Free Kansas Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Kansas driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 8
- Emergencies & Crashes — 3
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Points & Penalties — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Sharing the Road — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 1
- Vehicle Equipment — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (8 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
3 are Kansas-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. If you are involved in a crash, you must:
- Stop and give information
- Only photograph it
- Leave
- Call later
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Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
2. Replace tires when the tread is:
- Any brand
- Worn too low to grip the road
- New
- Clean
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Answer: Worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread loses traction — replace low tires.
3. The only thing that lowers your BAC is:
- Coffee
- Time
- Food
- A shower
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Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
4. Alcohol reaches your brain and affects driving within:
- A day
- Never
- Minutes
- A week
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Answer: Minutes
Alcohol affects the brain within minutes of drinking.
5. A green downward arrow signal above a lane means:
- You may use that lane
- Merge left
- Stop
- The lane is closed
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Answer: You may use that lane
A green downward arrow means the lane below is open for you to use.
6. You must stop and give information after a crash that involves:
- Only at night
- Injury, death, or property damage
- Only your own car
- Only injuries
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Answer: Injury, death, or property damage
Stop and exchange information for any crash involving injury, death, or property damage.
7. A blue sign with a wheelchair symbol reserves parking for:
- People with a disabled parking permit
- Delivery trucks
- Buses
- Anyone
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Answer: People with a disabled parking permit
Blue wheelchair signs reserve parking for permit holders.
8. If your right wheels drift onto the shoulder, you should:
- Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
- Speed up
- Jerk the wheel back onto the road
- Brake hard
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Answer: Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
Don't jerk the wheel — slow down and steer back onto the pavement smoothly.
9. What does this sign mean?
- Tunnel
- Divided highway
- Narrow bridge ahead
- Road widens
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Answer: Narrow bridge ahead
A narrow-bridge warning — the bridge ahead is narrower than the road; use caution.
10. A black-on-white sign of this shape is a:
- Regulatory signs that tell you the law
- Warnings
- Service signs
- Guide signs
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Answer: Regulatory signs that tell you the law
Black-on-white rectangular signs are regulatory — they tell you a traffic law you must obey (e.g., speed limit).
11. A stop sign is the only sign shaped as a(n):
- Pentagon
- Circle
- Diamond
- Octagon
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Answer: Octagon
Only the stop sign is an octagon.
12. Hazard (four-way) flashers are meant for when your vehicle is:
- Moving fast
- Stopped or disabled and creating a hazard
- Passing
- Turning
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Answer: Stopped or disabled and creating a hazard
Use hazards when stopped or disabled — not during normal driving.
13. On a wet road at higher speeds your tires can ride on a film of water. This is called:
- Drifting
- Traction control
- Hydroplaning
- Oversteer
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Answer: Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning — reduce speed in the rain to keep your tires gripping the road.
14. If you encounter a horse and rider on the road, you should:
- Flash your lights
- Slow down, give room, and pass gently to avoid spooking the animal
- Speed past
- Honk to move them
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Answer: Slow down, give room, and pass gently to avoid spooking the animal
Be patient and quiet around horses; slow down and give plenty of room.
15. A white sign reading 'TRUCKS USE RIGHT LANE' means:
- Trucks must stay in the right lane
- No trucks at night
- Trucks are banned
- Cars use right lane
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Answer: Trucks must stay in the right lane
This regulatory sign requires trucks to keep to the right lane.
16. To spot hazards early, experienced drivers look:
- Well ahead (10–15 seconds) and keep checking mirrors
- Only at the car ahead
- Just past the hood
- At the dashboard
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Answer: Well ahead (10–15 seconds) and keep checking mirrors
Look far ahead and keep scanning mirrors and sides to see problems developing.
17. Immediately after a crash you are involved in, you must:
- Drive to a police station later
- Leave to avoid trouble
- Stop, help the injured, and exchange information
- Only take photos
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Answer: Stop, help the injured, and exchange information
Always stop, render aid, and exchange information; call 911 for injuries.
18. Mile markers and route-number signs are examples of:
- Regulatory signs
- Service signs
- Warning signs
- Guide signs
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Answer: Guide signs
Route markers and mile markers are guide signs that help you navigate.
19. What does this sign warn of?
- A pedestrian or school crossing
- A bus stop
- A hospital
- A playground only
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Answer: A pedestrian or school crossing
This bright yellow-green sign marks a pedestrian or school crossing — be ready to yield to people crossing.
20. May you exceed the posted speed limit to complete a pass?
- Only to pass a truck
- Yes, briefly
- Yes, on highways
- No — you must never exceed the speed limit
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Answer: No — you must never exceed the speed limit
You must never exceed the speed limit, even to pass.