Driving Test Flashcards
An Instructional Permit allows you to:
a. Operate a motor vehicle when supervised by a licensed driver 21 or older
With a Class C Driver’s License you may:
b. Operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds
Your Driver’s License will:
a. Expire on your birthday
Kansas law requires that all occupants use safety restraints in passenger vehicles?
a. True
You must stop when meeting or overtaking a bus that is stopped to pick up or let off children?
a. True
To prevent a fatigue-related crash while driving:
c. Find a safe parking area to take a 15 to 20-minute nap
If you are driving and you need to use your cell phone, it is the best to:
b. Stop in a safe parking spot and then make the call
If you are over ____ blood alcohol concentration, you are in violation of the law.
a. .08
The traditional mirror setting:
a. May be more appropriate when towing or backing in tight areas
Safety belts:
c. Must be worn always
Where should you place a child under 12 years old in a vehicle equipped with air bags?
b. The back seat
Before you start the vehicle:
b. Make sure the parking brake is set
Where should your hands be placed on the steering wheel when using hand-to-hand steering?
c. Left hand between 7 and 8 o’clock and right hand between 4 and 5 o’clock
Before stopping your vehicle on the roadway:
b. Check mirrors for traffic
Regulatory signs are:
c. White
A yellow dashed line on your side of the roadway only means:
c. Passing is permitted on your side
When parking your vehicle facing uphill with a curb:
b. Your wheels should be turned away from the curb
Turning on a steady green traffic light means that you:
b. May turn but only when the intersection is clear to do so
When changing lanes identify a:
c. 4 to 6 second gap in traffic
Having a Driver’s License is a:
b. Privilege, not a right
When overtaking a pedestrian who is walking along the roadway and an oncoming vehicle is approaching:
a. Slow down and let the vehicle pass first
When is it safe to pass another vehicle?
b. Whenever signs and/or roadway markings permit passing other vehicles
If your vehicle has an anti-lock braking system and you need to stop quickly:
a. Press on the brake pedal as hard as you can
If you are driving and a tire suddenly goes flat:
b. Slow down gradually and do not brake
When you cannot see any farther than 100 feet ahead due to rain, snow, blowing dust, smoke or thick fog then you cannot safely drive faster than:
b. 30 mph
If a truck or bus needs to make a right turn and you are also turning right:
b. Wait until the truck or bus turns before turning right
If a pedestrian is crossing in the middle of the street, not at a crosswalk (also known as jaywalking) even if it is illegal, you:
a. Must stop for them
When you hear a siren or see a vehicle approaching with flashing lights:
c. Pull over to the curb or edge of the road and stop to allow the emergency vehicle to pass
Motorcycle operators have the right to:
a. Use a complete traffic lane
When driving at night and a vehicle comes toward you with their high beam highlights on:
a. Flash your headlights once quickly
When approaching animals that are standing near the roadway:
b. Slow down and use caution
Which way should your wheels face when parking uphill with a curb?
c. Away from the curb
Continue to pass another vehicle until:
b. The complete front of the passed vehicle is visible in your rear-view mirror
If your vehicle begins to lose traction:
a. Ease off the brakes to regain traction and reapply the brakes without skidding to continue steering
What is the average perception time for an alert driver?
b. 3/4 second to 1 second
Lines separating driving lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions are:
c. yellow
If you see a flooded roadway ahead:
c. Turn around and find another route to get to your destination
At a 4-way stop:
a. The driver reaching the intersection first should be given the right-of-way
When you meet a large vehicle coming from the opposite direction you should:
c. Keep as far as possible to the right side
Why is it important to stop at stop lines?
a. To give larger vehicles more turning space
Roadways are more slippery when:
a. It first starts to rain, snow or sleet
When driving on gravel or dirt roads, you must:
a. Reduce your speed and increase your following distance
What should you do if your vehicle stalls when crossing railroad tracks:
b. Run in the direction from which the train is approaching
What should you do if you see a stop sign?
Make a complete stop, do not keep going until the vehicles have passed
What things should you not use your horn?
-Force someone to drive faster or get out of the way
-Telling other drivers of an error
-Greeting a friend
-When near blind pedestrians
How far should other drivers not see you when making a u-turn?
500 ft
In urban areas, you must signal at what feet?
100 ft
When making a left turn at an intersection, you must yield the right-of-way to what?
-pedestrians
-other vehicles already in the intersection
-on coming traffic
Railroad crossing signs are what?
Round
To make a right turn from a four-lane divided highway, enter the right lane well in advance of the turn and make a what?
a tight turn into the right lane of the cross street
On an expressway, you can avoid highway hypnosis by
constantly shifting your eyes from one area of the roadway to another
You must dim your headlights when following another vehicle within what feet?
300 ft
Under adverse conditions, you should use what rule?
the four-second rule
When you parallel park, you must park your vehicle not more than ________ from the curb.
12 inches
When driving in bad weather, you should what?
increase your following distance
You must allow a minimum safe distance of ________ when passing a bicycle traveling in the same direction.
3 ft
At intersections, before turning right, you should make sure that there is no traffic approaching where?
from your left and no oncoming traffic turning left into your path
A Kansas driver must be at least ______ years of age to hold an unrestricted driver’s license.
17
On a four-lane divided roadway or a one-way road, a solid yellow line usually marks where?
the left edge of the pavement
If your parked car rolls away and hits another unattended vehicle, you should what?
report the incident to the police
As you approach a roundabout, always enter to the _______ of the central island.
right
_________ are the most likely places for car and motorcycle collisions to occur.
Intersections
You must come to a complete stop in all of the following situations EXCEPT what?
at a flashing yellow traffic signal
While driving in a roundabout, you are approached by an emergency vehicle using a siren, air horn, or flashing red or blue light. What should you do?
Continue to your exit, then pull over to the right.
A roundabout is a circular intersection in which vehicles travel around a central island in _________ direction.
a counterclockwise
You must maintain a constant speed when passing and reentering the lane in front of trucks or buses, since trucks and buses require what?
longer distances to slow down than cars
Shared center lanes that are marked on each side by a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line are reserved for _________ and can be used by vehicles traveling in either direction.
making left turns
If you approach an intersection at which the traffic lights are not working, you must first __________ before entering the intersection and then yield the right-of-way.
come to a complete speed
A “Speed Zone Ahead” sign means that you are approaching what?
an area where a lower speed limit has been established
Which of the following are used as left-edge lines on divided highways?
Single solid yellow lines
If there is not enough room to make a U-turn, you can turn your vehicle around by making a what?
a three point turn
When you turn off a high-speed, two-lane roadway, _________ if you have traffic following you.
try not to slow down too suddenly
To avoid last-minute braking or the need to turn suddenly, you should _____ while driving in the city.
look ten seconds ahead on the road
When there is water on the roadway, you must reduce your speed to avoid what?
hydroplaning
When driving in bad weather, you should what?
Increase your following distance
When turning left from a one-way road onto another one-way road you should?
turn into the nearest left lane of the road you are entering
A “Speed Zone Ahead” sign means that you are approaching where?
an area where a lower speed limit has been established
What happens if school starts and business?
you must go at least 20 mph
What does a No Passing Zone look like?
a pennant-shaped warning with black letters and yellow background and is placed on the left side of the road
You have to stop when the bus has its red lights on and the stop sign arm out. But what type of road is safe to pass in the opposite direction?
Divided roads with a median or barrier
What if you were driving in the intersection and you stopped but another vehicle stopped at the same time who should go first?
The driver on the left shall yield the right of way to a vehicle on the right.
Front airbags are not allowed to protect you from what sides?
-side impact
-rear impact
-rollover crashes
