Nebraska: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Regulatory, warning, work zone, school, guide and service signs in the Nebraska Driver’s Manual. — Part 1
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Nebraska Driver's Manual" (January 2025), Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
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What does a red circle with a slash on a regulatory sign mean?
- A warning of a hazard ahead on the road
- Guide information about a nearby place
- NO; the symbol shows what is prohibited
- A motorist service available ahead
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Correct answer: NO; the symbol shows what is prohibited
A red circle with a slash means NO, and the symbol indicates what is prohibited.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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At a stop sign with a painted stop line, where must a driver stop?
- Past the line, where traffic can be seen better
- At the line
- Just before the crosswalk, even if there is a line
- At the point nearest the intersecting roadway
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Correct answer: At the line
If there is a painted stop line at a stop sign, the driver stops at the line.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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At a stop sign, what must a driver do about a crosswalk?
- Stop before entering the crosswalk, but only if it is painted
- Stop past the crosswalk to see traffic better
- Stop in the crosswalk if the intersection is busy
- Stop before entering the crosswalk, whether it is painted or unpainted
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Correct answer: Stop before entering the crosswalk, whether it is painted or unpainted
A driver must stop before entering a crosswalk, painted or unpainted.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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At a stop sign with no stop line and no crosswalk, where must a driver stop?
- At the safest point nearest the intersecting road with a clear view
- At the sign itself, even if the view of traffic is blocked
- In the middle of the intersection, where traffic is visible
- At least 30 feet back from the intersecting roadway edge
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Correct answer: At the safest point nearest the intersecting road with a clear view
With no crosswalk, the driver stops at the safest point nearest the intersecting roadway to get a clear view of approaching traffic.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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What does a yield sign tell a driver to do?
- Stop completely every time, even if no other vehicle is anywhere near
- Stop only if a pedestrian is waiting in the crosswalk ahead of you
- Slow or stop, if needed, to give way to crossing or merging vehicles
- Go first whenever traffic is light on the cross street or ramp
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Correct answer: Slow or stop, if needed, to give way to crossing or merging vehicles
A yield sign means slow down or stop, if necessary, to give the right-of-way to crossing or merging vehicles.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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What does a speed limit sign indicate?
- The recommended speed for most drivers on the roadway
- The maximum speed a vehicle can lawfully travel on the road
- The minimum speed that is allowed on the roadway
- The average speed of drivers on that roadway
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Correct answer: The maximum speed a vehicle can lawfully travel on the road
A speed limit sign indicates the maximum speed that a vehicle can lawfully travel on the roadway.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A white square sign shows a black left-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash. What does it mean?
- Left turn only
- Left lane ends
- Left turn permitted with caution
- Left turn prohibited
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Correct answer: Left turn prohibited
The No Left Turn sign means a left turn is prohibited.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A white square sign shows a black right-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash. What does it mean?
- Right turn prohibited
- Right turn only
- Right lane ends
- Right turn permitted with caution
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Correct answer: Right turn prohibited
The No Right Turn sign means a right turn is prohibited.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A white sign shows a black U-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash. What does it mean?
- U-turn permitted at this location
- U-turn permitted only from the left lane
- U-turn prohibited
- Road curves back ahead
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Correct answer: U-turn prohibited
The No U-Turn sign means a U-turn is prohibited.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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What do Wrong Way and Do Not Enter signs, often used together, identify?
- A school zone or school crossing
- A one-way street or expressway ramp
- A railroad crossing or a rail line
- A divided highway with a median
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Correct answer: A one-way street or expressway ramp
Wrong Way and Do Not Enter signs are often used in combination and identify a one-way street or expressway ramp.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A red rectangle with white WRONG WAY, or a red circle with a white bar and the words DO NOT ENTER. What must a driver do at this sign?
- Drive past it if no traffic is coming
- Stop and then proceed with caution
- Drive past it only at low speed
- Not drive past the sign
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Correct answer: Not drive past the sign
The manual says not to drive past either a Wrong Way sign or a Do Not Enter sign.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A black horizontal sign shows a white arrow with the words ONE WAY. What does it mean?
- Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
- Traffic flows in both directions, with one lane each way
- Traffic may turn only in the direction of the arrow
- Traffic must go straight ahead
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Correct answer: Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
A One Way sign means traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A sign shows a black letter P inside a red circle with a slash. What does it mean?
- Parking is allowed for a limited time
- Parking is for permit holders only
- Parking is prohibited
- Parking is allowed on one side only
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Correct answer: Parking is prohibited
The No Parking sign means parking is prohibited.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A white vertical sign shows CENTER LANE above two opposite curved arrows and ONLY. What does it mean?
- A driver may use the lane for passing
- A driver may use the lane only to make a left turn
- A driver may use the lane to go straight or turn left
- A driver may use the lane only in the daytime
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Correct answer: A driver may use the lane only to make a left turn
The Center Lane, Left Turn Only sign means a driver may use the lane only to make a left turn.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What does a Keep Right sign warn of?
- A school zone or school crosswalk ahead
- A lane that ends and merges ahead of you
- A railroad crossing on the road ahead
- A traffic island, median or obstruction ahead
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Correct answer: A traffic island, median or obstruction ahead
A Keep Right sign means that a traffic island, median or obstruction is ahead and the driver should keep to the right.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What are Slower Traffic Keep Right signs used for?
- To reduce weaving on multiple-lane roads where drivers go slowly in the left lane
- To mark lanes that are closed to all vehicles on a multiple-lane road
- To tell drivers to pull over for approaching emergency vehicles on the road
- To mark a lane that is reserved for left turns on a multiple-lane road
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Correct answer: To reduce weaving on multiple-lane roads where drivers go slowly in the left lane
Slower Traffic Keep Right signs are used on multiple-lane roadways to reduce unnecessary weaving where drivers tend to stay in the left lane below the normal speed of traffic.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a traffic signal with red, yellow and green lights. What does it tell a driver?
- A traffic signal ahead is out of order
- A signal for pedestrians only is ahead
- A signal is ahead; be prepared to stop
- The lane ahead is reserved for turning
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Correct answer: A signal is ahead; be prepared to stop
A Signal Ahead sign means a traffic signal is ahead and the driver should be prepared to stop.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)