Kansas DOV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Kansas test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
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1. Below a speed limit sign is a smaller panel with white numbers on a black background and the word NIGHT. What does it show?
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Answer D: The limit that applies after dark
A night speed limit panel sets a separate legal maximum for the hours of darkness, and its reversed colors mark it as the night figure.
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2. You have driven at 70 mph for an hour and then exit onto a town street. What is the common risk?
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Answer B: Your sense of speed adapts, so 35 mph feels slow and you drive too fast
After a long stretch at high speed the brain adapts, so town speeds feel unnaturally slow; check the speedometer instead of trusting the feeling.
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3. At a rural intersection a beacon flashes yellow toward the main road and red toward the side road. How is each approach treated?
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Answer A: The main road slows and proceeds, the side road stops
An intersection control beacon assigns flashing yellow to the road with priority and flashing red to the approach that must stop and yield.
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4. How should tire pressure be checked and set?
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Answer B: When the tires are cold, set to the pressure specified by the vehicle manufacturer
Driving heats the air and raises the reading, and the sidewall number is a maximum rather than a recommendation, so check cold and use the figure on the vehicle placard or in the owner's manual.
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5. Some states allow a left turn against a red light. Which movement is it?
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Answer A: A left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street
The movement generally allowed on red is one-way to one-way, because the turn does not cross any lane of oncoming traffic; a few states also extend it to a two-way street turning onto a one-way street.
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6. What happens to the uniform fine for a moving violation committed inside a Kansas road construction zone?
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Answer A: It is doubled
K.S.A. 8-2118 doubles the scheduled fine when a traffic infraction that is a moving violation is committed in a road construction zone.
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7. The light turns yellow when your front wheels are already past the stop line inside the intersection. What should you do?
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Answer B: Keep going and clear the intersection without speeding up
Once you are legally in the intersection the safest and correct action is to continue through and clear it, without accelerating.
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8. According to the Kansas Driving Handbook, how many questions are on the Kansas knowledge test and what score is required?
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Answer B: 25 questions with an 80 percent score
The Kansas Driving Handbook states that the knowledge test consists of 25 multiple choice questions and that an applicant must score 80 percent to pass.
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9. Why are pedestrians and cyclists a special risk on unlit streets at night?
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Answer A: Dark clothing can make them invisible until they are very close
A person in dark clothing reflects almost no light and may not appear until they are inside your stopping distance, so cut your speed where people may be about.
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10. What eyesight must a Kansas applicant show at the examination station to pass the vision requirement without a report from an eye doctor?
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Answer C: 20/40 or better in at least one eye
K.S.A. 8-295 lets an applicant who reads 20/40 or better in at least one eye meet the vision requirement at the station; anyone who fails is referred to an eye doctor.
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11. What may a Kansas officer look at when a driver shows proof of insurance on a mobile phone?
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Answer A: Only the evidence of financial security itself
K.S.A. 40-3104 allows proof to be displayed electronically but forbids the officer from viewing any other content or information stored on the device.
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12. Under the Kansas law on passing a stationary vehicle, which stopped vehicle triggers the duty to move over or slow down?
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Answer B: One displaying hazard warning lamps, road flares or caution signals
K.S.A. 8-15,116 applies to a stopped, standing or parked vehicle displaying hazard warning signal lamps, road flares or caution signals such as cones, signs or reflective triangles.
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13. You are entering a freeway using an on-ramp with an acceleration lane. What is the correct technique?
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Answer C: Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic, then merge into a gap while yielding to traffic already on the freeway
The acceleration lane exists so you can match the speed of freeway traffic before merging, and drivers already on the freeway have the right-of-way.
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14. What is the usual result of driving well above the flow of traffic on a typical trip?
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Answer B: Very little time saved, with much greater risk
Signals, traffic and short distances swallow the theoretical gain, while crash risk and crash severity both climb sharply with speed.
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15. What does Kansas require of a vehicle owner at the moment of registration or reregistration?
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Answer C: That the owner have liability insurance in effect and keep it continuously
K.S.A. 40-3118 forbids registering a vehicle unless the owner has a liability policy in effect, and requires that financial security be maintained throughout the registration period.
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16. An ambulance with lights and siren is coming toward you on an undivided two-lane road. What must you do?
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Answer A: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
On an undivided road, drivers in both directions clear the way, pulling to the right edge and stopping.
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17. What is the minimum sentence on a first Kansas conviction for driving under the influence?
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Answer C: 48 consecutive hours in jail, or 100 hours of public service if the court allows
K.S.A. 8-1567 requires not less than 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment on a first conviction, or 100 hours of public service in the court's discretion.
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18. By how much may the Kansas secretary of transportation raise the 65 mile per hour statutory limit on a highway outside an urban district?
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Answer D: 5 miles per hour
K.S.A. 8-1559 lets the secretary exceed that statutory limit by five miles per hour on such a highway, and by no more.
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19. A sign on a long descent points to a RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP a mile ahead. What is that ramp for?
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Answer C: Stopping a vehicle whose brakes have failed
An escape ramp climbs into deep gravel or sand to bring a vehicle with failed brakes to a halt, so no one should stop or park in it.
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20. Which devices does the Kansas definition of a wireless communication device deliberately leave out?
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Answer A: Voice-operated devices that let a user send or read text without either hand
K.S.A. 8-15,111 excludes a voice-operated device that lets the user send or receive a text based communication without using either hand, except to switch a feature on or off.
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21. Absent a specific statutory exception, what is the longest period for which the Kansas Division of Vehicles may suspend or revoke a license?
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Answer A: One year
K.S.A. 8-256 caps division suspensions and revocations at one year except where another statute specifically authorizes longer.
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22. How long can cannabis affect a driver?
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Answer A: For hours after the strongest effects have passed
Slowed reactions, poor tracking and weak judgment of distance can last for hours, well beyond the point where the user believes the effects are over.
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23. How does marijuana affect a driver?
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Answer C: It slows reaction time and impairs judgment of time and distance
Marijuana impairs coordination, attention and the ability to judge speed and distance. Driving while impaired by it is illegal everywhere, even where its use is legal.
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24. About how far ahead do low beam headlights let you see on a dark road?
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Answer B: About 250 feet
Low beams light roughly 250 feet of road, and high beams roughly 350 to 500 feet, which sets the limit on a safe night speed.
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25. For how long is a Kansas instruction permit issued to a person under 17 valid?
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Answer C: One year
K.S.A. 8-2,100 lets the division issue the instruction permit for a period of one year once the applicant passes every part of the examination except the driving test.