No passing rules — Nebraska Permit Test
No passing rules on the Nebraska permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
It is unlawful to pass in any marked no-passing zone.
No-passing zones mark where a driver cannot see far enough ahead to finish a pass before an oncoming car arrives.
Pass in any marked no-passing zones.
It is unlawful to exceed the posted speed limit when passing.
Speeding to get around a car means hitting anything that appears ahead at a speed too high to survive.
Exceed the posted speed limit when passing.
It is unlawful to pass within 100 feet of any intersection.
A car turning onto the road or left across it does not expect a car in the oncoming lane near the corner.
Pass within 100 feet of any intersection.
It is unlawful to pass within 100 feet of any railroad crossing.
A car stuck in the wrong lane at the tracks may have to stop on them or meet the gate arm.
Pass within 100 feet of any railroad crossing.
It is unlawful to pass on any hill, curve or bridge where vision is obstructed.
Over a hill or around a curve, an oncoming car appears with no warning and meets the passing car head-on.
Pass on any hill, curve or bridge where vision is obstructed.
On the test
Passing is unlawful within how many feet of an intersection?
100 feet. A car turning onto the road or left across it does not expect a car in the oncoming lane near the corner. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.53: “Pass within 100 feet of any intersection.”
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)