Public transportation — Kansas Permit Test

Public transportation on the Kansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Unlike a Kansas school bus, a driver does not have to stop for a transit bus when it drops off or picks up people, unless they are behind it.

A transit bus is not a school bus. Knowing the difference stops you blocking a whole street unnecessarily.

Unlike a school bus, you do not have to stop for a transit bus when they drop off or pick up people, unless you are behind them.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.87

A Kansas safety zone is a space set aside for pedestrians boarding, entering and waiting for trolleys and light rail vehicles, and a driver may pass the zone as soon as it is safe and at no faster than 10 mph.

People are standing in the road there. Ten is slow enough to stop for someone who steps back.

You may pass the zone as soon as it is safe to do so and at no faster than 10 mph.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.87

Where people are boarding or leaving a Kansas trolley or light rail vehicle and there is no safety zone, a driver stops behind the nearest door or vehicle platform and waits until the people have reached a safe place.

With no safety zone they step straight into the road. Stopping behind the door is what keeps them clear.

stop behind the nearest door or vehicle platform of the trolley or rail vehicle and wait until the people have reached a safe place.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.87

A Kansas driver must not overtake and pass on the left of a trolley or light rail vehicle, whether moving or standing, except on a one-way street, where the tracks are too close to the right to pass, or when directed by a traffic officer.

Passing on the left crosses the tracks the trolley runs on. Passengers also step out on that side.

Do not overtake and pass on the left of a trolley or light rail vehicle, whether it is moving or standing, except when you are on a one-way street.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.87

On the test

Must a Kansas driver stop for a transit bus loading passengers?

Not unless they are behind it. A transit bus is not a school bus. Knowing the difference stops you blocking a whole street unnecessarily. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.87: “Unlike a school bus, you do not have to stop for a transit bus when they drop off or pick up people, unless you are behind them.”

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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.