Curb markings — Kansas Permit Test
Curb markings on the Kansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A Kansas painted curb indicates a parking restriction, and a white curb indicates that only short stops are permitted.
The paint is a rule with no sign attached. Learning the colors is the only way to read it.
White – indicates that only short stops are permitted
A Kansas yellow painted curb indicates a loading zone or some other restriction.
Yellow means something is loading there. Leaving a car in it blocks the delivery the space exists for.
Yellow – indicates a loading zone or some other restriction
A Kansas blue painted curb indicates a handicap restriction.
Blue is the color used for accessible parking everywhere. The curb says it without a sign.
Blue – indicates a handicap restriction
A Kansas red painted curb indicates fire zone restrictions.
A fire crew needs that stretch clear. A car there costs them the time they were coming to save.
Red – indicates fire zone restrictions
On the test
What does a white painted curb indicate in Kansas?
Only short stops are permitted. The paint is a rule with no sign attached. Learning the colors is the only way to read it. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.55: “White – indicates that only short stops are permitted”
How this works
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/KS.pdf (Kansas Driving Handbook, Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles, AAMVA 09 Model Test Version (Revised February 2022), retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/KS.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 0, folioMarker, nonLawPages and its uncovered mixed pages, the extraction flag scored on facts, and the page-offset basis)
- https://www.ksrevenue.gov/dovforms.html (the Division of Vehicles forms page the handbook is published from)
- https://www.ksrevenue.gov/dovgdl.html (the graduated driver licensing page the manual points to for ages and requirements)