Kansas permit test: lanes and passing
Lane use, passing and passing on the right, and space to merge, cross and pass. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key lanes and passing rulesShow the rules
- When you are being overtaken, stay in your lane and don't increase your speed. (p. 17)
- You may not pass within 100 feet of an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road with its emergency lights on. (p. 17)
- You may pass on the right on one-way streets and on highways with two or more lanes going the same direction. (p. 17)
- Get fully back into your own lane before an oncoming vehicle is within 200 feet of you. (p. 17)
- Don't make a U-turn on a curve, near the top of a hill or anywhere other drivers can't see you for at least 500 feet. (p. 17)
- Blind spots are areas your mirrors can't show. (p. 58)
- Change lanes one at a time. (p. 64)
- Avoid driving next to other vehicles. (p. 64)
- Start a pass from at least two seconds behind the vehicle so you don't strike its rear side. (p. 65)
- Merge as soon as possible after the first notice of a work zone. (p. 92)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample lanes and passing questions
1.When may you pass another vehicle on the right in Kansas?
- AOn one-way streets or roads with 2+ lanes your way
- BOnly when the driver ahead waves you by
- COn any two-lane road in the country
- DWhenever the right shoulder has been paved
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✓ A. On one-way streets or roads with 2+ lanes your way
You may pass on the right on one-way streets and on highways with two or more lanes going the same direction.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 17
2.You are 80 feet from a bridge and the view ahead is blocked. May you pass the slow car ahead?
- AOnly if the car waves you on
- BYes, if no horn sounds
- CYes, if you hurry
- DNo, not within 100 feet of it
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✓ D. No, not within 100 feet of it
Passing is not allowed within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel when your view is obstructed.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 17
3.Why does the Kansas handbook advise passing only one vehicle at a time?
- APassing can take 20 to 30 seconds
- BIt saves fuel
- CTrucks can't be passed at all
- DIt is the only legal way
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✓ A. Passing can take 20 to 30 seconds
It is hard to judge the time needed to pass, which may be as much as 20 to 30 seconds, so pass only one vehicle at a time.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 66
4.In Kansas, you may not pass within how many feet of an intersection or railroad crossing?
- A50 feet
- B500 feet
- C100 feet
- D200 feet
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✓ C. 100 feet
Do not pass within 100 feet of any intersection or railroad grade crossing.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 17