Accelerating — Kansas Permit Test

Accelerating on the Kansas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Kansas driver accelerates gradually and smoothly with the top of the foot on the pedal and the heel of the foot on the floor.

The heel on the floor is what makes the ankle a hinge. Without it the whole leg moves and the car surges.

Accelerate gradually and smoothly with the top of your foot on the pedal and the heel of your foot on the floor

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30

Trying to accelerate too fast in Kansas can cause the drive wheels to spin, particularly on slippery surfaces, and could cause the vehicle to slide.

Spinning wheels have no grip at all. On ice the car goes where it was pointed, not where you steer.

Trying to accelerate too fast can cause the drive wheels to spin, particularly on slippery surfaces, and could cause the vehicle to slide.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30

A Kansas driver should increase speed gradually when traction is poor, as in rain, snow or sandy and gravel areas of the roadway.

Loose gravel behaves like ice under a hard throttle. Gentle is what keeps the tires gripping.

Increase speed gradually when traction is poor, as in rain, snow, or sandy/gravel areas of the roadway.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30

If the drive wheels begin to spin in Kansas, the driver should take their foot off the accelerator.

More power makes a spin worse. Lifting off lets the tires find the road again.

If the drive wheels begin to spin, take your foot off the accelerator.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30

Releasing the clutch suddenly in a Kansas manual transmission vehicle makes the vehicle jerk forward and the engine may stall.

A stall in the middle of an intersection leaves you sitting in traffic. Letting the clutch up slowly avoids it.

If you release the clutch suddenly, the vehicle will jerk forward, and the engine may stall.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30

On the test

How does Kansas say to work the accelerator?

With the top of the foot on the pedal, heel on the floor. The heel on the floor is what makes the ankle a hinge. Without it the whole leg moves and the car surges. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.30: “Accelerate gradually and smoothly with the top of your foot on the pedal and the heel of your foot on the floor”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Kansas Driving Handbook, published by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.