Parking restrictions — Kansas Permit Test
Parking restrictions on the Kansas permit test — 9 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Parking is not allowed in Kansas within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
A fire crew needs to get a hose to the hydrant fast. A car parked over it costs them the minutes that matter.
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
A Kansas vehicle may not be parked more than 12 inches from a curb.
A car sticking out into the lane narrows the road for everyone. Twelve inches is the margin allowed.
More than 12” from a curb.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas within 30 feet approaching any traffic control signal, stop sign or flashing beacon at the side of the roadway.
A parked car hides the sign from the driver behind. Thirty feet keeps the view to it open.
Within the 30 feet approaching any traffic control signal, stop sign, or flashing beacon at the side of the roadway.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas within 50 feet of the nearest rail at railroad crossings.
A train overhangs the rail by a long way. Fifty feet is what keeps a parked car out of its path.
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail at railroad crossings.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station, or within 75 feet of that entrance on the opposite side of the street.
Fire engines swing wide coming out. The larger distance is on the far side because that is where they aim.
Within 20 feet of driveway entrance to a fire station and on side of street opposite the entrance within 75 feet of entrance.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of points on the curb opposite the ends of a safety zone.
A safety zone is where people wait in the road. Parking beside it hides them from traffic.
Between a safety zone and adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of points on curb opposite ends of safety zone.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas double or two-deep along the curb or side of the street.
Double parking pushes traffic into the oncoming lane to get round. It also traps the car you parked beside.
Double or, “two-deep” along the curb or side of street.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas on a bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, or within a tunnel.
There is no shoulder on a bridge or in a tunnel. A stopped car there is a wall in a moving lane.
On a bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a tunnel.
Parking is not allowed in Kansas within a pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection.
People on foot have to step into traffic to get round a car in the crosswalk. That is the moment they get hit.
Within a pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection.
On the test
How far from a fire hydrant must a Kansas driver park?
At least 15 feet. A fire crew needs to get a hose to the hydrant fast. A car parked over it costs them the minutes that matter. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.19: “Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.”
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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)