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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-655 Right-of-way, defined.
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Right-of-way shall mean the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-656 Roadway, defined.
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Roadway shall mean that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. If a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term roadway shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadwa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-657 Safety zone, defined.
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Safety zone shall mean an area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as such area.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-658 School bus, defined.
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School bus shall mean any motor vehicle which complies with the general design, equipment, and color requirements adopted and promulgated pursuant to subdivision (12) of section 79-318 and which is used to transport students to or from school or in connection with school activiti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-658.01 School crossing zone, defined.
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School crossing zone means the area of a roadway designated to the public by the Department of Transportation or any county, city, or village as a school crossing zone through the use of a sign or traffic control device as specified by the department or any county, city, or villa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-659 Security interest, defined.
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Security interest shall mean an equitable title or property right in a vehicle reserved or created by agreement and which secures payment or performance of an obligation, including the interest of a lessor under a lease intended as security, and which is perfected when it is vali…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-660 Semitrailer, defined.
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Semitrailer shall mean any vehicle, with or without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-661 Shoulder, defined.
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Shoulder shall mean that part of the highway contiguous to the roadway and designed for the accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of the base and surface courses of the roadway.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-662 Sidewalk, defined.
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Sidewalk shall mean that portion of a highway between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-663 Snowmobile, defined.
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Snowmobile shall mean a self-propelled motor vehicle designed to travel on snow or ice or a natural terrain steered by wheels, skis, or runners and propelled by a belt-driven track with or without steel cleats.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-664 Solid tire, defined.
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Solid tire shall mean every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon compressed air or metal for the support of the load of the wheel to which it attaches.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-665 Stand or standing, defined.
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Stand or standing shall mean the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-666 State, defined.
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State shall mean a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of Canada.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-667 Stop or stopping, defined.
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(1) Stop, when required, shall mean a complete cessation of movement. (2) Stop or stopping, when prohibited, shall mean any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-667.01 Super-two highway, defined.
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Super-two highway means a two-lane highway designed primarily for through traffic with passing lanes spaced intermittently and on alternating sides of the highway to provide predictable opportunities to pass slower moving vehicles.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-667.02 Superload, defined.
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Superload means a vehicle, or vehicle combination that is transporting a nondivisible load, that is in excess of: (1) Sixteen feet in width; (2) One hundred ninety-one inches in height; (3) One hundred fifty feet in length; or (4) One hundred sixty thousand pounds in gross weight…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-668 Through highway, defined.
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Through highway shall mean every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield such right-of-way to vehicles on such highway in obedie…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-669 Traffic, defined.
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Traffic shall mean pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-670 Traffic control device, defined.
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Traffic control device shall mean any sign, signal, marking, or other device not inconsistent with the Nebraska Rules of the Road placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-671 Traffic control signal, defined.
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Traffic control signal shall mean any signal, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-672 Traffic infraction, defined.
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Traffic infraction shall mean the violation of any provision of the Nebraska Rules of the Road or of any law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation regulating traffic which is not otherwise declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-673 Trailer, defined.
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Trailer shall mean any vehicle, with or without motive power, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-674 Truck, defined.
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Truck shall mean any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-675 Truck-tractor, defined.
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Truck-tractor shall mean any motor vehicle designed and primarily used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-676 Vehicle, defined.
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Vehicle shall mean every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-676.01 Vulnerable road user, defined.
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Vulnerable road user means: (1) Any pedestrian who is: (a) On a highway and constructing or repairing such highway; (b) Working on utility facilities along a highway; (c) Providing emergency services on or along a highway; (d) In a crosswalk; or (e) On the shoulder; (2) Any indiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-677 Areas not part of state highway system or within an incorporated city or village; jurisdiction.
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The directors of state institutions, and the Game and Parks Commission and natural resources districts for areas under their control, shall have the powers of local authorities provided for in the Nebraska Rules of the Road with regard to roadways running through, within, or alon…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-678 Regulations; violations; penalty.
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(1) The State of Nebraska or any department, board, commission, or governmental subdivision thereof is hereby authorized, in its respective jurisdiction, to enact regulations permitting, prohibiting, and controlling the use of motor vehicles, minibikes, motorcycles, off-road recr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-679 Roadway; removal of dead or injured persons; peace officer.
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Peace officers may remove a dead body or an injured person from any roadway to the nearest available position off the roadway as may be necessary to keep the roadway open or safe for public travel or to any hospital, clinic, or medical doctor as may be necessary to preserve life.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-680 Regulation of highways by local authority; police powers.
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(1) Any local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power may: (a) Regulate or prohibit stopping, standing, or parking; (b) Regulate traffic by means of peace officers or traffic control devices; (c) Regulate or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-681 Highways, travel on; regulation by local authorities; when authorized; signs.
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Local authorities may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles, for a total period not to exceed one hundred eighty days in any one calendar year, when operated upon any highway under the ju…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-682 Violations; traffic infraction.
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Unless otherwise declared in the Nebraska Rules of the Road with respect to particular offenses, a violation of any provision of the rules shall constitute a traffic infraction.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-682.01 Speed limit violations; fines.
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(1) Any person who operates a vehicle in violation of any maximum speed limit established for any highway or freeway is guilty of a traffic infraction. (2) Upon conviction for a violation of this section, a person shall be fined: (a) Fifty dollars for traveling one to five miles …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-683 Peace officers; duty to enforce rules and laws; powers.
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All peace officers are hereby specifically directed and authorized and it shall be deemed and considered a part of the official duties of each of such officers to enforce the provisions of the Nebraska Rules of the Road, including the specific enforcement of maximum speed limits,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-684 Person charged with traffic infraction; citation; refusal to sign; penalty.
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Whenever any person is charged with a traffic infraction, such person shall be issued a citation pursuant to the provisions of section 29-424. Any person who refuses to sign the citation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-685 Misdemeanor or traffic infraction; lawful complaints.
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When a person has been charged with any act declared to be a misdemeanor or traffic infraction by the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, or the Nebraska Rules of the Road, and is issued a citation…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-686 Posting of bond; forfeiture of bonds; exceptions.
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(1) When any person is required to post bond under any provision of the Nebraska Rules of the Road, such bond may consist of an unexpired guaranteed arrest bond certificate or a similar written instrument by its terms of current force and effect signed by such person and issued t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-687 Arrest or apprehension.
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The procedures outlined in the Nebraska Rules of the Road shall apply only to apprehensions and arrests without a warrant for violations of the provisions of the rules and shall not exclude other lawful means of effecting such arrest or apprehension.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-688 Prosecution; disposition thereof.
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Prosecutions for violations declared by the Nebraska Rules of the Road to be misdemeanors or felonies shall be conducted and disposed of in the same manner as provided for such prosecutions under the laws of this state, and traffic infractions shall be treated in the same manner …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-689 Prosecutions where penalty not specifically provided.
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Any person who is found guilty of a traffic infraction in violation of the Nebraska Rules of the Road for which a penalty has not been specifically provided shall be fined: (1) Not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense; (2) Not more than two hundred dollars for a se…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-690 Aiding or abetting; guilty of such offense.
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Any person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared in the Nebraska Rules of the Road to be a misdemeanor or felony, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-691 Moving traffic offense; conviction; court may require course of instruction.
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When a person has been convicted in any court in this state of any moving traffic offense, the court may, in addition to the penalty provided by law for such offense and as a part of the judgment of conviction or as a condition of probation, require such person, at his or her exp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-692 Failure to satisfy judgment; effect.
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When any person fails within thirty working days to satisfy any judgment imposed for any traffic infraction, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which such judgment is rendered within this state to transmit a copy of such judgment to the Department of Motor Vehicles…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-693 Evidence in civil actions; conviction not admissible.
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No evidence of the conviction of any person for any violation of any provision of the Nebraska Rules of the Road shall be admissible in any court in any civil action.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-694 Conviction; credibility as a witness.
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The conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any provision of the Nebraska Rules of the Road or other traffic regulation which is less than a felony shall not affect or impair the credibility of such person as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-694.01 Operator's license; revocation; reinstatement fee.
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Whenever an operator's license is ordered revoked by the court or by administrative action of the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the Nebraska Rules of the Road, the licensee shall pay a reinstatement fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles to reinstate his or her eligib…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-695 Peace officers; investigation of traffic accident; duty to report; Department of Transportation; powers; duties.
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Any peace officer who investigates any traffic accident in the performance of his or her official duties shall, in all instances of an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or in which estimated damage equals or exceeds two thousand dollars to the property of any on…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-696 Motor vehicle; accident; duty to stop; information to furnish; report; powers of peace officer; violation; penalty.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the driver of any vehicle involved in an accident upon a public highway, private road, or private drive, resulting in damage to property, shall (a) immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident and (b) give h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-697 Accident; driver's duty; penalty.
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(1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident upon either a public highway, private road, or private drive, resulting in injury or death to any person, shall (a) immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident and ascertain the identity of all persons involved…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-698 Accident; failure to stop; penalty.
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(1) Any person convicted of violating section 60-697 relative to the duty to stop in the event of certain accidents shall be guilty of (a) a Class IIIA felony if the accident resulted in an injury to any person other than a serious bodily injury as defined in section 60-6,198 or …