Kansas DMV practice test

If you are 21 years old or older and driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of ____ or higher, you are in violation of the law.

0.08 percent

There are oncoming vehicles to your left and a row of parked vehicles to your right. You should steer:

A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.

You want to turn left at an upcoming corner. Yield the right-of-way to:

All approaching vehicles.

Remove all snow, frost, and ice from:

All windows.

What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?

Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol.

Allowing a space cushion between your vehicle and its surroundings is important because it:

Allows you time to react to unexpected situations.

Drive below the posted speed limit when:

Anything makes conditions less than perfect.

You should increase the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead when you:

Are being tailgated by another driver.

Your brake lights tell other drivers that you:

Are slowing down or stopping.

You must yield to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog:

At all times.

When you are merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:

At or near the speed of traffic on the freeway.

When encountering an aggressive driver, you should:

Avoid eye contact, slow down, and let them pass.

When passing a row of parked vehicles, you should:

Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane.

If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must:

Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead.

When approaching a railroad crossing warning sign:

Be prepared to stop if a train is nearby.

Before switching on the ignition, you should:

Be sure all of the vehicle's occupants have buckled their seat belts.

If an oncoming driver is heading toward you in your lane, you should:

Blow your horn, steer right, and brake.

A bicyclist who doesn't obey traffic laws:

Can be ticketed.

Tailgating other drivers (driving too closely to their rear bumper):

Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry.

Slowing down just to look at collisions or anything else out-of-the-ordinary:

Causes traffic congestion.

Before stopping your vehicle at a traffic signal or sign, you should:

Check your mirrors for surrounding traffic.

When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:

Come to a complete stop until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn.

When approaching a steady red traffic light, drivers should:

Come to a complete stop.

To help prevent crashes, you should:

Communicate with other road users.

To prepare for anything coming up on the road ahead, you should:

Continually scan the entire road and all roadsides.

If you are driving on the interstate and pass your exit, you should:

Continue driving and use the next exit.

When approaching a steady green traffic light, drivers should:

Continue driving, unless there are vehicles or pedestrians already in the intersection.

You are crossing an intersection and an emergency vehicle is approaching while using its siren and flashing lights. You should:

Continue through the intersection, pull to the right, and stop.

When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:

Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.

If you reach an intersection where you wish to turn but you are not in the proper lane, you should:

Drive to the next intersection and make your turn then.

If you are driving on a one-way street and an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights approaches your vehicle, you must:

Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop.

You must yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle that is using its siren and flashing lights by:

Driving as closely to the right edge of the road as possible and stopping.

In rainy weather, you should be most careful when turning or stopping:

During the first half hour of rain.

Distracted driving is:

Extremely risky behavior.

You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

Farther behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

If a crossing guard is directing traffic in a school zone, you must:

Follow the directions given by the crossing guard.

If a flagger is directing traffic in a construction zone, you must:

Follow the directions given by the flagger.

If an officer is directing traffic at a working traffic light, drivers should:

Follow the directions given by the officer.

When changing lanes, identify a:

Four- to five-second gap in traffic.

Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:

Glance over your shoulder.

Guide signs are ____ signs that provide directional and mileage information to drivers.

Green

If a tire suddenly blows out while you are driving, you should:

Grip the steering wheel firmly, slow down, and exit the traffic lane.

If your turn signals fail, you should use ____ to indicate that you are turning.

Hand signals

Drivers who eat and drink while driving:

Have trouble controlling their vehicles.

____ greatly increase stopping distances and severity of crashes.

High speeds

On a freeway, you should look farther ahead than you would on a city street:

In order to see potential hazards early.

When driving at night, you should:

Increase your following distance.

When driving on slippery roads, you should:

Increase your following distance.

If you drive more slowly than the flow of traffic, you will most likely:

Interfere with traffic and receive a ticket.

What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgement?

It harms both driving skills and judgement.

You should use your horn when:

It may help prevent a collision.

You drive defensively when you:

Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

A double solid yellow line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:

Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are not permitted to pass.

A single broken yellow line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:

Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

A solid white line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:

Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are not permitted to pass.

A single broken white line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:

Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

Larger vehicles have:

Larger blind spots.

Work zone signs mean:

Less than ideal conditions are present for driving.

If another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should:

Let it go.

When faced with an oncoming car to the left and a bicyclist to the right, you should:

Let the car pass and then pass the bike.

At an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and:

Look left first, then right, then left again.

When driving in fog, rain, or snow, use:

Low beams

You are on the freeway and traffic is merging into your lane. You should:

Make room for the merging traffic, if possible.

A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck:

May have to swing wide to complete the right turn.

If a green arrow turns into a solid green light, you:

May still turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic.

When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady green arrow, drivers:

May turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.

When approaching a traffic signal displaying a flashing yellow arrow, drivers:

May turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Allow extra space in front of your vehicle when following a:

Motorcycle

If you are driving in another driver's blind spot, you should:

Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you.

There are two traffic lanes moving in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should:

Move into the right lane when it is safe.

You are involved in a minor collision at an intersection. There are no injuries and there is very little vehicle damage. You should:

Move your vehicle out of the traffic lane, if possible.

Safety belts:

Must be worn at all times in a moving vehicle.

When may you legally drive around or under a railroad crossing gate?

Never

A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles:

Next to the broken line may pass.

Pennant-shaped signs indicate:

No passing zones.

If you plan to pass another vehicle, you should:

Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

A red arrow pointing to the right on a traffic light means you may:

Not turn in that direction until the light turns green.

Check your rearview mirrors:

Often to see how traffic is moving behind you.

It is best to keep a space cushion:

On all sides of the vehicle.

Allow a larger space cushion than usual when stopping:

On an incline.

When exiting a highway, you should slow down:

Once you have moved into the exit lane.

To see vehicles in your blind spots, you should check:

Over your shoulders.

When a vehicle with an Anti-Lock Braking System starts to lose traction on a slippery road, drivers should:

Press and hold the brake pedal.

If you are driving at night and a vehicle is approaching with its high beam headlights activated:

Quickly flash your headlights one time.

Crossbuck signs indicate:

Railroad crossings.

When making a turn, you must ____ your speed.

Reduce

You want to park downhill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels?

Right, toward the side of the road

You want to park uphill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which direction do you turn your front wheels?

Right, toward the side of the road

The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:

Road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.

Pentagonal signs indicate:

School zones.

When passing another vehicle, it is safe to return to your lane if you:

See the vehicle's headlights in your rearview mirror.

Roads freeze quickly when they are:

Shaded

When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady yellow arrow, drivers:

Should slow to a stop, if it is safe to do so.

If worried, nervous, angry, or crying, a driver:

Should take the time to focus on driving before starting the engine.

A driver entering interstate traffic from an entrance or acceleration ramp:

Should yield to drivers already on the interstate.

A driver entering public traffic from a driveway or private road:

Should yield to drivers already on the public road.

You are waiting in the intersection to complete a left turn. You should:

Signal and keep your wheels straight.

What is the appropriate action to take when approaching a railroad crossing that does not have signals to direct traffic?

Slow down and be prepared to stop.

If you are driving and you see animals standing near the roadway:

Slow down and proceed with caution.

When approaching a flashing yellow light, drivers should:

Slow down and proceed with caution.

At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:

Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.

The most important thing to remember about speed management and curves is that you must:

Slow down before you enter the curve.

If your vehicle starts to lose traction because of water on the road, you should:

Slow down gradually and not apply the brakes.

When approaching a steady yellow traffic light, drivers should:

Slow to a stop, unless they are already within the intersection.

An orange and red triangular sign on a vehicle always means:

Slow-moving vehicle.

If you find yourself in a skid:

Stay off the brakes.

If there is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane, you should:

Stop and let the pedestrian finish crossing.

If you begin to feel tired while driving, the best thing to do is to:

Stop driving

An octagonal sign is always a:

Stop sign.

The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?

Stop, proceeding only when all the pedestrians have crossed.

When driving on slick roads, you should:

Take turns more slowly than usual.

A vehicle suddenly cuts in front of you, creating a hazard. What should you do first?

Take your foot off the gas pedal.

Downward-facing triangular signs:

Tell drivers to yield.

A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:

That an action is forbidden.

Where should a 12-year-old child be seated in a vehicle equipped with airbags?

The back seat

Your ability to stop is affected by:

The condition of the road.

If two drivers arrive at the same time to a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs:

The driver on the right has the right-of-way.

If two drivers arrive at the same time to an open intersection:

The driver on the right has the right-of-way.

At a four-way stop:

The driver to arrive first has the right-of-way.

An "End school zone" sign indicates:

The end of a reduced speed zone.

What do speed limit signs indicate?

The maximum or minimum speed that is legally allowed to be driven

Motorcycles are entitled to:

The same full lane width as other motor vehicles.

Extra space in front of a large truck is needed for:

The truck driver to stop the vehicle.

Always stop before crossing railroad tracks when:

There isn't room on the other side for you to completely cross the tracks.

A driver should be extra alert to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians because:

They're difficult to see in traffic.

When you drive through an area where children are playing, you should expect them:

To run out in front of you without looking.

When approaching a flashing red traffic light, drivers should:

Treat the light like a stop sign.

If you stop along the road at night:

Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams turned on.

While backing, you should:

Turn your head and look through the rear window.

When parking uphill next to a curb, set the parking brake and:

Turn your steering wheel away from the curb

If your vehicle begins to skid, you should:

Turn your steering wheel in the direction you want to go.

You should not start across an intersection if you know you will block the intersection when the light turns red:

Under any circumstances.

Driving under the influence of any medication which impairs your driving is permitted:

Under no circumstances.

You can drive off the road to pass another vehicle:

Under no circumstances.

Round signs indicate:

Upcoming railroad crossings.

To pass a slower-moving vehicle on a two-lane, two-way road, you must:

Use the lane that belongs to oncoming traffic.

If your car breaks down on a highway, you should

Use your four-way flashers to warn other drivers.

If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track:

Wait to proceed until you have a clear view of all tracks.

A pedestrian starts to cross the street after the "Don't Walk" signal begins to flash. The pedestrian is in the middle of the street when your signal light changes to green. You should:

Wait until the pedestrian crosses the street before proceeding.

You want to back out of your driveway. You see children playing nearby. Before you start to move your car, you should:

Walk to the back of the car to be sure the way is clear.

A diamond-shaped sign:

Warns of existing or possible hazards.

At a school crossing sign, you should:

Watch for children and be ready to stop.

After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children:

Watch for children walking along the side of the road.

You may cross solid yellow lines:

When making turns.

When should you yield your legal right-of-way?

Whenever it helps prevent collisions.

Where is it safe to pass another vehicle?

Wherever signs and/or pavement markings permit passing

Regulatory signs are usually ____ and should always be obeyed.

White

Signs that are colored orange are:

Work zone signs.

If a transit vehicle is signaling to re-enter the main roadway following a stop, you must:

Yield

When making a right turn on a green light, you must:

Yield to pedestrians.