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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,281 - Protective helmets; conformance with federal standards; effect.

60-6,281.
Protective helmets; conformance with federal standards; effect.
Any person using a protective helmet purchased prior to July 9, 1988, which is labeled to show that it conforms with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards shall be deemed to be in compliance with section 60-6,279.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 428, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,213;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 377.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,282 - Violation; penalty; enforcement.

60-6,282.
Violation; penalty; enforcement.
(1) Until December 31, 2023, a person who violates section 60-6,279 shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and shall be fined fifty dollars.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2024:
(a) A person violating any provision of subsection (1) or (3) of section 60-6,279 shall be guilty of an infraction as defined in section 29-431 and shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars for each violation.
(b) Enforcement of subsection (1) or (3) of section 60-6,279 shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when an operator of a motorcycle or moped has been cited or charged with a violation or some other offense unless the violation involves a person under the age of eighteen years riding on any portion of the motorcycle or moped not designed or intended for the use of passengers when the motorcycle or moped is in motion.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 428, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,214;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 378;
Laws 2023, LB138, § 47.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,283 - Splash aprons; requirements.

60-6,283.
Splash aprons; requirements.
Every new motor vehicle or semitrailer purchased after January 1, 1956, and operated on any highway in this state shall be equipped with fenders, covers, or devices, including flaps or splash aprons, unless the body of the vehicle affords adequate protection to effectively minimize the spray or splash of water or mud to the rear of the motor vehicle or semitrailer.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 160, § 1, p. 464;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-735.01;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,128;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 379.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,284 - Towing; drawbars or other connections; length; red flag required, when.

60-6,284.
Towing; drawbars or other connections; length; red flag required, when.
The drawbar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall not exceed fifteen feet in length from one vehicle to the other, except a vehicle being towed with a connection device that is an integral component of the vehicle and is designed to attach to a lead unit with construction in such a manner as to allow articulation at the attachment point on the chassis of the towed vehicle but not to allow lateral or side-to-side movement. Such connecting device shall meet the safety standards for towbar failure or disconnection in the parts, subparts, and sections of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to section 75-363 and shall have displayed at approximately the halfway point between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle on the connecting mechanism a red flag or other signal or cloth not less than twelve inches both in length and width that shall be at least five feet and not more than ten feet from the level of the paving and shall be displayed along the outside line on both sides of the towing and towed vehicles. Whenever such connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a red flag or other signal or cloth not less than twelve inches both in length and width.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 37, p. 317;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1168;
R.S.1943, § 39-772;
Laws 1980, LB 785, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,132;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 380;
Laws 2006, LB 1007, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,285 - Horn; requirements; prohibited acts.

60-6,285.
Horn; requirements; prohibited acts.
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren, exhaust, compression, or spark plug whistle or for any person at any time to use a horn, otherwise than as a reasonable warning, or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. Every police and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency calls shall be equipped with a bell, siren, or exhaust whistle.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 39, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1170;
R.S.1943, § 39-774;
Laws 1957, c. 366, § 5, p. 1248;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-774;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,135;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 381.
Annotations
Where evidence is not sufficient to support finding there was a duty to sound a horn, court could not properly submit that issue. Merritt v. Reed, 186 Neb. 561, 185 N.W.2d 261 (1971).
The duty to sound a signal, warning of the approach of a motor vehicle, depends largely on the circumstances of the particular case. Tews v. Bamrick and Carroll, 148 Neb. 59, 26 N.W.2d 499 (1947).
Before backing a motor vehicle, operator must give signal of intention. Chew v. Coffin, 144 Neb. 170, 12 N.W.2d 839 (1944).
Failure of trial court to supplement its instructions to include provisions of this section was not erroneous. Bern v. Evans, 349 F.2d 282 (8th Cir. 1965).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,286 - Muffler or noise-suppressing system; prevention of fumes and smoke; requirements.

60-6,286.
Muffler or noise-suppressing system; prevention of fumes and smoke; requirements.
Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler or other effective noise-suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation. It shall be unlawful to use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device on any motor vehicle upon a highway.
The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 42, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1173;
R.S.1943, § 39-777;
Laws 1967, c. 232, § 1, p. 617;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-777;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,137;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 382;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,287 - Television set; equipping motor vehicle with screen visible to driver; unlawful; penalty.

60-6,287.
Television set; equipping motor vehicle with screen visible to driver; unlawful; penalty.
It shall be unlawful to operate upon any public highway in this state a motor vehicle which is equipped with or in which is located a television set so placed that the viewing screen is visible to the driver while operating such vehicle. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1951, c. 113, § 1, p. 522;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,123.01;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 29;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,169;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 383.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,288.01 - Person moving certain buildings or objects; notice required; contents; violation; penalty.

60-6,288.01.
Person moving certain buildings or objects; notice required; contents; violation; penalty.
(1) Any person moving a building or an object that, in combination with the transporting vehicle, is over fifteen feet six inches high or wider than the roadway on a county or township road shall notify the local authority and the electric utility responsible for the infrastructure, including poles, wires, substations, and underground residential distribution cable boxes adjacent to or crossing the roadway along the route over which such building or object is being transported. Notification shall be made at least ten days prior to the move. Notification shall specifically describe the transporting vehicle, the width, length, height, and weight of the building or object to be moved, the route to be used, and the date and hours during which the building or object will be transported. Complying with the notification requirement of this section does not exempt the person from complying with any other federal, state, or local authority permit or notification requirements.
(2) Proof of the notification required under subsection (1) of this section must be carried by any person moving a building or an object as described in this section.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with the notification requirements of this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 2011, LB164, § 2;
Laws 2016, LB973, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,289 - Vehicles; height; limit; height of structure; damages.

60-6,289.
Vehicles; height; limit; height of structure; damages.
(1) No vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of fourteen feet, six inches, except:
(a) Combines or vehicles used in transporting combines, to be engaged in harvesting within or without the state, moving into or through the state during daylight hours when the overall height does not exceed fifteen feet, six inches;
(b) Livestock forage vehicles with or without load that comply with subsection (2) of section 60-6,305;
(c) Farm equipment or implements of husbandry being driven, picked up, or delivered during daylight hours by farm equipment dealers or their representatives as authorized under section 60-6,382 shall not exceed fifteen feet, six inches;
(d) Self-propelled specialized mobile equipment with a fixed load when the requirements of subdivision (2)(i) of section 60-6,288 are met;
(e) Vehicles which have been issued a permit pursuant to section 60-6,299; or
(f) Vehicles with a baled livestock forage load that comply with subsection (4) of section 60-6,305 when the overall height does not exceed fifteen feet, six inches.
(2) No person shall be required to raise, alter, construct, or reconstruct any underpass, bridge, wire, or other structure to permit the passage of any vehicle having a height, unladen or with load, in excess of twelve feet, six inches. The owners, lessees, and operators, jointly and severally, of vehicles exceeding twelve feet, six inches, in height shall assume the risk of loss to the vehicle or its load and shall be liable for any damages that result to overhead obstructions from operation of a vehicle exceeding twelve feet, six inches, in height.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 105, § 2, p. 425;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1033;
Laws 1943, c. 133, § 1, p. 446;
R.S.1943, § 39-720;
Laws 1951, c. 117, § 1, p. 526;
Laws 1957, c. 156, § 2, p. 563;
Laws 1969, c. 308, § 3, p. 1102;
Laws 1973, LB 491, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1973, § 39-720;
Laws 1974, LB 593, § 2;
Laws 1977, LB 211, § 3;
Laws 1978, LB 750, § 3;
Laws 1980, LB 284, § 2;
Laws 1985, LB 553, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,178;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 385;
Laws 2000, LB 1361, § 6;
Laws 2008, LB756, § 24;
Laws 2010, LB820, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB1039, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,291 - Violations; penalty.

60-6,291.
Violations; penalty.
Except as provided in subsection (3) of section 60-6,288.01, any person who violates any provision of sections 60-6,288 to 60-6,290 or who drives, moves, causes, or knowingly permits to be moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles which exceed the limitations as to width, length, or height as provided in such sections for which a penalty is not elsewhere provided shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 105, § 8, p. 431;
Laws 1941, c. 76, § 1, p. 312;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1037;
R.S.1943, § 39-725;
Laws 1949, c. 115, § 1, p. 309;
Laws 1953, c. 134, § 6, p. 421;
Laws 1955, c. 151, § 2, p. 449;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-725;
Laws 1974, LB 593, § 4;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 35;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,188;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 387;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 207;
Laws 1994, LB 884, § 81;
Laws 2011, LB164, § 3;
Laws 2016, LB973, § 4.
Annotations
Omission of reference to section on speed did not preclude general penalty. Hyslop v. State, 159 Neb. 802, 68 N.W.2d 698 (1955).
In addition to punishment under this section, driver's license may be suspended. Kroger v. State, 158 Neb. 73, 62 N.W.2d 312 (1954).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,292 - Extra-long vehicle combinations; permit; conditions; fee; rules and regulations; violation; penalty.

60-6,292.
Extra-long vehicle combinations; permit; conditions; fee; rules and regulations; violation; penalty.
(1) The Department of Transportation may issue permits for the use of extra-long vehicle combinations. Such permits shall allow the extra-long vehicle combinations to operate only on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and only if such vehicles are empty and are being delivered for the manufacturer or retailer, except that a highway located not more than six miles from the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways may also be designated in such permits if it is determined by the Director-State Engineer that such designation is necessary for the permitholder to have access to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. An annual permit for such use may be issued to each qualified carrier company or individual. The carrier company or individual shall maintain a copy of such annual permit in each truck-tractor operating as a part of an extra-long vehicle combination. The fee for such permit shall be two hundred fifty dollars per year.
(2) The permit shall allow operation of the following extra-long vehicle combinations of not more than three cargo units and not fewer than six axles nor more than nine axles:
(a) A truck-tractor, a semitrailer, and two trailers having an overall combination length of not more than one hundred five feet. Semitrailers and trailers shall be of approximately equal lengths;
(b) A truck-tractor, semitrailer, and single trailer having an overall length of not more than one hundred five feet. Semitrailers and trailers shall be of approximately equal lengths; and
(c) A truck-tractor, semitrailer, or single trailer, one trailer of which is not more than forty-eight feet long, the other trailer of which is not more than twenty-eight feet long nor less than twenty-six feet long, and the entire combination of which is not more than ninety-five feet long. The shorter trailer shall be operated as the rear trailer.
For purposes of this subsection, a semitrailer used with a converter dolly shall be considered a trailer.
(3) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the issuance of the permits, including, but not limited to, selection of carriers, driver qualifications, equipment selection, hours of operations, weather conditions, road conditions, and safety considerations.
(4) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1984, LB 983, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,179.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 388;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 221.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,293 - Truck-trailer combination; warning decal, when.

60-6,293.
Truck-trailer combination; warning decal, when.
A warning decal shall be attached to every truck-trailer combination, except trailers subject to section 60-6,243, having a connection device between such vehicles which is more than twelve feet in length. Such decal shall be made of red reflectorized material and contain the words:
LONG VEHICLE
PASS WITH CARE
The letters shall be of white reflectorized material and shall be not less than three inches in height.
The decal shall be affixed to the sides and rear parts of the trailer at a height of not less than forty-eight inches nor more than seventy-four inches from the ground level.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 806, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,130.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 389.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,294.01 - Agricultural floater-spreader implements; weight limit; exception; speed limit.

60-6,294.01.
Agricultural floater-spreader implements; weight limit; exception; speed limit.
(1) The Legislature finds that highway and roadway travel by agricultural floater-spreader implements is incidental to their designed purpose and use and that their use is essential to the agricultural industry of the State of Nebraska.
(2) Agricultural floater-spreader implement means self-propelled equipment which is designed and used exclusively to carry and apply fertilizer, chemicals, or related products to agricultural soil and crops and which has a gross laden weight of forty-eight thousand pounds or less and is equipped with floatation tires.
(3) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 60-6,294 shall not apply to agricultural floater-spreader implements. This exemption does not include travel upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
(4) When operated upon any highway, an agricultural floater-spreader implement shall not be operated at a speed in excess of forty miles per hour.
Source
Laws 1996, LB 1104, § 5;
Laws 2003, LB 103, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,295 - National System of Interstate and Defense Highways; Director-State Engineer; authorize weight limits.

60-6,295.
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways; Director-State Engineer; authorize weight limits.
Upon finding that no loss to the state of federal highway-user funds would result therefrom, the Director-State Engineer may authorize the carrying on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways of the weights set forth in the table of weights in section 60-6,294 or such part thereof as would result in no loss to the state of such funds.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 463, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1973, § 39-722.02;
Laws 1980, LB 785, § 3;
Laws 1984, LB 726, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,180.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 391.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,300 - Vehicles; excess load prohibited; exception; violation; penalty.

60-6,300.
Vehicles; excess load prohibited; exception; violation; penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful to operate upon the public highways of this state any truck, truck-tractor, or trailer that weighs in excess of the gross weight for which the registration fee on such vehicle has been paid plus one thousand pounds, but this section shall not apply to any truck, truck-tractor, or trailer being operated under a special permit issued pursuant to section 60-6,298 if the vehicle is properly registered pursuant to such section.
(2)(a) Any person operating any truck, truck-tractor, or trailer in violation of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof in excess of the weight allowed to be carried under this section with tolerance.
(b) In lieu of issuing a citation to an operator under subdivision (2)(a) of this section, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety may assess the owner of the vehicle a civil penalty for each violation of this section in an amount equal to twenty-five dollars for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof in excess of the gross weight for which the registration fee on such vehicle has been paid plus one thousand pounds. The superintendent shall issue an order imposing a penalty under this subdivision in the same manner as an order issued under section 75-369.04 and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under section 75-368 and any applicable federal rules and regulations.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 105, § 5, p. 426;
Laws 1939, c. 47, § 1, p. 208;
Laws 1941, c. 125, § 2, p. 481;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1193;
R.S.1943, § 39-723;
Laws 1947, c. 147, § 2(4), p. 406;
Laws 1953, c. 134, § 2, p. 418;
Laws 1969, c. 318, § 2, p. 1155;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-723.03;
Laws 1979, LB 287, § 2;
Laws 1984, LB 726, § 3;
Laws 1986, LB 783, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,182;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 396;
Laws 2013, LB398, § 1.
Annotations
Section applies to any motor truck carrying a load. Aulner v. State, 160 Neb. 741, 71 N.W.2d 305 (1955).
Where load exceeds maximum allowed plus tolerance, penalty is based on overload. State v. Luttrell, 159 Neb. 641, 68 N.W.2d 332 (1955).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,302 - Connection device; unlawful repositioning; violation; penalty.

60-6,302.
Connection device; unlawful repositioning; violation; penalty.
Except for fifth-wheel repositioning done pursuant to section 60-6,301, it shall be unlawful to reposition the fifth-wheel connection device of a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination while such combination is carrying cargo and on the state highway system. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 39, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,185.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 398.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,303 - Vehicles; overloading; powers of peace officer or carrier enforcement officer; violation; penalty.

60-6,303.
Vehicles; overloading; powers of peace officer or carrier enforcement officer; violation; penalty.
Any peace officer or carrier enforcement officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load. Upon weighing a vehicle and load, if the officer determines that the weight on any axle exceeds the lawful weight, that the weight on any group of two consecutive axles exceeds their lawful weight, or that the weight is unlawful on any axle or group of consecutive axles on any road restricted in accordance with section 60-6,294, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under such section. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or driver of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or driver.
For purposes of this section, lawful weight shall mean the maximum weight permitted by section 60-6,294.
Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing or who refuses, when directed by a peace officer or carrier enforcement officer upon a weighing of the vehicle, to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 131, § 10, p. 407;
Laws 1969, c. 318, § 5, p. 1157;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-723.08;
Laws 1984, LB 726, § 7;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,186;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 399.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,305 - Livestock forage vehicle; restrictions; permit; fee.

60-6,305.
Livestock forage vehicle; restrictions; permit; fee.
(1) For purposes of this section, livestock forage vehicle shall mean a vehicle with chassis which has a special implement bolted, mounted, or attached thereto for loading, unloading, and moving livestock forage.
(2) All livestock forage vehicles shall:
(a) Not exceed a length of sixty-five feet, extreme overall dimensions inclusive of bumpers and load;
(b) Not exceed a width of eighteen feet;
(c) Not exceed a height of eighteen feet, either for equipment alone or for equipment and load combined. Such vehicles shall comply with subsection (2) of section 60-6,289; and
(d) Only be operated during hours of daylight.
(3) No person shall operate a livestock forage vehicle which carries unbaled livestock forage at a speed in excess of the following limits:
(a) Twenty-five miles per hour in any residential district;
(b) Twenty miles per hour in any business district; and
(c) Fifty miles per hour while upon any highway other than a freeway outside a business or residential district.
The speed limits provided in this section may be altered as provided in section 60-6,190.
(4) The load of baled livestock forage shall be securely fastened to the vehicle at all times while it is on a highway. Any person who transports unbaled or baled livestock forage shall be responsible for all damages occurring to other persons or property as a result of his or her negligence during the transportation of the livestock forage and shall also be responsible for cleaning a highway of unbaled or baled livestock forage which falls or is dropped from the load onto a highway during the moving of the livestock forage.
(5) Any person who uses equipment which exceeds the length, width, and height provisions set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall first obtain a permit from the county sheriff of the county in which he or she resides. The permit shall be valid to carry loads twenty feet wide in such county and in adjacent counties. Such permit shall be furnished to the sheriff's office by the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be valid for one calendar year. The fee for such permit shall be ten dollars. Any person securing such a permit shall keep a record of all activity covered by such permit, which record shall be available to the issuing sheriff, his or her deputies and agents, or members of the Nebraska State Patrol at all times. The record shall include dates, items moved, route, and other pertinent information.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 100;
Laws 1978, LB 750, § 1;
Laws 1989, LB 21, § 1;
Laws 1990, LB 369, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,100;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 401.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,306 - Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicability to persons operating motorcycles.

60-6,306.
Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicability to persons operating motorcycles.
(1) Any person who operates a motorcycle shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road except for special motorcycle regulations in the rules and except for those provisions of the rules which by their nature can have no application.
(2) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 92;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-692;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 402;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 108.
Cross References
Helmet requirements, see sections 60-6,278 to 60-6,282.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,307 - Restrictions on operating motorcycles.

60-6,307.
Restrictions on operating motorcycles.
(1) Any person who operates a motorcycle shall ride only upon a permanent and regular seat attached to the motorcycle. A person operating a motorcycle shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat, if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle to the rear or side of the operator.
(2) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward.
(3) No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
(4) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
(5) Any motorcycle which carries a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
(6) No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars more than fifteen inches above the mounting point of the handlebars.
(7) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 93;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-693;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 403;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 109.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,308 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic; prohibited acts.

60-6,308.
Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic; prohibited acts.
(1) A motorcycle shall be entitled to full use of a traffic lane of any highway, and no vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of such lane, except that motorcycles may be operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by a vehicle being overtaken.
(3) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(4) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to peace officers in the performance of their official duties.
(6) No person who rides upon a motorcycle shall attach himself, herself, or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
(7) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 94;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-694;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 404;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 110.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,309 - Moped; statutes; applicable.

60-6,309.
Moped; statutes; applicable.
Mopeds, their owners, and their operators shall be subject to the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, but shall be exempt from the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 23, § 3;
Laws 1986, LB 731, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,196;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 405;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 247;
Laws 2005, LB 276, § 104.
Cross References
Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, see section 60-101.
Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, see section 60-462.
Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.
Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, see section 60-569.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,310 - Moped; operation; license required.

60-6,310.
Moped; operation; license required.
No person shall operate a moped upon a highway unless such person has a valid operator's license.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 23, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,197;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 406;
Laws 2008, LB756, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,311 - Moped; operator; Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicable.

60-6,311.
Moped; operator; Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicable.
(1) Any person who rides a moped upon a roadway shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road except for special moped regulations in the rules and except for those provisions of the rules which by their nature can have no application.
(2) Regulations applicable to mopeds shall apply whenever a moped is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside by the Department of Transportation or a local authority for the use of mopeds.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 23, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,198;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 407;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 227.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,312 - Moped; restrictions on operation.

60-6,312.
Moped; restrictions on operation.
(1) Any person who operates a moped shall ride only upon a permanent and regular seat attached to the moped. A person operating a moped shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a moped unless such moped is designed by the manufacturer to carry more than one person.
(2) A person shall ride upon a moped only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward.
(3) No person shall operate a moped while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
(4) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that interferes with the operation or control of the moped or the view of the operator.
(5) Any moped which carries a passenger shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
(6) No person shall operate any moped with handlebars more than fifteen inches above the mounting point of the handlebars.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 23, § 6;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,199;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 408.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,313 - Operating mopeds on roadways laned for traffic; prohibited acts.

60-6,313.
Operating mopeds on roadways laned for traffic; prohibited acts.
(1) A moped shall be entitled to full use of a traffic lane of any highway with an authorized speed limit of forty-five miles per hour or less, and no vehicle shall be operated in such a manner as to deprive any moped of the full use of such lane, except that mopeds and motorcycles may be operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2) No person shall operate a moped between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(3) Mopeds shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(4) Any person who operates a moped on a roadway with an authorized speed limit of more than forty-five miles per hour shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and shall not ride more than single file.
(5) No person who rides upon a moped shall attach himself, herself, or the moped to any other vehicle on a roadway.
(6) Mopeds shall not be operated on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or on sidewalks.
(7) Notwithstanding the maximum speed limits in excess of twenty-five miles per hour established in section 60-6,186, no person shall operate any moped at a speed in excess of thirty miles per hour.
(8) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 23, § 7;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,200;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 409;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 111.
Cross References
Operator's license, assessment of points for speeding, see section 60-4,182.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,314 - Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicability to persons operating bicycles.

60-6,314.
Nebraska Rules of the Road; applicability to persons operating bicycles.
(1) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a highway shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road except for special bicycle regulations in the rules, except for those provisions of the rules which by their nature can have no application, and except as provided in section 60-6,142.
(2) Regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside by the Department of Transportation or a local authority for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 86;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-686;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 410;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 19;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 228.
Cross References
Hand and arm signals, see sections 60-6,162 and 60-6,163.
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).
A bicyclist, pursuant to this section, is entitled to all the rights and subject to all the rules of the road governing the driver of a vehicle. Luellman v. Ambroz, 2 Neb. App. 855, 516 N.W.2d 627 (1994).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,315 - Riding of bicycles; prohibited acts.

60-6,315.
Riding of bicycles; prohibited acts.
(1) Any person who rides a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(2) Any person who rides a bicycle shall not remove his or her feet from the pedals and shall have at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
(3) Any person who operates a bicycle shall not carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents such operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
(4) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 88;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-688;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 411.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,316 - Bicycles; clinging to vehicles; prohibited.

60-6,316.
Bicycles; clinging to vehicles; prohibited.
Any person who rides upon any bicycle shall not attach himself, herself, or the bicycle to any vehicle upon a roadway.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 89;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-689;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 412.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,317 - Bicycles on roadways and bicycle paths; general rules; regulation by local authority.

60-6,317.
Bicycles on roadways and bicycle paths; general rules; regulation by local authority.
(1)(a) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under conditions then existing shall ride as near to the right-hand curb or right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable except when:
(i) Overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(ii) Preparing for a left turn onto a private road or driveway or at an intersection;
(iii) Reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or right-hand edge of the roadway, including fixed or moving objects, stopped or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, or surface hazards;
(iv) Riding upon a lane of substandard width which is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane; or
(v) Lawfully operating a bicycle on the paved shoulders of a highway included in the state highway system as provided in section 60-6,142.
(b) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a roadway with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement and which has two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near to the left-hand curb or left-hand edge of the roadway as practicable.
(c) Whenever a person operating a bicycle leaves the roadway to ride on the paved shoulder or leaves the paved shoulder to enter the roadway, the person shall clearly signal his or her intention and yield the right-of-way to all other vehicles.
(2) No bicyclist shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or ride into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to stop.
(3) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a highway shall not ride more than single file except on paths or parts of highways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(4) A bicyclist riding a bicycle 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 but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. Nothing in this subsection relieves the bicyclist or the driver of a vehicle from the duty to exercise care.
(5) A local authority may by ordinance further regulate the operation of bicycles and may provide for the registration and inspection of bicycles.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 90;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-690;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 413;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 20;
Laws 2016, LB716, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,318 - Equipment on bicycles; lights; brakes.

60-6,318.
Equipment on bicycles; lights; brakes.
(1) When in use at nighttime, a bicycle shall be equipped with a light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front on a clear night and with a red reflector on the rear of a type which is approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a local authority and which is visible on a clear night from all distances between one hundred feet and six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. A red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to such red reflector.
(2) Any bicycle used on a highway shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable the operator to stop the bicycle within twenty-five feet of the point of braking when moving at a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 91;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-691;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 414;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,319 - Bicycles; reflective device or material; retail sale; requirements; violation; penalty.

60-6,319.
Bicycles; reflective device or material; retail sale; requirements; violation; penalty.
No commercial dealer shall sell or offer to sell at retail any bicycle unless such bicycle is equipped with pedals which display a white or amber reflective device or material on both the front and rear surfaces of the pedal and such reflective surface is visible during the hours of darkness from four hundred feet when viewed from the front or rear under low beam headlights of a motor vehicle under normal atmospheric conditions.
All bicycles shall also be equipped with tires bearing a white or silver retroreflective material on each side or a wide-angle reflector mounted on the spokes of each wheel. Such retroreflective material shall be at least three-sixteenths of an inch wide, shall be affixed as an integral part of the tire or wheel, and shall remain effective for the life of the tire or wheel. The spoke-mounted, wide-angle reflector devices shall have a reflective surface of at least two square inches and shall be clear, amber, or red in color. Both the retroreflective tires and wide-angle spoke reflectors shall be visible during the hours of darkness from four hundred feet when viewed under low beam headlights of a motor vehicle under normal atmospheric conditions when the bicycle is traveling at a ninety degree right angle to the direction of travel of the motor vehicle and is directly in front of such motor vehicle. Such reflective devices shall remain visible when the bicycle is turned forty degrees in either direction from such angle and crosses directly in front of such motor vehicle at a distance of four hundred feet.
No commercial dealer shall sell or offer to sell at retail any bicycle which does not comply with this section. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 827, § 1;
Laws 1976, LB 628, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,138.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 415.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,320 - Snowmobiles; operate, defined.

60-6,320.
Snowmobiles; operate, defined.
For purposes of sections 60-6,320 to 60-6,346, operate means to ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 330, § 1;
Laws 1972, LB 1149, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2001;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 392;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 416;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 248.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,334 - Snowmobile operation; Game and Parks Commission; rules and regulations.

60-6,334.
Snowmobile operation; Game and Parks Commission; rules and regulations.
The Game and Parks Commission shall establish rules and regulations for:
(1) The operation of snowmobiles upon designated state-controlled or state-operated lakes within the State of Nebraska during the period of time when the lake is frozen and safe for the use of snowmobiles; and
(2) The operation of snowmobiles on established snowmobile courses or trails within public parks or on public land in this state owned or leased by the state.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 230, § 10;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2012.01;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 430.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,335 - Snowmobile operation; regulation; equipment; permission of landowner.

60-6,335.
Snowmobile operation; regulation; equipment; permission of landowner.
(1) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any highway except as provided in sections 60-6,320 to 60-6,346. Subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation and by local authorities, in their respective jurisdictions, a snowmobile may be operated on the roadway of any highway, on the right-hand side of such roadway and in the same direction as the highway traffic, except that no snowmobile shall be operated at any time within the right-of-way of any controlled-access highway within this state.
(2) A snowmobile may make a direct crossing of a highway at any hour of the day if:
(a) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;
(b) The snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;
(c) The driver yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic which constitutes an immediate hazard;
(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with another highway; and
(e) When the crossing is made between sunset and sunrise or in conditions of reduced visibility, both the headlights and taillights are on.
(3) No snowmobile shall be operated upon a highway unless equipped with at least one headlight and one taillight, with reflector material of a minimum area of sixteen square inches mounted on each side forward of the handlebars, and with brakes.
(4) A snowmobile may be operated upon a highway other than as provided by subsection (2) of this section in an emergency during the period of time when and at locations where snow upon the roadway renders travel by automobile impractical.
(5) Unless otherwise provided in sections 60-6,320 to 60-6,346, all other provisions of Chapter 60 shall apply to the operation of snowmobiles upon highways except for those relating to required equipment and those which by their nature have no application.
(6) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any private lands without first having obtained permission of the owner, lessee, or operator of such lands.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 330, § 13;
Laws 1972, LB 1149, § 2;
Laws 1977, LB 230, § 11;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2013;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 431;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 49;
Laws 1995, LB 459, § 4;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 229.
Cross References
Operation of snowmobile during public emergency or in parades, see section 60-6,348.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,336 - Snowmobile contests; requirements.

60-6,336.
Snowmobile contests; requirements.
Nothing in sections 60-6,320 to 60-6,346 shall prohibit the use of snowmobiles within the right-of-way of any highway in any international or other sponsored contest. When the proposed use of the right-of-way of any highway is for an international or other sponsored contest:
(1) The sponsoring person or organization shall obtain prior written permission from the governing body having jurisdiction over the highway when such highway is not part of the state highway system; and
(2) The sponsoring person or organization shall comply with subsection (2) of section 39-1359 when such highway is part of the state highway system.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 330, § 14;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2014;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 432;
Laws 2021, LB174, § 32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,337 - Snowmobiles; prohibited acts.

60-6,337.
Snowmobiles; prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any snowmobile on any public land, ice, snow, park, right-of-way, trail, or course in the following unsafe or harassing ways:
(1) At a rate of speed greater than reasonable or proper under all the surrounding circumstances;
(2) In a careless, reckless, or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another or to cause injury or damage thereto;
(3) While under the influence of alcoholic liquor or of any drug;
(4) Without a lighted headlight and taillight when required for safety; and
(5) In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 330, § 15;
Laws 1977, LB 230, § 12;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2015;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 433.