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NE Code § 60-6,148 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,148 - Preferential right-of-way; stop and yield signs.

60-6,148.  Preferential right-of-way; stop and yield signs.(1) Competent authority may provide for preferential right-of-way at an intersection and indicate such by stop signs or yield signs erected by such authorities.(2) Except when directed to proceed by a peace officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection where a stop is indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or shall stop, if there is no such line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if no crosswalk is indicated, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, such driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on such highway as to constitute an immediate hazard if such driver moved across or into such intersection.(3) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed reasonable under the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or shall stop, if there is no such line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if no crosswalk is indicated, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping, such driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard if such driver moved across or into such intersection.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 37;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-637;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 244.  Annotations At four-way stop signs, no driver has a preferred or favored status, and all have a duty to stop followed by a duty to use ordinary care as they proceed through the intersection. Salazar v. Nemec, 253 Neb. 298, 570 N.W.2d 366 (1997).
NE Code § 60-6,149 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,149 - Vehicle entering roadway from private road or driveway; yield right-of-way.

60-6,149.  Vehicle entering roadway from private road or driveway; yield right-of-way.The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, private road, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately before driving onto a sidewalk and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk. Before entering the highway, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such highway.The driver of a vehicle entering an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 38;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-638;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 245.  Annotations  The statute requiring a driver of a vehicle emerging from a driveway onto a highway to yield the right-of-way to vehicles approaching on such highway applies to a 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle. McFarland v. King, 216 Neb. 92, 341 N.W.2d 920 (1983). Jury damage award to defendant on counterclaim, in auto negligence case, reversed where defendant held negligent as matter of law. Rief v. Foy, 198 Neb. 572, 254 N.W.2d 86 (1977). An automobile driver is required to see only those approaching vehicles which relative to speed and distance are within the radius which denotes the limit of danger. Laux v. Robinson, 195 Neb. 601, 239 N.W.2d 786 (1976). A bicyclist "emerging from an alley, driveway, private road, or building" shall stop before entering a highway or road. Luellman v. Ambroz, 2 Neb. App. 855, 516 N.W.2d 627 (1994).
NE Code § 60-6,150 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,150 - Moving a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle; yield right-of-way.

60-6,150.  Moving a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle; yield right-of-way.No person shall move a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked without yielding the right-of-way to all other vehicles and pedestrians affected by such movement and in no event until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 39;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-639;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 246.  Annotations At four-way stop signs, no driver has a preferred or favored status, and all have a duty to stop followed by a duty to use ordinary care as they proceed through the intersection. Salazar v. Nemec, 253 Neb. 298, 570 N.W.2d 366 (1997).
NE Code § 60-6,151 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,151 - Operation of vehicles upon the approach of emergency vehicles.

60-6,151.  Operation of vehicles upon the approach of emergency vehicles.(1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle which makes use of proper audible or visual signals:(a) The driver of any other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway or to either edge or curb of a one-way roadway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until such emergency vehicle passes unless otherwise directed by any peace officer; and(b) Any pedestrian using such roadway shall yield the right-of-way until such emergency vehicle passes unless otherwise directed by any peace officer.(2) This section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 40;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-640;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 247.  Annotations  A police vehicle enjoys privileges as an emergency vehicle as long as the officer operates emergency equipment in good faith belief that he or she is responding to an emergency. Maple v. City of Omaha, 222 Neb. 293, 384 N.W.2d 254 (1986). Police department standard operating procedures are merely evidence of "proper audible or visual signals." Police officer exercised due regard in operating an emergency vehicle. Maple v. City of Omaha, 222 Neb. 293, 384 N.W.2d 254 (1986). The trial court did not err in refusing to direct a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, who was injured when he was struck by a police car responding to an emergency call. Stephen v. City of Lincoln, 209 Neb. 792, 311 N.W.2d 889 (1981).
NE Code § 60-6,152 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,152 - Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and regulations.

60-6,152.  Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and regulations.(1) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device specifically applicable to pedestrians unless otherwise directed by a peace officer.(2) Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian-control signals as provided in the Nebraska Rules of the Road.(3) At all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in the rules.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 41;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-641;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 248.  Cross References   Duties of driver approaching blind or deaf or hard of hearing person, see section 20-128.  Failure to observe blind person, see section 28-1314.  Failure to yield to pedestrian, assessment of points against operator's license, see section 60-4,182 et seq.  Unlawful use of white cane or guide dog, see section 28-1313.
NE Code § 60-6,152.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,152.01 - Person operating wheelchair; rights and duties applicable to pedestrian.

60-6,152.01.  Person operating wheelchair; rights and duties applicable to pedestrian.Any disabled person operating a manual or motorized wheelchair on a sidewalk or across a roadway or shoulder in a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.Source Laws 2015, LB641, § 2.
NE Code § 60-6,153 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,153 - Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalk; traffic control devices.

60-6,153.  Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalk; traffic control devices.(1) Except at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided, when traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk who is in the lane in which the driver is proceeding or is in the lane immediately adjacent thereto by bringing his or her vehicle to a complete stop.(2) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to stop.(3) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.(4) At or adjacent to the intersection of two highways at which a path designated for bicycles and pedestrians is controlled by a traffic control signal, a pedestrian who lawfully enters a highway where the path crosses the highway shall have the right-of-way within the crossing with respect to vehicles and bicycles.(5) The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, after an engineering and traffic investigation, designate unmarked crosswalk locations where pedestrian crossing is prohibited or where pedestrians shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles. Such restrictions shall be effective only when traffic control devices indicating such restrictions are in place.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 42;   Laws 1979, LB 395, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-642;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 249;  Laws 2016, LB716, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 203.  Cross References  Failure to yield to pedestrian, assessment of points against operator's license, see section 60-4,182 et seq.Annotations  The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian within a crosswalk. Therkildsen v. Gottsch, 194 Neb. 729, 235 N.W.2d 622 (1975). Pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, a pedestrian who stepped from the curb into traffic failed to prove causation to withstand a directed verdict because the evidence showed that the driver could not have avoided hitting the pedestrian even if the driver had seen the pedestrian step from the curb. Fidler v. Koster, 8 Neb. App. 884, 603 N.W.2d 165 (1999).
NE Code § 60-6,154 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,154 - Crossing at other than crosswalks; yield right-of-way.

60-6,154.  Crossing at other than crosswalks; yield right-of-way.(1) Every pedestrian who crosses a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk, or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.(2) Any pedestrian who crosses a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.(3) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.(4) Where a path designated for bicycles and pedestrians crosses a highway, a pedestrian who is in the crossing in accordance with the traffic control device shall have the right-of-way within the crossing with respect to vehicles and bicycles.(5) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by traffic control devices, and when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.(6) Local authorities and the Department of Transportation, by erecting appropriate official traffic control devices, may, within their respective jurisdictions, prohibit pedestrians from crossing any roadway in a business district or any designated highway except in a crosswalk.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 43;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-643;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 250;  Laws 2016, LB716, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 204.  Annotations  Violation of this provision is not determinative of the degree of a pedestrian's negligence, if any. Hennings v. Schufeldt, 222 Neb. 416, 384 N.W.2d 274 (1986). Pedestrians may cross intersection diagonally when authorized by official traffic-control devices, but only in accordance with devices pertaining to such movements. Therkildsen v. Gottsch, 194 Neb. 729, 235 N.W.2d 622 (1975). Pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a pedestrian who stepped from the curb into traffic failed to prove causation to withstand a directed verdict because the evidence showed that the driver could not have avoided hitting the pedestrian even if the driver had seen the pedestrian step from the curb. Fidler v. Koster, 8 Neb. App. 884, 603 N.W.2d 165 (1999).
NE Code § 60-6,155 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,155 - Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk.

60-6,155.  Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk.Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 45;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-645;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 251.
NE Code § 60-6,156 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,156 - Pedestrians on highways and roadways; sidewalks and shoulders.

60-6,156.  Pedestrians on highways and roadways; sidewalks and shoulders.(1) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway or shoulder.(2) Where a sidewalk is not available and a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on the shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.(3) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian who walks along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to the edge of the roadway and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of such roadway.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 46;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-646;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 252.  Annotations  Violation of a statute is not negligence per se, but is merely evidence of negligence. Vanek v. Prohaska, 233 Neb. 848, 448 N.W.2d 573 (1989). Where plaintiff is discovered walking on the traveled portion of the highway at the time of an accident, violation of a statute is not negligence per se but merely evidence of negligence. Hurlbut v. Landgren, 200 Neb. 413, 264 N.W.2d 174 (1978).
NE Code § 60-6,157 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,157 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business; prohibited acts; ordinance authorizing solicitation of contributions.

60-6,157.  Pedestrians soliciting rides or business; prohibited acts; ordinance authorizing solicitation of contributions.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, contributions, or business from the occupant of any vehicle.(2) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a highway for the purposes of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a highway.(3)(a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, allow pedestrians over the age of eighteen to enter one or more roadways, except roadways that are part of the state highway system, at specified times and locations and approach vehicles when stopped by traffic control devices or traffic control signals for the purpose of soliciting contributions which are to be devoted to charitable or community betterment purposes.(b) Any ordinance enacted pursuant to this subsection shall be a general ordinance which shall not exclude or give preference to any individual or the members of any organization, association, or group. Any ordinance whose terms or provisions do not strictly comply with this subsection is void.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 47;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-647;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 253;  Laws 2009, LB278, § 1.
NE Code § 60-6,158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,158 - Driving through safety zone; prohibited.

60-6,158.  Driving through safety zone; prohibited.The driver of a vehicle shall not at any time drive through or within a safety zone.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 48;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-648;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 254.
NE Code § 60-6,159 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,159 - Required position and method of turning; right-hand and left-hand turns; traffic control devices.

60-6,159.  Required position and method of turning; right-hand and left-hand turns; traffic control devices.(1) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(2) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and, after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.(3) The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause traffic control devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when such devices are so placed, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such devices.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 50;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-650;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 255;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 205.
NE Code § 60-6,160 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,160 - Turning to proceed in opposite direction; limitation.

60-6,160.  Turning to proceed in opposite direction; limitation.No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet, or at any place where such turns are prohibited by signs. No vehicle, except authorized emergency vehicles, shall be turned at any place on a freeway so as to proceed in the opposite direction.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 51;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-651;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 256.  Annotations Violation of this section is a criminal offense within the meaning of the double jeopardy provisions of Article I, section 12, Nebraska Constitution. State v. Knoles, 199 Neb. 211, 256 N.W.2d 873 (1977).
NE Code § 60-6,161 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,161 - Turning or moving right or left upon a roadway; required signals; signals prohibited.

60-6,161.  Turning or moving right or left upon a roadway; required signals; signals prohibited.(1) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in sections 60-6,162 and 60-6,163.(2) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.(3) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in such sections to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.(4) The brake and turnsignal lights required on vehicles by section 60-6,226 shall not be flashed on one side only on a disabled vehicle, flashed as a courtesy or do pass signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear, or flashed on one side only of a parked vehicle except as may be necessary for compliance with this section.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 52;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-652;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 257.  Annotations  The giving of the statutorily required turn signal is not enough; one must exercise reasonable care under all the circumstances. Huntwork v. Voss, 247 Neb. 184, 525 N.W.2d 632 (1995). A driver is charged with exercising due diligence to determine whether it is safe to turn left on a roadway. Mitchell v. Kesting, 221 Neb. 506, 378 N.W.2d 188 (1985).
NE Code § 60-6,162 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,162 - Signals given by hand and arm or signal lights; signal lights required; exceptions.

60-6,162.  Signals given by hand and arm or signal lights; signal lights required; exceptions.(1) Any stop signal or turnsignal required by the Nebraska Rules of the Road shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lights except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) With respect to any motor vehicle having four or more wheels manufactured or assembled, whether from a kit or otherwise, after January 1, 1954, designed or used for the purpose of carrying passengers or freight, or any trailer, in use on a highway, any required signal shall be given by the appropriate signal lights when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of such motor vehicle or trailer exceeds twenty-four inches. Such measurement shall apply to any single vehicle or trailer and to any combination of vehicles or trailers. This subsection shall not apply during daylight hours to fertilizer trailers as defined in section 60-326 and implements of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use in agricultural operations.(3) Under any condition when a hand and arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of the vehicle of such signaling driver for one hundred feet, the required signals shall be given by such a light or device as required by this section.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 53;   Laws 1987, LB 216, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-653;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 258;   Laws 1995, LB 59, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 238, § 5;  Laws 2005, LB 274, § 242.
NE Code § 60-6,163 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-6,163 - Hand and arm signals; how given.

60-6,163.  Hand and arm signals; how given.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all hand and arm signals required by the Nebraska Rules of the Road shall be given from the left side of the vehicle with the left arm in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:(a) Left turn—hand and arm extended to the left horizontally;(b) Right turn—hand and forearm extended upward; and(c) Stop or decrease speed—hand and arm extended downward.(2) Any person operating a bicycle may signal a right turn by fully extending the right arm and pointing.Source   Laws 1973, LB 45, § 54;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-654;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 259;   Laws 1993, LB 575, § 9.