Kansas DOV Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 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. Where do you find how much weight your vehicle may carry?
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Answer C: On the placard in the driver door opening
The certification placard in the driver door opening gives the load limit and the recommended cold tire pressures for the vehicle as built.
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2. School warning signs use which background and legend colors?
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Answer A: A black legend and border on a fluorescent yellow-green background
School warning signs carry a black legend and border on a fluorescent yellow-green background, a shade chosen so they stand out from ordinary yellow warning signs.
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3. When may a driver of a motor vehicle use a marked bicycle lane?
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Answer C: Only to cross it when turning or entering the road where the markings allow
A bike lane is a lane for cyclists. Motor vehicles may only cross it to enter or leave the road or to make a turn where the markings permit.
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4. What does a NARROW BRIDGE warning sign tell a driver?
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Answer A: The bridge is tighter than the road leading up to it
A narrow bridge still carries both directions, but with much less clearance than the approaches, so drivers should slow and hold their lane position carefully.
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5. A driver has to stop for a train at this sign. How far back from the nearest rail should the vehicle be held?
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Answer C: No closer than roughly fifteen feet
A train and its load overhang the rails, so stopping no closer than about fifteen feet keeps the vehicle outside the space the train actually sweeps.
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6. Unless posted otherwise, what is the maximum lawful speed in a Kansas urban district?
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Answer C: 30 miles per hour
K.S.A. 8-1558 sets 30 miles per hour as the maximum lawful speed in any urban district unless the limit has been lawfully altered and posted.
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7. A driver ahead brakes for no reason you can see, again and again. What should you do?
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Answer B: Increase your following distance and be ready for yet another stop
Unexplained braking tells you the driver is unsure or distracted, so the safe answer is more room, not less.
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8. What is threshold braking?
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Answer C: Braking hard but staying just short of locking the wheels
A rolling tire grips better than a sliding one, so the shortest stop comes from pressure held just below the point where the wheels lock.
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9. You are joining a highway from a short ramp that has no acceleration lane. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stop or slow at the end of the ramp and wait for a safe gap
Without an acceleration lane there is no room to match speed, so you must yield at the end of the ramp and enter only when a gap allows it.
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10. A pedestrian with a white cane draws the cane back and steps away from the curb as you approach. What does that usually mean?
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Answer B: They are signaling you to go ahead and drive on
Pulling the cane in and stepping back from the curb is the customary way a blind pedestrian tells drivers to proceed.
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11. How far from a fire hydrant must a Kansas driver stay when parking?
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Answer D: 15 feet
K.S.A. 8-1571 forbids standing or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except momentarily to pick up or set down a passenger.
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12. At what tread depth does Kansas treat a pneumatic tire as being in an unsafe condition?
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Answer C: Less than 1/16 inch measured in any two or more adjacent grooves
K.S.A. 8-1742 makes a pneumatic tire unsafe where the tread design depth is less than 1/16 inch in any two or more adjacent grooves, or the wear indicators show through.
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13. What insurance information must a Kansas driver give out after a crash that injures someone or damages an attended vehicle?
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Answer A: The name of the insurer and the policy number
K.S.A. 8-1604 requires the driver to give the name of the company carrying liability insurance on the vehicle and the number of that policy.
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14. What must a Kansas driver on a multilane road do when approaching a stationary authorized vehicle that is obviously at work on the highway with flashing lights?
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Answer B: Move if possible into a lane that is not next to the working vehicle
K.S.A. 8-1531 requires the driver to proceed with due caution and, where possible and safe, change into a lane that is not adjacent to the stationary authorized vehicle.
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15. Why is heavy braking a poor idea while two wheels are still on a soft shoulder?
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Answer B: The two sides have different grip, so the vehicle can pull sharply
With one pair of wheels on pavement and the other on loose material, hard braking slows one side more than the other and swings the vehicle around.
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16. A bicyclist in the bike lane ahead of you signals and starts to move left toward the turn lane. What should you do?
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Answer A: Slow down and let the rider move across
A bicyclist who needs to leave the bike lane to turn left is changing lanes like any driver, and following traffic should make room.
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17. What does Kansas print on the front of a driver's license when the applicant has agreed to make an anatomical gift?
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Answer B: The word Donor
K.S.A. 8-243 places the word Donor on the front of the license of any person 16 or older who indicated the wish on the application.
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18. What is the uniform fine in Kansas for improperly passing a stopped school bus?
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Answer D: 315 dollars
The uniform fine schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118 sets 315 dollars for improper passing of a school bus.
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19. For how long must an insurer keep evidence of a Kansas driver's insurance on file with the division after a conviction of one of the offenses listed in the habitual violator statute?
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Answer D: One year
K.S.A. 40-3118 requires the director to make such a person carry insurance and have the insurer keep evidence on file with the division for a period of one year.
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20. How long does a Kansas driver cited for having no proof of insurance have to produce valid evidence in court and avoid conviction?
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Answer B: 10 days from the date of arrest or of the citation
K.S.A. 40-3104 bars conviction if the person produces evidence of financial security valid at the time of the citation within 10 days of arrest or citation.
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21. Which sign shape is reserved for one message only, the requirement to stop?
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Answer A: The octagon
The octagon is used for the stop sign and for no other message, so the outline alone identifies the requirement even when the legend is hard to read.
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22. How do strong emotions affect driving?
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Answer B: They narrow your attention and make risky decisions more likely
Anger, worry and excitement all take attention away from the driving task and push drivers toward decisions they would not normally make.
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23. What does Kansas law say about driving too slowly?
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Answer C: No person may drive so slowly as to impede normal and reasonable traffic
K.S.A. 8-1561 forbids driving at a speed so slow that it impedes the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except where safety or the law requires it.
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24. A broken white line separates your lane from the lane on your right. What does it permit?
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Answer C: Changing lanes when it is safe to do so
A normal broken white line marks a boundary between lanes traveling the same way that road users may cross when it is safe.
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25. What is the fine range for a first driving under the influence conviction in Kansas?
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Answer C: Not less than 750 dollars nor more than 1,000 dollars
K.S.A. 8-1567 makes a first driving under the influence conviction a class B nonperson misdemeanor with a fine of not less than 750 dollars and not more than 1,000 dollars, plus jail time or public service.