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Kansas driving lessons

Kansas driving lessons.

Read 56 lessons across 9 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Kansas’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Your License

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

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

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 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Seatbelts and child restraints 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Signaling, turns and U-turns 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Passing rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Following distance, required stops and phones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Fit to Drive

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

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

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings

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

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

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Right-of-Way, Turning & Parking

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

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

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Visual Search, Speed & Space Management

Scanning, stopping distances, conditions, space cushions and communicating

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

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 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Skids and rollovers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Vehicle emergencies 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Vision limitations: night, weather and glare 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

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

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

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Special Driving Situations

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

  1. Rural road driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Night driving and flooded roads 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Work zones and animals 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Trip planning and severe weather 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions