Nebraska CAR DMV Practice Test 9

To prevent yourself from becoming an aggressive driver, concentrate on driving and don't take the actions of other drivers personally. Be realistic about your travel time, drive within posted speed limits, and be forgiving of other drivers using the roadway.

This sign indicates that the road may be slippery when wet. Exercise caution when driving on a slippery road.

Never insist on having the right-of-way. Always yield your legal right-of-way when it can prevent an accident.

If your vehicle breaks down on a highway, make sure other drivers can see it. Get your vehicle off the road and away from traffic if at all possible and turn on your emergency flashers to show that you are having trouble.

Children up to age 18 are prohibited from riding in the cargo area of a vehicle. They must be safely secured in a safety belt or child safety seat while in a moving vehicle.

If you experience a tire blowout, do not immediately apply the brakes. Grip the steering wheel firmly and steer to remain in your traffic lane. Reduce your speed gradually by releasing the accelerator and staying off the brakes. Once you are moving very slowly, apply the brakes lightly and pull off the road into a safe area.

Because it is dark, drivers cannot see as well at night as they can during the day. From one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise, or at any other time when persons or vehicles are not visible for 500 feet, drivers must use their headlights.

This sign warns that the road ahead becomes slippery when wet.

Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant is prohibited. Only park where it is safe and legal to do so.

Nebraska has an Implied Consent Law. This means that by driving in the state, you have agreed to undergo a chemical test if asked to do so by a law enforcement officer. If you refuse to submit to such a test, your license can be administratively revoked for one year.

At a railroad crossing marked with this sign, a driver should look both ways, listen for any trains, and be prepared to stop if any trains are nearby. Never try to outdrive an oncoming train.

When you leave your vehicle unattended, you must stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key from the ignition, and set the parking brake.

Before merging into interstate traffic, you should identify a gap, accelerate to the speed of traffic, and signal. Merge into the gap when it is safe to do so. Be alert to other traffic and do not expect other drivers to clear the lane.

At four-way stops, traffic from all four directions must stop. The first vehicle to reach the intersection should move forward first. If two vehicles reach the intersection at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

If you hear the siren or see the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle, you must slow down, provide a clear path for the vehicle, and stop. Don't try to outdrive the emergency vehicle.

White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Broken lines may be crossed with care.

Fines for moving traffic violations are doubled in work zones where workers are present, as well as in school zones during indicated hours. Always drive with caution when near children, workers, and other pedestrians.

You must yield to other drivers when entering a street from an alley, driveway, or garage. You must also yield to pedestrians who are on an intersecting sidewalk.

Motorcycles are smaller and harder to see than cars. Because of their size, they are easily hidden in a car’s blind spot. It may be difficult to judge your distance to a motorcycle and difficult to tell how fast a motorcycle is moving, so always be alert and extra cautious when near a motorcyclist.

This sign indicates a low ground railroad crossing. Where this sign is present, railroad tracks cross the road at a steep slope and the bottom of low vehicles may drag or get caught on the tracks.

Unless prohibited by a sign, drivers may turn left on a solid red light from a one-way street onto another one-way street. There are no other situations in which a driver may turn left when stopped at a solid red traffic light.

This sign warns that two lanes of traffic going the same direction will soon merge into one lane.

You must apply at a Driver Licensing Office if your name has changed. Apply at a Driver Licensing Office or online if your address has changed. In either case, this must be done within 60 days of the change.

Only the passage of time can remove alcohol and its impairing effects from the body.

You should turn your head to check your blind spots before every lane change.