Kansas permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 6 questions.
It is raining lightly during the day and you turn on your wipers. What does Kansas require?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
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
Using high beams at night, when should you dim them for an oncoming vehicle?
- A Within about 50 feet
- B Within about one block of the oncoming vehicle
- C Only when the oncoming vehicle flashes its lights
- D Only on city streets
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B. Within about one block of the oncoming vehicle
Dim your high beams when you come within about one block of an oncoming vehicle. Use low beams when following another vehicle, in heavy traffic, and in fog, snow or heavy rain.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 91
Thick fog limits your view to 100 feet ahead. What is the fastest you can safely drive?
- A 30 mph
- B 45 mph
- C 20 mph
- D The posted limit, with low beams on
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A. 30 mph
When you cannot see more than 100 feet ahead due to rain, snow, dust, smoke or fog, you cannot safely drive faster than 30 mph. If visibility gets worse, pull off safely and wait.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 77
On a wet road, above what speed do your tires begin to ride up on pooled water and hydroplane?
- A 55 mph
- B 35 mph
- C 15 mph
- D 70 mph
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B. 35 mph
Modern tires have stable traction up to about 30 mph on wet roads, but above 35 mph they start to ride up on water. Badly worn tires lose traction at even lower speeds.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook: Non-Commercial Driver's Manual, page 60