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 ↗
The posted limit is 55 mph, but rain and poor visibility make that speed unsafe. What does Kansas’s basic speed rule require?
Correct answer: Reduce speed to a reasonable and prudent speed for the actual conditions.
The basic rule requires a safe speed for the actual hazards. A posted maximum does not authorize traveling too fast for weather, visibility or traffic.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1557; current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
In an urban district with no different lawful posted limit and no special hazard requiring slower travel, what is the Kansas statutory maximum?
Correct answer: 30 mph.
The statewide default for an urban district is 30 mph. Lawful posted changes and the basic safe-speed rule still apply.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1558(a)(1), (c); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
On a county or township highway with no different lawful posted limit, what is the Kansas statutory maximum under otherwise normal conditions?
Correct answer: 55 mph.
The default for county and township highways is 55 mph. The 75 mph provision is limited to designated and posted separated multilane highways, not every rural road.
Source: 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 8-1558(a)(2)–(4), (c); current text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
In moving traffic, why should you scan well beyond the vehicle immediately ahead?
Correct answer: To identify developing hazards early and avoid sudden reactions.
A broad scan gives time to recognize changing traffic, signals and hazards. Keep shifting attention among the road ahead, sides and mirrors rather than staring at one point.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 56: Scanning ↗
A car approaching your driveway has its turn signal on, but has not begun turning. What should you do before pulling out?
Correct answer: Wait until its movement and the traffic gap make your entry safe.
A signal can be left on or used for a later turn. Do not base a safe entry solely on another driver’s indicator.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 65: Space to Cross or Enter—do not rely on a turn signal ↗
You notice a sudden hazard. Why does the car travel some distance before the brakes begin slowing it?
Correct answer: You need time to recognize the hazard and move your foot to the brake.
Stopping includes perception and reaction distance as well as braking distance. Keep enough space for all three rather than judging only the distance after braking begins.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 58: Speed Management—perception, reaction and braking distance ↗
You approach a sharp curve on a dry road. When is the best time to reduce to a suitable entry speed?
Correct answer: Before entering the curve, while the car is still traveling straight.
Reduce speed before the curve so you can steer smoothly with useful traction remaining. Waiting for a slide is too late.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 59: Adjusting to Roadway Conditions—Curves ↗
Rain begins and visibility worsens while you follow another car. What should happen to your following gap?
Correct answer: Increase it so you have more time and space to respond.
Adverse conditions demand more space. The handbook’s different following-interval examples are not a guarantee that one fixed gap is safe everywhere.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 63: Space Ahead—conditions requiring more space ↗
A vehicle follows you too closely and you cannot yet let it pass safely. How can you reduce the need for a sudden stop?
Correct answer: Leave more room ahead so you can slow gradually.
A larger space ahead gives you more time for smooth slowing and gives the tailgater more time to react. Let the vehicle pass when it is safe.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 63: Space Ahead—being followed too closely ↗
On a multilane road, you find yourself staying beside another vehicle in its blind area. What is the safer adjustment when conditions permit?
Correct answer: Change your relative position to create space and avoid lingering beside it.
Side space gives both drivers room for an unexpected movement. Avoid prolonged travel in another driver’s blind area.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/PDF page 64: Space to the Sides ↗
