Night driving limits — Kansas Permit Test

Kansas lower beam headlights let a driver see clearly about 150 to 200 feet ahead, and driving at a speed that allows stopping within this distance is about 45 mph.

Low beams run out before the car does above 45. Beyond that you are driving into a space you cannot see.

Your lower beam headlights will let you see clearly about 150 to 200 feet ahead.

Kansas high beam headlights let a driver see clearly about 350 to 400 feet ahead, and driving at a speed that allows stopping within this distance is about 65 mph.

High beams roughly double the view, which roughly raises the safe speed by 20. That is the whole trade.

Your high beam headlights will let you see clearly about 350 to 400 feet ahead.

A Kansas driver needs to increase following distance by at least one additional second for night driving, and at least two additional seconds for driving on unfamiliar roadways at night.

The dark takes away your early warning. An unfamiliar road takes away the rest of it.

You need to increase your following distance by adding at least one additional second for night driving conditions and at least two additional seconds for driving on unfamiliar roadways at night.

When a Kansas driver cannot see farther than 100 feet ahead due to rain, snow, blowing dust, smoke or thick fog, they cannot safely drive faster than 30 mph.

A hundred feet at 30 mph is about the whole of your stopping distance. Faster than that and you cannot stop for what appears.

When you cannot see any farther than 100 feet ahead due to rain, snow, blowing dust, smoke, or thick fog, you cannot safely drive faster than 30 mph.

When driving in Kansas fog, snow or heavy rain a driver uses low beams and fog lights for best visibility, even during the day.

High beams bounce off fog and blind you. Low beams get under it.

When driving in fog, snow or heavy rain use your low beams and fog lights for best visibility, even during the day

When adverse weather limits Kansas visibility so a driver cannot see well enough to drive, they should pull off the roadway in a safe place and wait until it clears.

There is a point where no speed is safe. Stopping is the only answer left.

you should pull off the roadway in a safe place and wait until it clears.

How far do low beam headlights let a Kansas driver see clearly?

About 150 to 200 feet. Low beams run out before the car does above 45. Beyond that you are driving into a space you cannot see. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.77: “Your lower beam headlights will let you see clearly about 150 to 200 feet ahead.”