No parking places — Nebraska Permit Test

No parking places on the Nebraska permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Do not park or stop within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic control device at the side of the roadway.

A parked car near a stop sign hides the sign, and drivers who never see it run through the intersection.

Within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic control device located at the side of the roadway.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park or stop within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

A car parked at the corner hides people stepping into the crosswalk from drivers turning toward them.

Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park or stop on a bridge, within a highway tunnel, or within 50 feet of railroad tracks.

A car parked near the tracks can block a train crew's view or force other cars to stop on the rails.

On bridges, within a highway tunnel, or within 50 feet of railroad tracks.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Fire crews need to reach the hydrant at once, and a car in the way costs time while a house burns.

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park or stop on a roadway directly beside stopped or parked vehicles.

A car stopped beside a parked car blocks the lane, and drivers swing out around it into oncoming cars.

On a roadway directly beside stopped or parked vehicles.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park or stop on a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk.

A car on the sidewalk or crosswalk forces people on foot into the street with moving cars.

On a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

Do not park in front of a public or private driveway.

A car blocking a driveway traps the people inside, including an ambulance or a parent with a sick child.

In front of a public or private driveway.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57

On the test

You may not park within how many feet of a stop sign?

30 feet. A parked car near a stop sign hides the sign, and drivers who never see it run through the intersection. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57: “Within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic control device located at the side of the roadway.”

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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.