Kansas Permit Practice Test 3
26 questions written from the Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
An ambulance with flashing lights and a siren is approaching. What should you do?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual (AAMVA 09 Model Test Version). 12 of the 21 Kansas questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Kansas or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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An ambulance with flashing lights and a siren is approaching. What should you do?
- A Keep driving at the same speed in your lane
- B Speed up to stay ahead of it
- C Stop immediately in your lane
- D Pull to the right edge of the road and stop
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D. Pull to the right edge of the road and stop
When you hear a siren or see flashing lights, move right, pull to the curb or edge of the road and stop. Keep intersections clear.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 85
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At an intersection with no signs or signals, two vehicles enter from different roads at about the same time. Who must yield?
- A The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
- B The larger vehicle goes first
- C The faster vehicle goes first
- D The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
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D. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
When two vehicles reach an intersection from different roads at about the same time, the driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right. The same rule applies at uncontrolled intersections.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 18
It is raining lightly during the day and you turn on your wipers. What does Kansas require?
- A Nothing extra in daylight
- B Turn on your hazard flashers
- C Turn on your headlights
- D Turn on your high beams
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C. Turn on your headlights
Kansas requires headlights whenever your wipers are in use. In rain, snow or fog, headlights help other drivers see you.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 67
What color are construction and maintenance work zone signs?
- A Fluorescent pink with black letters or symbols
- B White with red letters
- C Yellow with black letters
- D Orange with black letters or symbols
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D. Orange with black letters or symbols
Work zone signs are orange with black letters or symbols and are usually diamond or rectangular. They warn of workers, detours and reduced speeds ahead.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 38
A 6-year-old in Kansas weighs 85 pounds. What restraint does Kansas law require?
- A No restraint in the back seat
- B A booster seat until age 8
- C A seat belt
- D A forward-facing child safety seat
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C. A seat belt
Children 4 to 8 must use a child safety seat or booster unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches or weigh more than 80 pounds. A child past either limit must wear a seat belt.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 16