Nebraska Road Sign Practice Test

How road signs are tested in Nebraska

Road sign questions are part of the Nebraska written knowledge test (25 multiple-choice questions, 20 right to pass). Know the signs well and those questions become easy points.

Signs from the Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025). What every kind of sign means, by shape and color: our road sign guide.

Signs the Nebraska Driver's Manual adds

• Warning Signs

  The Two Way Traffic sign means the road (or the road ahead) has traffic moving in opposite directions. p. 38

• Warning Signs

  A Lane Ends sign means the lane ends soon and you'll need to merge; a Low Clearance sign means an overpass is low, and you must not go on if your vehicle is taller than the posted height. p. 39

• Special Signs

  Farm equipment and other vehicles whose top speed on the road is 25 mph or less must show the orange slow-moving vehicle emblem. p. 42

• Turning on Red

  Before any turn on red, stop completely, look both ways and yield to pedestrians and traffic (not stopping is a violation). A right turn on a circular red is allowed after stopping unless a sign prohibits it; a left on red is allowed only from a one-way street onto another one-way street. p. 32

• Regulatory Signs

  Wrong Way and Do Not Enter signs, often used together, mark a one-way street or an expressway ramp; never drive past either one. A No U-Turn sign (U arrow crossed out) prohibits U-turns. p. 36–37

• Warning Signs

  Reduce Speed Ahead warns of a lower speed zone ahead, Stop Ahead warns of a stop sign ahead, and Yield Ahead warns of a yield sign ahead. p. 38

• Speed Laws

  A speed limit is the maximum speed in ideal conditions; slow down for hills, curves, bad weather and other hazards. p. 52

• Sign Colors

  Fluorescent yellow-green is used for warning signs about pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, schools and school buses; pink is for incident management signs; white is for regulatory signs such as speed limits. p. 34

• Work Zone Devices

  Orange signs with black letters are reserved for work zones; advance work zone signs may ask you to change lanes or slow down and give that message far enough ahead to act without impeding traffic, so don't wait until the last minute. p. 43

• Work Zone Devices

  A Flagger sign warns of a flagger ahead in a bright reflective vest using a STOP/SLOW paddle; stay alert, be ready to stop, and if stopped, wait until the flagger directs you on. Barricades, vertical panels, drums and cones guide you through the work zone. p. 43

• Sign Colors

  Blue signs mean: motorist services. p. 34

• Sign Colors

  Brown signs mean: recreation and cultural places. p. 34

• Special Signs

  Reference post markers along Nebraska highways, every mile, give drivers a reference point to tell responders where they are when they need help or there's an emergency. p. 42

• Special Signs

  Dynamic message signs show changing information about current conditions, routes, construction, incidents and events; most are permanent along freeways, others are portable. p. 42

• Sign Shapes

  At a crossbuck, check in both directions, listen, give way to any train and be ready to stop; a number shown under the crossbuck means more than one set of tracks follows. p. 35

• Warning Signs

  The round yellow Railroad Crossing warning sign means give way and get ready to stop if a train is near; a NO TRAIN HORN plate below it marks a quiet zone where trains don't sound their horn. p. 41

• Get Out of Stalled Vehicle

  A car stalled on a crossing: get everyone out and away from the tracks right away. With no train in sight, phone the toll-free number posted at the crossing so the railroad can try to halt trains; if a train is coming, keep away from the tracks; then call 911. p. 58

• Sign Shapes

  A pennant-shaped sign (a sideways triangle) marks a no-passing zone. p. 35

• Sign Shapes

  An eight-sided (octagon) sign always means stop. p. 35

• Sign Shapes

  A downward-pointing triangle sign means yield. p. 35

• Sign Shapes

  Diamond-shaped signs warn of hazards or special conditions ahead. p. 35