The purposes and policies of the Nebraska Rules of the Road are: (1) To make more uniform highway traffic laws between states; (2) To educate drivers so that they can develop instinctive habits resulting in safer emergency reactions; (3) To educate drivers and pedestrians of all ages to more readily understand each other's responsibilities and privileges when all obey the same rules; (4) To promote economic savings by relieving congestion and confusion in traffic; (5) To increase the efficiency of streets and highways by the application of uniform traffic control devices; (6) To reduce the huge annual loss of life and property which occurs on Nebraska's highways; and (7) To assist traffic law enforcement by encouraging voluntary compliance with law through uniform rules.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-602
Declaration of legislative purpose
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Philpot v. Aguglia (2000)
Most recently applied in 730 F. Supp. 2d 969 - United States v. Magallanes (August 2010)
Laws 1973, LB 45, § 1; R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-601; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 98.
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