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(A) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the Nebraska Rules of the Road or this title, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in the Rules and this title.
(B) No provision of the Rules or this title for which traffic-control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by a reasonably observant person. Whenever any provision of the Rules or this title does not state that traffic-control devices are required, such provision shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
(C) Whenever traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of the Rules or this title, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(D) Any traffic-control device placed pursuant to the Rules or this title and purporting to conform with the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of the Rules or this title unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(Neb. RS 60-6,119) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Subject to the conditions stated in the Nebraska Rules of the Road and this title, the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not when returning from a fire alarm, may:
(1) Stop, park, or stand, irrespective of the provisions of the Rules and this title, and disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions; and
(2) Except for wreckers towing disabled vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles and equipment:
(a) Proceed past a steady red indication, a flashing red indication, or a stop sign but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; and
(b) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he or she does not endanger life, limb, or property.
(B) Except when operated as a police vehicle, the exemptions granted in division (A) above shall apply only when the driver of such vehicle, while in motion, sounds an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary and when such vehicle is equipped with at least 1 lighted light displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
(C) The exemptions granted in division (A) above shall not relieve the driver from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect such driver from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(D) Authorized emergency vehicles operated by police and fire departments shall not be subject to the size and weight limitations of sections Neb. RS 60-6,288 to 60-6,290 and 60-6,294.
(Neb. RS 60-6,114)
(A) Unless otherwise declared in this title with respect to particular offenses, a violation of any provision of this title shall constitute a traffic infraction.
(Neb. RS 60-682)
(B) Any person who is found guilty of a traffic infraction in violation of this title for which a penalty has not been specifically provided shall be fined:
(1) Not more than $100 for the first offense;
(2) Not more than $200 for a second offense within a one-year period; and
(3) Not more than $300 for a third and subsequent offense within a one-year period.
(Neb. RS 60-689)
Statutory reference:
Other provisions on traffic infractions, see Neb. RS 60-684 through 60-694.01