Speed with traffic — Nebraska Permit Test

Speed with traffic on the Nebraska permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Generally, drive at the same speed as the main stream of traffic, to avoid frequent passing and to adjust to slower vehicles.

A car much faster or slower than everyone else keeps cutting in and out of lanes, and each pass is a chance to crash.

Generally, drive at the same speed as the main stream of traffic to avoid frequent passing and to ensure you can adjust to slower moving vehicles.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.52

Unless safety, an emergency or the law requires it, do not drive so slowly that you block the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.

Cars stacked up behind a crawling driver grow impatient and pass in places where they cannot see what is coming.

Unless safety, an emergency, or the law requires otherwise, do not drive slow enough to impede or block the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.

Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.53

On the test

Generally, what speed should you drive in a stream of traffic?

The same speed as the main stream of traffic. A car much faster or slower than everyone else keeps cutting in and out of lanes, and each pass is a chance to crash. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.52: “Generally, drive at the same speed as the main stream of traffic to avoid frequent passing and to ensure you can adjust to slower moving vehicles.”

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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.