Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver Licensing Services
Nebraska road test: vehicle checklist before the drive
How Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver Licensing Services scores the Nebraska road test, the sourced facts that change how you prepare for it, and what ends an attempt on the spot.
- Exam Simulator25 questions, pass with 20, scored the way DMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full197 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the Neb. Rev. Stat. ch. 60
What the Nebraska road test weighs.
Each note below is specific to Nebraska, read from Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver Licensing Services materials, so you know what its examiners weight and what its offices expect on the day.
Nebraska's own drive test checklist is about the car, not the driver: the vehicle must be in good mechanical condition, have a properly working speedometer, a clean interior, and clean, working safety belts for both the driver and passenger seats (required on 1973 and newer models; the driver's belt alone suffices on 1964 to 1972 models).
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver Licensing ServicesThe written and drive test are waived together, not separately: a Provisional Operator's Permit applicant who completes a DMV approved driver safety course skips both, while everyone else still has to sit the drive test even when the 50 hour certification form has already waived the written one.
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver Licensing ServicesWhat has to be done before the road test.
Nebraska gates the road test behind these, each read from the agency's own page and dated.
Supervised practice logged first
Nebraska makes you log 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before the road test.
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, verified 2026-08-28Permit held before the test
The permit has to be held for 6 months in Nebraska before you can attempt the road test.
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, verified 2026-08-28Automatic fails and test day.
See what can end a road test immediately before your appointment.