NE LB977

Expands the definition of "vulnerable road user" to include any individual leading, herding, or driving livestock (horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, swine, sheep, or goats) on or along a highway

Requires motor vehicle operators to use caution when approaching or passing persons moving livestock, promptly stop if given a distress signal (raised hand), and yield right-of-way to livestock being led, herded, or driven on the highway

Prohibits individuals leading, herding, or driving livestock from traveling on roadways where minimum speed limits of 20 mph or more are posted

Requires operators of electric personal assistive mobility devices to yield to vulnerable road users and give an audible signal before overtaking them, with a $10 fine for first offense and up to 30-day device impoundment for subsequent offenses

Violations of the vulnerable road user provisions constitute a traffic infraction for first offense, escalating to a Class IIIA misdemeanor for second or subsequent violations within five years