Bicyclist road position — Nebraska Permit Test
Bicyclist road position on the Nebraska permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A person riding a bicycle has the same duties and rights as a driver of a motor vehicle and must obey traffic laws.
A driver who expects a bike to ignore signals gets surprised when it takes its turn at the stop.
a person riding a bicycle has the same duties and rights as a driver of a motor vehicle; bicyclists must obey traffic laws.
Bicyclists must ride as far right in a lane as is practical, or on paved shoulders.
Knowing where a bike belongs tells you where to look for one before you pass or turn right.
Bicyclists must ride as far right in a lane as is practical or on paved shoulders.
A bicyclist may ride in the lane of travel when the lane is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side.
A driver who squeezes past a bike in a narrow lane leaves no room if the rider wobbles.
Bicyclists may ride in the lane of travel where the lane is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane; a bicyclist may change lanes to make a left turn or to continue through an intersection.
A driver who thinks bikes stay at the curb is surprised when one moves left to turn, and hits it.
Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane of traffic.
On one-way streets in urban areas, bicyclists may ride in the far left lane.
On a one-way street a bike can be on your left side, where a driver checking right will not look.
On one-way streets in urban areas, bicyclists may ride in the far left lane.
Potholes, gravel, wet surfaces, seams, railroad crossings and grooved pavement can make a bicyclist suddenly shift position in the lane.
A thin bike tire can catch a seam or slide on gravel, so the rider moves fast and without a signal.
Bicyclists may adjust their position within a lane suddenly in reaction to road and traffic conditions such as potholes, gravel, wet or slippery surfaces, pavement seams, railroad crossings and grooved pavement.
On the test
Where in the lane must a bicyclist normally ride?
As far right as is practical. Knowing where a bike belongs tells you where to look for one before you pass or turn right. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.68: “Bicyclists must ride as far right in a lane as is practical or on paved shoulders.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Nebraska Driver’s Manual, published by the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NE.pdf (Nebraska Driver’s Manual, Class O Drivers Manual-English 1-2025, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NE.pages.txt (plain pdftotext through scripts/ne-text.py, the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NE-exam.txt (Nebraska DMV, Driver Licensing Examiner manual, https://dmv.nebraska.gov/sites/dmv.nebraska.gov/files/doc/dls/DLE_ENTIRE_MANUAL_11222023.pdf, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures in Section 3; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.nebraska.gov/manuals (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)