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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,135 - Limitations on overtaking and passing on the left; precautions required; return to right side of highway.

60-6,135.
Limitations on overtaking and passing on the left; precautions required; return to right side of highway.
(1) No vehicle shall overtake another vehicle proceeding in the same direction on an undivided two-way roadway when such overtaking requires the overtaking vehicle to be driven on the left side of the center of the roadway unless the left side is clearly visible for a distance sufficient to accomplish such overtaking and is free from oncoming traffic for a distance sufficient to:
(a) Permit the overtaking vehicle to return to an authorized lane of traffic before coming within two hundred feet of any approaching vehicle; and
(b) Permit the overtaking vehicle to be safely clear of the overtaken vehicle while returning to the authorized lane of travel as provided in the Nebraska Rules of the Road.
(2) After completing such overtaking, the overtaking vehicle shall return to the authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable.
(3) Any such overtaking shall be subject to the rules.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not permit the crossing of the centerline of an undivided highway providing for two or more lanes of traffic in each direction for the purpose of overtaking and passing another vehicle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 24;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-624;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 231.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,136 - Limitations on overtaking, passing, or driving to the left of the center of roadway; when prohibited.

60-6,136.
Limitations on overtaking, passing, or driving to the left of the center of roadway; when prohibited.
(1) No driver shall overtake and pass another vehicle or drive to the left of the center of the roadway whenever:
(a) He or she approaches the crest of a grade or is upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(b) He or she approaches within one hundred feet of or traverses any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(c) The view is obstructed when he or she approaches within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; or
(d) The section of roadway is designated as a no-passing zone under section 60-6,137.
(2) The limitations imposed by subsection (1) of this section shall not apply (a) upon a one-way roadway, (b) under the conditions described in subdivision (1)(b) of section 60-6,131, or (c) to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway unless otherwise prohibited by signs.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 25;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-625;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 232.
Annotations
A driver is negligent as a matter of law if he makes a left turn between intersections without signaling. Ben Gay, Inc., v. Giesbrecht, 720 F.2d 1003 (8th Cir. 1983).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,137 - No-passing zones; exception.

60-6,137.
No-passing zones; exception.
(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the center of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones. When such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey such indications.
(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone, no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.
(3) This section shall not apply (a) under the conditions described in subdivision (1)(b) of section 60-6,131 or (b) to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway unless otherwise prohibited by signs.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 26;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-626;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 233;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 198.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,138 - One-way roadways and roundabouts; jurisdiction; exception for emergency vehicles.

60-6,138.
One-way roadways and roundabouts; jurisdiction; exception for emergency vehicles.
(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all times or at such times as shall be indicated by traffic control devices.
(2) Except for emergency vehicles, no vehicle shall be operated, backed, pushed, or otherwise caused to move in a direction which is opposite to the direction designated by competent authority on any deceleration lane, acceleration lane, access ramp, shoulder, or roadway.
(3) A vehicle which passes around a roundabout shall be driven only to the right of the central island while on the circulatory roadway in such roundabout.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 27;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-627;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 234;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 199;
Laws 2021, LB174, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,139 - Driving on roadways laned for traffic; rules; traffic control devices.

60-6,139.
Driving on roadways laned for traffic; rules; traffic control devices.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent with this section, shall apply:
(1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety;
(2) Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except (a) when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, (b) in preparation for making a left turn, or (c) when such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same direction that the vehicle is proceeding and such allocation is designated by traffic control devices;
(3) Traffic control devices may be erected by the Department of Transportation or local authorities to direct specified traffic to use a designated lane or to designate those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device; and
(4) Traffic control devices may be installed by the department or local authorities to prohibit the changing of lanes on sections of roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 28;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-628;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 235;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 200.
Annotations
By including the language “as nearly as practicable,” subdivision (1) of this section expressly requires that surrounding circumstances be considered. State v. Au, 285 Neb. 797, 829 N.W.2d 695 (2013).
The language “as nearly as practicable” conveys that subdivision (1) of this section does not require absolute adherence to a feasibility requirement, but, rather, something less rigorous. State v. Au, 285 Neb. 797, 829 N.W.2d 695 (2013).
The mere touching or crossing of a lane divider line, without more, does not constitute a traffic violation under this section. State v. Au, 285 Neb. 797, 829 N.W.2d 695 (2013).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,140 - Following vehicles; restrictions.

60-6,140.
Following vehicles; restrictions.
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, and such driver shall have due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the roadway.
(2) The driver of any motor vehicle drawing a trailer, semitrailer, or another vehicle, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residential district, who is following another vehicle shall, subject to varying road conditions, leave sufficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger and shall not follow another motor vehicle drawing a trailer, semitrailer, or another vehicle more closely than one hundred feet. This subsection shall not prevent a vehicle from overtaking and passing any other vehicle.
(3) The driver of a motor vehicle upon any roadway outside of a business or residential district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall operate such vehicle so as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This subsection shall not apply to funeral processions.
(4) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residential district shall not follow any highway maintenance vehicle more closely than one hundred feet if:
(a) Such highway maintenance vehicle is engaged in plowing snow, removing deposited material from the surface of the road, or spreading salt, sand, or other material upon the surface of the road or is in motion on or near the traveled portion of a road performing other highway maintenance duties; and
(b) Such highway maintenance vehicle is displaying a flashing amber or white light.
This subsection shall not prevent a vehicle from overtaking and passing any other vehicle.
(5) The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residential district, who is following another vehicle displaying flashing amber or white lights shall not follow such vehicle more closely than one hundred feet. This subsection shall not prevent a vehicle from overtaking and passing any other vehicle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 29;
Laws 1986, LB 437, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-629;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 236.
Annotations
A state trooper had probable cause to stop a vehicle, in which the defendant was a passenger, for following too closely, despite the trooper's statement that he had a hunch the passengers could be involved in transporting contraband. The trooper testified that he observed the vehicle following one car length behind a semi-truck while both vehicles were traveling over 70 miles per hour in the rain; thus, the trooper's alleged ulterior motivation for the stop was irrelevant. State v. Draganescu, 276 Neb. 448, 755 N.W.2d 57 (2008).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,141 - Driving on divided highways; driving on median prohibited; exceptions.

60-6,141.
Driving on divided highways; driving on median prohibited; exceptions.
(1) Whenever any highway has been divided into two or more roadways by a median, a driver shall drive only upon the right-hand roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by traffic control devices or competent authority.
(2) No driver shall drive any vehicle over, across, or within any median except through a median opening or median crossover as established by competent authority. Medians on freeways shall not be crossed or entered upon at any point unless specifically directed by competent authority.
(3) No driver except drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and drivers of wreckers or other vehicles assisting a stranded vehicle shall use any emergency entrance or median crossover on a freeway intended only for emergency vehicles, but no such excepted driver shall drive in such manner as to create a hazard to any other vehicle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 30;
Laws 1981, LB 64, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-630;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 237.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,142 - Driving on highway shoulders prohibited; exceptions.

60-6,142.
Driving on highway shoulders prohibited; exceptions.
No person shall drive on the shoulders of highways, except that:
(1) Vehicles may be driven on the shoulders of highways (a) by federal mail carriers while delivering the United States mail or (b) to safely remove a vehicle from a roadway;
(2) Implements of husbandry may be driven on the shoulders of highways; and
(3) Bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices may be operated on paved shoulders of highways included in the state highway system other than Nebraska segments of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 31;
Laws 1988, LB 969, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-631;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 238;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 7;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 456.
Annotations
Any crossing of the fog line onto the shoulder constitutes driving on the shoulder and is a violation of this section. State v. Magallanes, 284 Neb. 871, 824 N.W.2d 696 (2012).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,143 - Controlled-access highway; entrances; exits.

60-6,143.
Controlled-access highway; entrances; exits.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by competent authority.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 32;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-632;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 239.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,144 - Restrictions on use of controlled-access highway.

60-6,144.
Restrictions on use of controlled-access highway.
Use of a freeway and entry thereon by the following shall be prohibited at all times except by permit from the Department of Transportation or from the local authority in the case of freeways not under the jurisdiction of the department:
(1) Pedestrians except in areas specifically designated for that purpose;
(2) Hitchhikers or walkers;
(3) Vehicles not self-propelled;
(4) Bicycles, motor-driven cycles, motor scooters not having motors of more than ten horsepower, and electric personal assistive mobility devices;
(5) Animals led, driven on the hoof, ridden, or drawing a vehicle;
(6) Funeral processions;
(7) Parades or demonstrations;
(8) Vehicles, except emergency vehicles, unable to maintain minimum speed as provided in the Nebraska Rules of the Road;
(9) Construction equipment;
(10) Implements of husbandry, whether self-propelled or towed, except as provided in section 60-6,383;
(11) Vehicles with improperly secured attachments or loads;
(12) Vehicles in tow, when the connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, except disabled vehicles which shall be removed from such freeway at the nearest interchange;
(13) Vehicles with deflated pneumatic, metal, or solid tires or continuous metal treads except maintenance vehicles;
(14) Any person standing on or near a roadway for the purpose of soliciting or selling to an occupant of any vehicle; or
(15) Overdimensional vehicles.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 33;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-633;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 240;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 8;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 457;
Laws 2006, LB 853, § 18;
Laws 2016, LB977, § 23;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,145 - Official signs on controlled-access highway.

60-6,145.
Official signs on controlled-access highway.
The Department of Transportation and local authorities shall erect and maintain at appropriate locations official signs on freeways under their respective jurisdictions apprising motorists of the restrictions placed upon the use of such highways by the Nebraska Rules of the Road. When the department or local authority posts such signs, it need not follow the usual rules and procedure of posting signs on or near freeways nor shall the department be required to conform with the formalities of public hearings. When such signs are erected, no person shall violate the restrictions stated on such signs.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 34;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-634;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 241;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 202.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,146 - Vehicles approaching or entering intersection at same time; right-of-way; entering a highway or roadway.

60-6,146.
Vehicles approaching or entering intersection at same time; right-of-way; entering a highway or roadway.
(1) When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different roadways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a vehicle entering a highway from an acceleration lane, a ramp, or any other approach road shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle on the main roadway entering such merging area at the same time, regardless of whether the approach road is to the left or the right of the main roadway, unless posted signs indicate otherwise.
(3) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved roadway from an unpaved roadway and who is not subject to control by a traffic control device shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such paved roadway.
(4) The right-of-way rules set forth in subsections (1) and (3) of this section are modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in the Nebraska Rules of the Road.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 35;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-635;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 242.
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).
Under subsection (1) of this section, when a collision occurs in an ordinary city or country intersection, unless there is evidence that one of the vehicles was traveling at a very much greater rate of speed than the other, it is self-evident that the vehicles were reaching the intersection at approximately the same time. Workman v. Stehlik, 238 Neb. 666, 471 N.W.2d 760 (1991).
When two vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, the vehicle on the right has the immediate use of the intersection. Muirhead v. Gunst, 204 Neb. 1, 281 N.W.2d 207 (1979).
Vehicle on the right has the favored position but does not have an absolute right to proceed regardless of the circumstances. Crink v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 200 Neb. 460, 263 N.W.2d 857 (1978).
Intersection right-of-way is a qualified, not absolute, right to proceed, exercising due care, in a lawful manner in preference to an opposing vehicle. Reese v. Mayer, 198 Neb. 499, 253 N.W.2d 317 (1977).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,147 - Vehicle turning left; yield right-of-way.

60-6,147.
Vehicle turning left; yield right-of-way.
The driver of a vehicle who intends to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or approaching so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 36;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-636;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 243.
Annotations
In an intersection collision involving a vehicle turning left with a green light and a vehicle subsequently entering the intersection with a green light from the opposite direction, the determination of which vehicle was required to yield to the other pursuant to this section was a question of fact for the jury. Nguyen v. Rezac, 256 Neb. 458, 590 N.W.2d 375 (1999).
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).
The degree of care required by this section was increased by the fact that the sun restricted the visibility of the left-turning driver. Ambrosio v. Price, 495 F.Supp. 381 (D. Neb. 1979).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,165 - Persons authorized to remove vehicles; cost of removal; lien.

60-6,165.
Persons authorized to remove vehicles; cost of removal; lien.
(1) Whenever any peace officer, or any authorized employee of a law enforcement agency who is employed by a political subdivision of the state and specifically empowered by ordinance to act, finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of the Nebraska Rules of the Road, such individual may remove the vehicle, have such vehicle removed, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move such vehicle to a position off the roadway of such highway or from such highway.
(2) The owner or other person lawfully entitled to the possession of any vehicle towed or stored shall be charged with the reasonable cost of towing and storage fees. Any such towing or storage fee shall be a lien upon the vehicle prior to all other claims. Any person towing or storing a vehicle shall be entitled to retain possession of such vehicle until such charges are paid. The lien provided for in this section shall not apply to the contents of any vehicle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 71;
Laws 1984, LB 482, § 3;
Laws 1988, LB 833, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-671;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 261.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,166 - Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited; exceptions.

60-6,166.
Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited; exceptions.
(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or when in compliance with law or the directions of a peace officer or traffic control device, no person shall:
(a) Stop, stand, or park any vehicle:
(i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(ii) On a sidewalk;
(iii) Within an intersection;
(iv) On a crosswalk;
(v) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone unless the Department of Transportation or the local authority indicates a different length by signs or markings;
(vi) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
(vii) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure over a highway or within a highway tunnel;
(viii) On any railroad track; or
(ix) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
(b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(i) In front of a public or private driveway;
(ii) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(iii) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(iv) Within thirty feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or other traffic control device located at the side of a roadway;
(v) Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of such entrance when properly signposted; or
(vi) At any place where official signs prohibit standing; or
(c) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
(i) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
(ii) At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(2) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as shall be unlawful.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 72;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-672;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 262;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 207.