going the opposite direction from the emergency vehicle is not required to stop.

Correct answer: You are approaching from the opposite direction on a roadway divided by a median

The only exception occurs when you are approaching a school bus from the opposite direction on a roadway divided by a median. Otherwise, not stopping is unlawful.

Correct answer: Classified as an emergency vehicle, so you must yield to it

Funeral procession escort vehicles are classified as emergency vehicles. Drivers are required to yield to funeral escort vehicles displaying proper audio or visual signals.

Correct answer: Two feet

Two feet of moving water can carry away most vehicles, including sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. Even water that appears shallow can hide dips or a washed-out roadbed.

Correct answer: November 1 to April 1

Studded tires are only lawful from November 1 to April 1. Outside that window they are not allowed on Nebraska roadways.

Correct answer: Do not drive past the sign — you are facing a one-way street or ramp against traffic

Wrong Way and Do Not Enter signs identify a one-way street or expressway ramp. Do not drive past either of these signs.

Correct answer: Passing is not allowed in either direction

Double solid yellow lines separate oncoming traffic and passing is not allowed in either direction. You may cross only to make a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway (unless signs prohibit it).

Correct answer: At least 100 feet

Maintain a following distance of 100 feet from snow removal equipment or other maintenance vehicles while they are working on roadways, except to pass. Flying sand, ice, and snow can damage your vehicle.

Correct answer: 340 feet

A loaded truck with good tires and properly adjusted brakes, traveling 55 MPH on a clear, dry roadway, requires a minimum of 340 feet to stop. Never make sudden stops in front of a large vehicle.

Correct answer: $10

Under the normal speeding fine schedule, 1–5 mph over the limit is a $10 fine (plus court costs). In a work or school zone, that same range is $20.

Correct answer: $300

Driving more than 35 mph over the limit carries a $300 normal fine, which doubles to $600 in a work or school zone (plus court costs).

Correct answer: 65 mph

Unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed limit is 65 mph on any four-lane divided highway that is not part of the state highway system, and 55 mph on paved (dustless) roads not part of the state highway system.