Off road vehicles on roads — Nebraska Permit Test

An ATV is 50 inches or less in width, and a UTV is 74 inches or less in width.

A wider machine taken on the road as an ATV may not follow the rules or the license it needs.

1) is fifty inches or less in width,

To drive an ATV or UTV on a public roadway, the operator must hold a valid Class O license or farm permit.

An unlicensed child on an ATV in traffic does not know the rules that keep cars from hitting it.

The operator must hold a valid Class O operator’s license or farm permit.

Authorized ATV or UTV use on public roadways must be between sunrise and sunset at speeds lower than 30 mph.

A small, slow ATV in the dark is nearly invisible to a car closing on it at highway speed.

Occur only between sunrise and sunset at speeds lower than 30 mph.

An ATV or UTV must not be driven on a controlled access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes.

On a fast multilane highway a slow ATV gets hit from behind by cars that cannot stop in time.

Such operation must NOT be on a controlled access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes.

An ATV or UTV on a public road must have its headlight and taillight on and carry a bicycle safety flag.

A low ATV hides below a hill or behind a truck, and the lights and flag are how drivers see it in time.

The headlight and taillight must be on and equipped with a bicycle safety flag.

An ATV or UTV operator on a public road must have liability insurance coverage.

If an ATV hits someone with no insurance behind it, the injured person may never be paid for the damage.

The operator must have liability insurance coverage.

An ATV or UTV crossing a highway must cross at about a 90-degree angle, at a place with no obstruction to a quick, safe crossing.

A slanted crossing keeps the ATV in the traffic lanes longer, giving a fast car more time to hit it.

The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;

An ATV or UTV must come to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of a highway.

Rolling across without stopping leaves no moment to look both ways for a car coming fast.

The ATV/UTV is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

When an ATV or UTV crosses a divided highway, it may cross only at an intersection.

Stopping in a median between two streams of fast traffic leaves the rider stuck with cars on both sides.

If crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection; and,

When and how fast may an ATV or UTV be driven on public roadways?

Sunrise to sunset, under 30 mph. A small, slow ATV in the dark is nearly invisible to a car closing on it at highway speed. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.7: “Occur only between sunrise and sunset at speeds lower than 30 mph.”