General Driving Knowledge — Nebraska
Nebraska motorcycle permit practice test: 295 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. General Driving Knowledge: 97 questions.
Questions that do not fit a single topic: lane use, turning, signalling and other rules of the road.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | General Driving Knowledge |
| License test | Nebraska Motorcycle permit test |
| Topic questions | 97 (33% of 295 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (97)
1. An ideal lane position should:
- Increase your ability to see and be seen. ✓
- Place you in other drivers’ blind spots.
- Invite others to share your lane.
Answer: A. Increase your ability to see and be seen.
2. A rider's boots or shoes should:
- Be below their ankles.
- Cover their ankles. ✓
- Be made of a soft, pliable material.
Answer: B. Cover their ankles.
Boots or shoes should cover your ankles. The handbook's clothing section says footwear needs to be tall and strong enough to cover the ankle and support it. It also calls for hard, long-lasting soles with good grip, short heels, and laces tucked away. That matches footwear that covers the ankles. The guidance is about protecting and supporting the foot and ankle area while riding.
3. A plastic, shatter-resistant face shield:
- Protects your face, but not your eyes.
- Protects your eyes, but not your whole face.
- Helps protect your whole face. ✓
Answer: C. Helps protect your whole face.
A plastic, shatter-resistant face shield helps protect your whole face. The manual says a plastic impact-resistant face shield can help protect your whole face in a crash. It also shields you from wind, dust, dirt, rain, insects, and pebbles thrown up by cars ahead, which are distracting and can be painful. Because it covers the face, it guards your eyes along with everything else, while goggles cover only the eyes. That is why the shield is the choice that describes whole-face protection.
4. To lessen the chances of a crash occurring, you should:
- Not use turn signals.
- Use proper lane positions. ✓
- Follow other vehicles closely.
Answer: B. Use proper lane positions.
To lessen the chance of a crash, use proper lane positions. The manual's crash-reduction list includes riding in the best lane position so you can see and be seen. It also tells riders to communicate intentions with the proper signals and to keep an adequate space cushion when following. Choosing a good lane position fits that visibility guidance; skipping signals and tailgating go against the same list.
5. When sitting on a motorcycle, you should:
- Use your arms to hold up your body.
- Sit at an angle so your arms can support your weight.
- Sit so you can use your arms to control the motorcycle. ✓
Answer: C. Sit so you can use your arms to control the motorcycle.
Sit where your arms are free to steer and work the controls, not to hold your body up. The manual's body-position section says to set yourself up so you can work all the controls and steer well. It tells you to sit forward enough that your arms stay slightly bent on the handgrips, which lets you press on the bars without stretching, and to hold the grips firmly. Nothing in that guidance treats the arms as a way to carry your weight; the arms are there for steering and control.
6. Where should you position your motorcycle when entering a curve?
- The outside of the curve
- The inside of the curve
- Wherever traffic and road conditions require ✓
Answer: C. Wherever traffic and road conditions require
Position your motorcycle wherever traffic and road conditions require when entering a curve. The manual says every curve is different, so there is no single fixed side of the lane that always works. It suggests moving to the center of your lane before entering a curve and staying there until you exit, which helps you spot approaching traffic and adjust for traffic crowding the center line or debris in your lane. It also says your best path may not follow the curve of the road and that you should change lane position depending on traffic, road conditions, and the curve itself.
7. Blind spots on motorcycles:
- Are nothing to worry about.
- Should be consistently checked by riders. ✓
- Don't exist if the motorcycle has a rearview mirror.
Answer: B. Should be consistently checked by riders.
Blind spots on motorcycles should be consistently checked by riders. The manual says mirrors alone are not enough, because motorcycles have blind spots just like cars. Before changing lanes you turn your head and look to the side for other vehicles, and on a multi-lane road you also check the far lane, since a driver over there may want the same space you do. It adds that frequent head checks belong in your normal scanning routine, and that knowing what is happening all around you is what prepares you to deal with it.
8. Of the following, which is not a reason to keep a cushion of space between your motorcycle and the vehicle in front of you?
- It allows you more time to respond to hazards.
- It prevents you from finding an escape route. ✓
- It provides space to maneuver your motorcycle.
Answer: B. It prevents you from finding an escape route.
Preventing you from finding an escape route is not a reason to keep a cushion of space — a cushion actually gives you room to escape. The manual treats following distance as room you can use. It says a two-second gap leaves a minimum amount of space to stop or swerve if the driver ahead stops suddenly, and that keeping well behind a vehicle, even when stopped, makes it easier to get out of the way. A cushion is also useful if the vehicle ahead backs up. So extra space creates escape options rather than blocking them. Allowing more time to respond and having room to maneuver are real benefits of that gap; cutting off your escape route is the opposite of what a cushion does.
9. Passengers should:
- Look over their shoulder when taking a turn or curve. ✓
- Never hold onto the rider.
- Sit as far back as possible.
Answer: A. Look over their shoulder when taking a turn or curve.
Passengers should look over the rider's shoulder in the direction of a turn or curve. The manual's passenger section says a passenger should stay directly behind the rider and lean with the rider through turns and curves, and adds that it helps the passenger to look over the rider's shoulder toward the turn. That keeps the passenger's weight and attention moving with the motorcycle instead of fighting it. The same passage warns against leaning or turning around and against sudden moves that could upset stability, so looking over the shoulder in the turn is the guided behavior, not a free choice.
10. When riding a motorcycle:
- The mirrors provide a perfect view.
- The mirrors do not show your blind spots. ✓
- The mirrors should not be used, except when parking.
Answer: B. The mirrors do not show your blind spots.
When riding a motorcycle, the mirrors do not show your blind spots. The manual says checking your mirrors is not enough. Motorcycles have blind spots, just as cars do. Before you change lanes, you need to turn your head and look to the side for other vehicles. The passing section makes the same point: use your mirrors, but also turn your head to check the blind spot. Mirrors help, but they cannot show you everything around the bike.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook