You plan an ordinary turn on a Kansas road. For at least how far before the turn must the required signal be given continuously?
Correct answer: The last 100 feet before turning.
The current statute requires the signal continuously during at least the last 100 feet before turning. Signaling does not remove the duty to make the maneuver safely.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1548(a)–(b); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You are preparing a normal right turn with no special lane directions. Which setup avoids a wide, unexpected movement?
Correct answer: Approach from the rightmost proper lane and turn into the appropriate right lane without swinging left first.
Get into the proper lane early and keep a normal right turn close to the right side. Do not create an unexpected left swing or cut across lanes.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 46: Turning—right turns ↗
Two lanes are marked for left turns. You turn from the outer left-turn lane. What is the safe path?
Correct answer: Stay in the corresponding lane through the turn, following the lane guidance.
Where several lanes turn together, keep the proper path through the turn. Crossing into the neighboring turning vehicle’s lane creates a sideswipe risk.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 46: Turning—multiple turn lanes ↗
You are stopped waiting for a gap to turn left. How should you hold the front wheels while waiting?
Correct answer: Keep them pointed straight ahead until you begin the turn.
The handbook calls for the front wheels to remain straight while stopped before a turn. Pre-turning them can direct the car into a conflict if it is pushed from behind.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 104: Road Test—Turns, stopping before a turn ↗
You realize too late that you have passed the street where you meant to turn. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue to a safe, legal place to change your route.
A navigation mistake does not justify an abrupt turn or backing in traffic. Continue and choose a safe, lawful alternative.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 45: General Rules—missed turn ↗
Outside a city, a highway has two lanes carrying traffic in your direction. You have finished passing, are not preparing a left turn and have no other reason to remain left. Which lane should you use?
Correct answer: The right lane once you can return safely.
On this highway layout outside city limits, Kansas requires right-lane travel except for the listed reasons such as passing, a proper left turn or official direction.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1522(c); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Your mirrors show no car in the lane beside you. Before changing lanes, what additional check is important?
Correct answer: Briefly check the blind spot over your shoulder while maintaining control.
Mirrors leave blind areas. Combine mirrors, a brief head check, a signal and a safe gap before moving.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 58: Looking to the Sides—changing lanes ↗
You need to move across two lanes to reach the correct lane for a later turn. How should you make the move?
Correct answer: Change one lane at a time, checking and signaling for each safe movement.
Each lane change creates a new set of blind spots and conflicts. Make deliberate, checked movements rather than crossing several lanes at once.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 64: Space to Merge—one lane at a time ↗
You are overtaking a car and want to return to its lane. What is the useful clearance check described in the handbook?
Correct answer: Wait until its whole front is visible in your inside rearview mirror, then return when safe.
Allow enough space before moving back. Seeing the entire front is a practical clearance cue, but you must still judge speed and the full traffic situation.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 65: Space to Pass ↗
A slow car is ahead near a hill crest, and you cannot see far enough to know whether the opposing lane is clear. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait until a legal passing location with adequate sight distance is available.
Do not begin a pass without enough visible clear roadway to complete it safely. Another driver should not have to brake or move aside to rescue the maneuver.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 66: Space to Pass—hills and curves ↗
The car ahead is waiting to turn left. There is not enough roadway space to pass, but the shoulder is clear. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait; do not use the shoulder as an ordinary passing lane.
The handbook prohibits using the shoulder to pass except for an emergency or official direction. A turning vehicle ahead does not by itself authorize shoulder passing.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 17: Passing—passing on the shoulder ↗
Another vehicle begins a lawful pass on your left. What should you do with your speed?
Correct answer: Do not increase it until the passing vehicle has completely passed.
An overtaken driver must not accelerate during the pass. Maintain a predictable course and give the passing vehicle room to finish.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1516(b); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A driver who is passing you misjudges an approaching vehicle and needs room to get back in front. What response best avoids a collision?
Correct answer: Ease off and leave space for the driver to return safely.
Even when another driver creates the danger, make space to avoid a crash. Do not compete for position or prevent a safe escape.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 67: Drivers in Trouble ↗
You park on a slope and are ready to leave the car. What should you do in addition to positioning the wheels appropriately?
Correct answer: Set the parking brake and use Park or the appropriate gear.
Use the parking brake and the proper transmission position. Wheel positioning is an additional safeguard, not a replacement for securing the vehicle.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 52: Parking—leaving a parked vehicle ↗
A parking space slopes uphill and has a curb on your right. If the car rolls backward, which front-wheel position helps the curb restrain it?
Correct answer: Turn the front wheels away from the curb.
For uphill parking beside a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb and secure the car. If it rolls backward, the wheel can meet the curb.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 52: Parking Uphill with a Curb ↗
You park uphill on the right side of a road with no curb. Which wheel position helps keep a rolling car out of traffic?
Correct answer: Turn the wheels toward the road edge.
Without a curb, direct a possible roll toward the edge rather than into the roadway. Set the parking brake and use the proper gear or Park.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 53: Parking on Hills ↗
You park facing downhill with the curb to your right. Which wheel position should you choose?
Correct answer: Turn the front wheels toward the curb.
Downhill parking calls for wheels toward the curb so a roll brings the tire against it. Also secure the car with the brake and transmission.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 52: Parking Downhill with or without a Curb ↗
In an ordinary legal parallel-parking space on a two-way street, how close should the right wheels be to the right curb?
Correct answer: Within 12 inches.
Kansas’s ordinary rule requires the right wheels parallel to and within 12 inches of the right curb. Follow any lawful special parking arrangement.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1572(a); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You want to park and leave your car beside a fire hydrant. What minimum clearance avoids the hydrant parking prohibition?
Correct answer: At least 15 feet from the hydrant.
Kansas prohibits ordinary standing or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Remaining in the car does not make ordinary parking in that space acceptable.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1571(a)(2)(ii); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A proposed parking spot is 10 feet before an intersection crosswalk and 20 feet before a roadside stop sign. Is that ordinary parking location lawful under the statewide distances?
Correct answer: No; it is within both the 20-foot crosswalk and 30-foot approach-to-stop-sign restrictions.
The statute prohibits ordinary standing or parking within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk and within 30 feet on the approach to the listed roadside signals or signs.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1571(a)(2)(iii)–(iv); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You plan to leave your car parked 25 feet from the nearest rail of a crossing. No special parking instruction applies. What should you do?
Correct answer: Choose another legal space at least 50 feet from the nearest rail.
Ordinary parking is prohibited within 50 feet of the nearest rail. A train-crossing stopping rule is not the same as permission to leave a car parked nearby.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1571(a)(1)(iv), (2)(i) and (3)(i); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
