Passing parked cars — Nebraska Permit Test
Passing parked cars on the Nebraska permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When driving past parked vehicles, watch for one pulling out; exhaust coming from the tail pipe is a clue.
A parked car with its engine running can pull into your lane without the driver ever seeing you.
When driving past parked vehicles, watch for vehicles pulling out.
Brake lights, a flashing turn signal or white back-up lights on a parked car are clues it may pull out.
Lights coming on at a parked car often mean the driver is about to move, and may not have seen you.
Brake lights on, turn signal flashing, or white back-up lights on.
Front wheels turned out toward traffic are a clue that a parked car may pull out.
A driver who turns the wheels out is ready to leave the curb, and the car can swing into your path.
Front wheels turning out toward traffic.
A person seated in the driver's position is a clue that a parked car may pull out.
Someone behind the wheel of a parked car may open the door or pull out at any moment.
Person seated in drivers position.
When passing parked vehicles, watch for people or animals emerging from between them.
A child or dog that steps out from between parked cars is hidden until it is right in front of you.
Watch for people or animals emerging from between parked vehicles.
On the test
Which is a clue that a parked car may pull out?
Exhaust coming from its tail pipe. A parked car with its engine running can pull into your lane without the driver ever seeing you. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.54: “When driving past parked vehicles, watch for vehicles pulling out.”
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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)