Kansas Driving Test Practice 5

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20 Questions
4 Mistakes allowed
Studying for the Kansas driver’s permit test works better when the material is organized instead of tossed at you in one big, slightly chaotic pile. This Kansas DMV practice test gives you 20 questions that stay close to the kinds of things Kansas expects new drivers to know: traffic laws, road signs, lane markings, safe stopping distance, bad-weather driving, and the ordinary judgment calls that do not feel ordinary yet when you are still new behind the wheel. The road-rule material comes first, because that is the backbone of the Kansas written test. You need to recognize signs, understand what pavement markings are telling you, know when to yield, and make sense of how speed, weather, and following distance all work together. Some questions include images, which is a relief, honestly, because a sign or lane marking is often easier to identify when you can actually see it instead of reading a stiff little description of it. Alcohol-related driving laws deserve their own attention, and this practice test treats them that way. In Kansas, the legal BAC limit is 0.08% for drivers 21 and older, while drivers under 21 are held to a much lower 0.02% limit. That small-looking difference matters. DUI penalties can include fines, license suspension, and even jail time, so the point is not just memorizing a number long enough to pass. The point is understanding the rule, the consequence, and the reason Kansas puts so much weight on impaired driving in the first place. After you finish, the test summary shows what you missed and gives the correct answers, which is where practice actually gets useful. Not complicated, just a more focused way to prepare for the Kansas permit practice test before you sit for the real exam. Practice tests are also useful for adults getting licensed for the first time. If you are 18 or older and have never held a license, Kansas requires proof of identity and residence, lawful driving eligibility, a vision exam, the required written exams, a driving exam in a vehicle you provide, and payment of the applicable fees. Adult applicants are not subject to the teen one-year permit requirement, driver education requirement, 50-hour affidavit, or teen passenger and nighttime restrictions. For applicants age 17 and older, an instruction permit has no required holding period, though permit driving still requires a licensed adult at least 21 years old in the front seat.   So if you are ready to start independent driving, let this practice session get you that much closer.
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Sample Kansas Permit Test Questions

Question 1

Which vehicle should you allow extra following space behind?

  1. A A station wagon
  2. B A large tour bus
  3. C A standard passenger car
  4. D Every vehicle listed, for the same reason

Correct answer: B – A large tour bus

Allow additional space when following a bus, truck or other large vehicle. These vehicles can block your view of traffic and hazards ahead, and your vehicle may be difficult for their drivers to see when directly behind them. Reducing speed and increasing the following interval improves your view around the large vehicle.

Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 7, “Space Ahead”, Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 9, “The No-Zone”

Question 2

At an intersection without signals or painted crosswalk lines, a pedestrian is crossing within the unmarked crosswalk. What must you do?

  1. A Proceed because the crosswalk is not painted
  2. B Slow slightly but pass in front of the pedestrian
  3. C Yield, slowing or stopping as necessary
  4. D Stop exactly four feet from the corner

Correct answer: C – Yield, slowing or stopping as necessary

A crosswalk may exist at an intersection even when no lines are painted. When traffic signals are absent or not operating, a driver must yield to a pedestrian in the driver’s half of the crosswalk or approaching closely enough from the other half to be in danger. Pedestrians may not suddenly enter the path of a vehicle that is too close to stop safely.

Source: K.S.A. 8-1411 – “Crosswalk” defined, K.S.A. 8-1533(a), (b) – Same; right-of-way at crosswalks; interference with vehicular traffic; duties of drivers

Question 3

A school bus has stopped with flashing red lights on the opposite roadway of a divided highway with separate roadways. Must you stop?

If a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway with a dividing barrier, vehicles traveling in the opposite direction are:
  1. A Yes, until the red lights and stop arm are withdrawn
  2. B Yes, but you may proceed after stopping once
  3. C Yes, after pulling onto the shoulder
  4. D No, because the bus is on a different roadway

Correct answer: D – No, because the bus is on a different roadway

Kansas generally requires drivers meeting or overtaking a stopped school bus with flashing red lights to stop. A driver on a highway with separate roadways does not have to stop for a school bus located on a different roadway. Drivers traveling on the bus’s roadway must follow the ordinary stopping requirement.

Source: K.S.A. 8-1556(a), (d) – Overtaking and passing school bus; actuation of visual signals by driver of bus, when; required school bus markings

Question 4

About how long does the body take to eliminate one normal alcoholic drink?

  1. A One hour
  2. B One day
  3. C Five minutes
  4. D Five hours

Correct answer: A – One hour

The Kansas handbook states that the body takes about one hour to remove one normal drink from the circulatory system. Coffee, exercise and cold showers do not accelerate that process; time is the medically proven method described by the handbook. Consuming several drinks requires several hours or more for the alcohol to be eliminated.

Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 3, “Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving”

Question 5

Which non-electric method does Kansas law recognize for signaling a turn?

If your turn signals fail, you should use _____ to indicate you are turning.
  1. A Sounding the horn
  2. B Flashing the headlights
  3. C Using hand-and-arm signals
  4. D Activating the hazard lights

Correct answer: C – Using hand-and-arm signals

Kansas law recognizes hand-and-arm signals as a method of indicating a turn for vehicles permitted to signal without electric turn lamps. A left turn is shown by extending the left arm horizontally, while a right turn is shown by extending the left hand and arm upward. The horn, headlights and hazard lights are not substitutes for these statutory turn signals.

Source: K.S.A. 8-1549 – Methods of giving notice of intention to turn, K.S.A. 8-1550(a), (b) – Same; hand and arm signals

Question 6

A yellow diamond sign displaying a bicycle crossing the roadway warns of:

This sign means:
  1. A A children’s play area
  2. B A bicycle rental location
  3. C An entrance to a public park
  4. D A bicycle crossing area ahead

Correct answer: D – A bicycle crossing area ahead

The bicycle crossing sign warns that bicyclists may cross the roadway ahead. It is a yellow, diamond-shaped warning sign rather than a service or recreation sign. Watch for bicycles near the crossing and adjust your speed when necessary for the conditions and any special hazard present.

Source: K.S.A. 8-1557 – Basic rule governing speed of vehicles, Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, “Warning Signs”

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