White lane line markings — Nebraska Permit Test
White lane line markings on the Nebraska permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
White lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction.
A driver who mistakes a white line for a center line may stay in a lane that is about to end.
White lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction.
Broken white lines separate lanes going the same direction and may be crossed with care.
Changing lanes without a look can put you into the side of a car riding in your blind spot.
Broken white lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction, and may be crossed with care.
Solid white lines are used for turn lanes and to discourage lane changes near intersections.
Late lane changes just before an intersection cut off drivers who are lining up to turn.
Solid white lines are used for turn lanes and to discourage lane changes near intersections.
When a lane is marked with a curved arrow and the word ONLY, you must turn in the direction of the arrow.
A driver who goes straight from a turn-only lane cuts across the car beside him that is turning.
When a lane is marked with a curved arrow and the word ONLY, you must turn in the direction of the arrow.
When a lane is marked with both a curved and a straight arrow, you may turn or go straight ahead.
Knowing your lane lets both moves happen keeps you from changing lanes at the last second.
When a lane is marked with both a curved and straight arrow, turning or proceeding straight ahead is allowed.
On the test
What do white lane lines separate?
Lanes of traffic going the same direction. A driver who mistakes a white line for a center line may stay in a lane that is about to end. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.45: “White lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction.”
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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)