Disabled vehicle — Kansas Permit Test

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

The rules

If a Kansas vehicle breaks down and must stop, the driver gets the vehicle off the road and away from traffic if possible and turns on the emergency flashers to show it is disabled.

A car left in a lane gets hit. Off the road and flashing is the whole of what makes it visible.

Turn on your emergency flashers to show your vehicle is disabled.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.68

A Kansas driver stopping a disabled vehicle should stop where other roadway users have a clear view of it, and not just over a hill or just around a curve where visibility is limited.

Stopping just past a crest means the first thing a driver sees is your car, too late. Visibility is the whole point.

Do not stop just over a hill or just around a curve where visibility is limited.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.68

A Kansas driver should place emergency flares about 200 to 300 feet behind a disabled vehicle, giving other drivers time to change lanes if necessary.

The flare has to be far enough back that a driver can react to it. Close to the car it warns nobody.

Place emergency flares about 200 to 300 feet behind the vehicle, giving other drivers some time to change lanes if necessary.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.69

A Kansas driver should never stand or remain on the roadway and should not try to change a tire in traffic lanes.

People are killed changing tires on the hard shoulder every year. Standing in a live lane is worse still.

Never stand or remain on the roadway and do not try to change a tire in traffic lanes.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.69

A white cloth attached to a Kansas vehicle indicates a disabled vehicle, so a driver can tie one to the antenna, side mirror or door handle, or lift the hood.

It tells police and passing drivers the car was left on purpose. It also marks it as needing help.

A white cloth attached to a vehicle indicates a disabled vehicle is present, so tie a white cloth to the antenna, side mirror or door handle to signal an emergency.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.69

On the test

What does a Kansas driver do with a vehicle that has broken down?

Get it off the road and turn on the emergency flashers. A car left in a lane gets hit. Off the road and flashing is the whole of what makes it visible. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.68: “Turn on your emergency flashers to show your vehicle is disabled.”

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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.