Required equipment — Nebraska Permit Test

Required equipment on the Nebraska permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Nebraska law requires vehicles to have two systems of brakes: a service brake and a parking brake.

If the main brakes fail on a hill, the parking brake is the last thing left to stop the car.

The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29

Nebraska law requires pneumatic tires with at least 2/32 inch of tread.

Bald tires cannot push water away, so the car slides on wet roads instead of stopping.

The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29

Nebraska law forbids objects hanging or posted in windows where they obstruct vision.

A hanging object can hide a child or a bike at just the moment the driver needs to see it.

The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29

Nebraska law requires safety glass in all windows.

Ordinary glass breaks into knife-like shards in a crash, cutting the people the car is meant to protect.

The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29

Nebraska law requires seat belts on vehicles, as appropriate to the year the vehicle was manufactured.

Without belts built into the car, every rider is thrown loose in a crash, and the seat belt laws would mean nothing.

The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29

On the test

What brake systems does Nebraska require on vehicles?

A service brake and a parking brake. If the main brakes fail on a hill, the parking brake is the last thing left to stop the car. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.29: “The following equipment is required on vehicles by Nebraska law:”

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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.