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Kansas permit test: permits, licenses and losing your privileges

Age requirements and instruction permits, license types, required tests, renewal, loss of driving privileges, and police traffic stops. 21 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. New Kansas residents must get a Kansas driver's license within 90 days of moving to the state. (p. 11)
  2. A Class C instruction permit can be issued at age 14. (p. 12)
  3. A restricted license requires a minimum age of 15 and a state learner's permit held for at least 1 year. (p. 12)
  4. A 16-year-old restricted driver may carry only one non-sibling minor passenger. (p. 13)
  5. A 16-year-old with a restricted license may drive from 5 a.m. (p. 13)
  6. If you need corrective lenses to meet the 20/40 standard, a restriction goes on your license and you must wear them any time you drive. (p. 13)
  7. Vision must be at least 20/40 in one eye. (p. 13)
  8. The knowledge test has 25 questions about Kansas traffic laws and road signs. (p. 13)
  9. You get four chances at each test. (p. 14)
  10. Your driving privileges may be suspended for three moving violation convictions within a twelve-month period. (p. 14)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample permits, licenses and losing your privileges questions

  1. 1.Which can lead to a Kansas license suspension?

    • AOne parking ticket in a year
    • BTwo written warnings in a year
    • CThree moving violations in 12 months
    • DRenewing a registration late
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    ✓ C. Three moving violations in 12 months

    Your driving privileges may be suspended for three moving violation convictions within a twelve-month period.

    Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 14

  2. 2.How many supervised driving hours must a 16-year-old applicant for a restricted license complete?

    • A40 hours, 10 at night
    • B25 hours, none at night
    • C50 hours, 10 at night
    • D25 hours, 5 at night
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    ✓ C. 50 hours, 10 at night

    15-year-old applicants need 25 supervised hours; 16-year-old applicants need 50 hours with 10 at night.

    Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 12

  3. 3.When are all age-related driving restrictions removed from a Kansas restricted license?

    • AAt 17, no matter how long it was held
    • BOnly when the driver turns 18
    • CAt 16, after holding it for 6 months
    • DAfter 1 year, at any age
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    ✓ C. At 16, after holding it for 6 months

    After age 16, once the restricted license has been held for 6 months, all age-related restrictions are removed.

    Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 13

  4. 4.A Kansas permit holder wants an older sibling to supervise their practice driving. What must the supervising adult be?

    • AAt least 25 with 5 years of driving
    • BAt least 18 with any license
    • CAt least 21 with 1 year of driving experience
    • DAt least 19 with a learner's permit
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    ✓ C. At least 21 with 1 year of driving experience

    With an instruction permit, you may only drive with a licensed adult in the front seat who is at least 21 and has at least one year of driving experience.

    Source: Kansas Driving Handbook - Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version, page 12