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Kansas · DMV study resources

Kansas permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Kansas driving rules with 56 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 643 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
643
Driving lessons
56
Signs & illustrations
62
Course units
9

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Practice

Kansas practice test

See the 25-question simulation, the 20-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Kansas road signs

Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Kansas driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 56 lessons below follow 9 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Your License

License types, permits, GDL limits, tests, renewal and suspension

  1. License types and who needs one
  2. Permits and the path to an unrestricted license
  3. Age-based driving restrictions
  4. Tests, retesting and renewal
  5. Losing your license and out-of-state drivers
  6. Pre-trip vehicle safety inspection
  7. Basic vehicle control skills test
  8. The road test

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Kansas Rules of the Road: Speed & Basic Laws

Speed limits, seatbelts, signaling, passing, stops and phones

  1. Speed limits and the basic speed law
  2. Seatbelts and child restraints
  3. Signaling, turns and U-turns
  4. Passing rules
  5. Following distance, required stops and phones

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Fit to Drive

Vision, fatigue, distraction, alcohol and drugs, and vehicle setup and control

  1. Vision, hearing and fatigue
  2. Distractions, aggressive driving and emotions
  3. How alcohol and drugs affect you
  4. Before you drive: seat, mirrors and air bags
  5. BAC law, penalties and other drugs
  6. Starting, steering and backing

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings

Signal meanings, sign shapes and colors, railroad crossings and lane markings

  1. Traffic signals
  2. Warning signs
  3. Railroad crossings
  4. Regulatory signs: speed, stop and yield
  5. Guide, work zone and incident signs
  6. Pavement markings and crosswalks
  7. Regulatory signs: lanes, turns and direction
  8. Center-turn, reversible and reserved lanes

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Right-of-Way, Turning & Parking

Who yields, lane use, turnabouts, roundabouts, school buses and parking

  1. Right-of-way rules
  2. Lane use and turning
  3. Roundabouts
  4. School bus stopping law
  5. Where you can't park
  6. Turnabouts and U-turns
  7. Parking on hills and in spaces

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Visual Search, Speed & Space Management

Scanning, stopping distances, conditions, space cushions and communicating

  1. Scanning and visual lead
  2. Stopping distances
  3. Adjusting speed for road conditions
  4. Following distance and space around you
  5. Space to merge, cross and pass
  6. Communicating: lights, horn and signals
  7. Traffic flow, merging and speed limits
  8. Special situations, risk and decision making

Unit 7 · 4 lessons

Avoiding Collisions & Emergencies

Braking and steering to avoid crashes, skids, rollovers, breakdowns and visibility

  1. Avoiding a collision: brake, steer or accelerate
  2. Skids and rollovers
  3. Vehicle emergencies
  4. Vision limitations: night, weather and glare

Unit 8 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, trucks and slow vehicles

  1. Pedestrians
  2. Bicyclists
  3. Motorcycles, scooters and mopeds
  4. Emergency vehicles, move-over and police stops
  5. Commercial vehicles and the No-Zone
  6. Public transportation and slow-moving vehicles

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Special Driving Situations

Rural roads, night, floods, work zones, animals, trips and severe weather

  1. Rural road driving
  2. Night driving and flooded roads
  3. Work zones and animals
  4. Trip planning and severe weather

Know which test you are studying for

Kansas Driver's License Knowledge Test

This Roadwise course uses a 25-question practice test with 20 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The test is not timed (handbook p.94: 'The test is not timed, but generally takes 15 to 20 minutes to finish'). It covers traffic laws and road sign identification together as one combined score; the handbook does not describe a separately scored signs section, so the practice test uses one combined score. The exam may be taken at a driver's license office or online at ks.knowtodrive.com.

See format details and sample questions