Interstate entering — Nebraska Permit Test

Interstate entering on the Nebraska permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

On an interstate entrance ramp, a driver checks for a gap in traffic in the nearest lane before merging.

A driver who merges without a gap forces a car already at highway speed to brake hard or swerve.

Check for a gap in traffic in the nearest lane.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.60

On an entrance ramp, the solid white line to the left separates lanes of traffic going in the same direction.

A driver who crosses that solid line too early cuts into fast traffic before the ramp has given room to match speed.

The solid white line separates lanes of traffic going in the same direction.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.60

When the broken white line begins on an entrance ramp, adjust your speed, use your turn signal, and merge into a traffic gap when safe.

Merging where the line is still solid, or without a signal, surprises drivers in the lane who never saw you coming.

When the broken white line begins, adjust your speed, use your turn signal, and merge into a traffic gap when safe to do so.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.60

On the test

On an entrance ramp, when may you begin to merge into a traffic gap?

When the broken white line begins. Merging where the line is still solid, or without a signal, surprises drivers in the lane who never saw you coming. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.60: “When the broken white line begins, adjust your speed, use your turn signal, and merge into a traffic gap when safe to do so.”

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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.