Guide sign rules — Kansas Permit Test

Guide sign rules on the Kansas permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If the word Exit is written on the left side of a Kansas exit sign the exit lane or ramp is to the left, and if it is written on the right side the exit lane or ramp is to the right.

A left exit surprises drivers who expect every ramp on the right. The sign tells you before the lane does.

If the word “Exit” is written on the left side of an exit sign, the exit lane or ramp is to the left, and if the word “Exit” is written on the right side of an exit sign, the exit lane or ramp is to the right.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.42

The shape and color of Kansas route number signs indicate the type of roadway: interstate, U.S., state, city, county or local road.

The shape tells you what kind of road you are joining before you commit to it.

The shape and color of route number signs indicate the type of roadway: interstate, U.S., state, city, county, or local road.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.42

Kansas incident signs are temporary and let a driver know when they should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to an incident, natural disaster or hazardous material spill.

These appear for one day and are gone. They mean something has happened, not that the road is always like this.

These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

On the test

How does a Kansas exit sign tell a driver which side the ramp is on?

By which side the word Exit is written on. A left exit surprises drivers who expect every ramp on the right. The sign tells you before the lane does. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.42: “If the word “Exit” is written on the left side of an exit sign, the exit lane or ramp is to the left, and if the word “Exit” is written on the right side of an exit sign, the exit lane or ramp is to the right.”

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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.