Glare and blind spots — Kansas Permit Test

Kansas bright sunlight in the early morning or late afternoon creates glare, which can be reduced by wearing sunglasses, keeping windows clean and using the vehicle's sun visors.

A dirty windshield turns low sun into a white sheet. Clean glass is most of the fix.

Wearing sunglasses, keeping windows clean and using the vehicle's sun visors can reduce glare.

If the sun is behind a Kansas driver, oncoming drivers may not be able to see their turn signals or their vehicle because of glare.

The sun at your back is in their eyes. Your signals disappear into it.

If the sun is behind you, be aware that oncoming drivers may not be able to see your turn signals or your vehicle because of glare.

Kansas vehicles parked along the side of the road may block a driver's view, so a driver gives parked vehicles as much room as the lane allows.

You cannot see between parked cars, and that is exactly where someone steps out.

Give parked vehicles as much room as the lane allows.

A Kansas driver must not drive faster than the distance they can see ahead, reducing speed or adjusting lane position to allow for adequate braking and steering.

This is the rule underneath all the others about weather and hills. If you cannot see it, you cannot stop for it.

You must not drive faster than the distance you can see ahead.

How does Kansas say to reduce sun glare?

Sunglasses, clean windows and the sun visors. A dirty windshield turns low sun into a white sheet. Clean glass is most of the fix. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.77: “Wearing sunglasses, keeping windows clean and using the vehicle's sun visors can reduce glare.”