Roadwise States Nebraska Driving lessons Distracted and aggressive driving Nebraska driving lesson · Special Driving Conditions
Distracted and aggressive driving A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Special Driving Conditions
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 71, 72, 73 A distraction is anything that keeps you from operating your car safely. Texting involves your eyes, hands and mind all at once, which is why it's so dangerous.
The three main types of distraction: Visual: taking your eyes off the road Manual: taking your hands off the wheel Cognitive: taking your mind off driving Handbook p. 71 ↗ Know the rule
Reprogramming a GPS or navigation device while driving takes the same attention as dialing a phone.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ Know the rule
Hands-free phones don't remove the distraction: it's the conversation, not the device, that creates the danger.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ It is illegal in Nebraska to: Use a handheld wireless device to read, type or send written communication while driving Drive on a public road with a TV screen visible to the driver while operating the vehicle Handbook p. 73 ↗ Cut distractions: Adjust climate controls, mirrors, radio and seat before you drive Check e-mail and voicemail before you start Use normal stops to adjust controls, or ask passengers to do it Secure pets in a carrier, kennel or harness; never let a pet sit on your lap Give children books or games; pull over safely to attend to them Don't stare at crash scenes, traffic stops, construction, billboards or scenery Handbook p. 72 ↗ Aggressive driving Driving behavior that is frightening or rude to other drivers, such as tailgating, cutting others off, running red lights and failing to yield.
Handbook p. 73 ↗ Know the rule
Avoid driving when angry or upset; treat other motorists as you expect to be treated.
Handbook p. 73 ↗ Put it into practice
Your phone buzzes with a text on the highway. Reading it takes your eyes off the road for about 4.6 seconds; at 55 mph that's the length of a football field, blindfolded. Let it wait, or pull over safely first.
A useful reminder Texting raises crash risk 23 times; dialing, up to 6 times.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
The three main types of driving distraction are: Visual, auditory, and emotional Manual, auditory, and physical Cognitive, emotional, and manual only Visual, manual, and cognitive Answer: Visual, manual, and cognitive
The three types of distraction are visual, manual, and cognitive.
Handbook p. 71 ↗ The fine range for texting and driving in Nebraska is: $200 to $500 $25 to $100 $500 to $1,000 $50 to $200 Answer: $200 to $500
Texting and driving carries a fine of $200 to $500.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ Studies show texting while driving increases crash risk by about: 2 times 23 times 6 times 10 times Answer: 23 times
Texting while driving increases crash risk by about 23 times.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ Studies show physically dialing a phone while driving increases crash risk by about: 2 times 23 times 6 times 4 times Answer: 6 times
Dialing a phone while driving increases crash risk about 6 times.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ It is illegal in Nebraska to operate a vehicle equipped with: Any rear-seat entertainment screen A backup camera display A GPS navigation screen A television screen visible to the driver while driving Answer: A television screen visible to the driver while driving
A TV screen visible to the driver while operating a vehicle is illegal.
Handbook p. 73 ↗ Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes off the road for about how long on average? 4.6 seconds 1 second 10 seconds 30 seconds Answer: 4.6 seconds
An average text takes a driver's eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds.
Handbook p. 72 ↗ Previous lesson Rain, flooding, fog and wind Next lesson Drowsy driving More in Special Driving Conditions About the source Roadwise’s Nebraska course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 71, 72, 73. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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