Regulatory signs — Kansas Permit Test

A Kansas stop sign requires a driver to stop behind the stop line or crosswalk if one is present, look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions, and yield the right-of-way.

Stopping is only half of it. The looking is what stops you pulling into someone.

You must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk if one is present.

A Kansas yield sign means a driver must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross before entering.

You do not always have to stop, but you always have to yield. Entering anyway is the failure.

It means you must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross before entering.

A Kansas No Turn on Red sign means a driver may not turn right or left during the red light and must wait for the signal to turn green before turning.

It removes the usual permission. Turning anyway is running a red light.

When you see this sign posted, it means that you may not turn right or left during the red light.

A Kansas One Way sign tells a driver that traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow, and a driver must never drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

Going the wrong way on a one-way street meets traffic head on at full speed. Nobody has time to react.

These signs tell you that traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow.

A Kansas Do Not Enter sign means a driver cannot enter, and it is visible at roadway openings such as exit ramps where a driver would be going in the wrong direction.

It marks the mouth of a road you must not use. Exit ramps are the common place to meet one.

A square sign with a white horizontal line inside a red circle means you cannot enter.

A Kansas Wrong Way sign tells a driver that their vehicle is moving in the wrong direction, and is seen on expressway ramps a short distance past the Do Not Enter sign.

Seeing this means you are already going the wrong way. Stopping and turning around is urgent.

This sign tells you that your vehicle is moving in the wrong direction.

A Kansas Do Not Pass sign tells a driver where they cannot pass another vehicle, because passing areas are based on how far a driver can see ahead.

The zone is set by sight distance, not by how the road feels. Hills and curves hide what is coming.

This sign tells you where you cannot pass another vehicle.

A Kansas Keep Right sign indicates when traffic must stay to the right of a roadway feature or obstruction, such as an upcoming median, island or lane divider.

Something solid is about to split the road. The sign says which side of it you belong on.

These signs indicate when traffic must stay to the right of a roadway feature or obstruction, such as an upcoming median, island or lane divider.

A Kansas No U-Turn sign prohibits a driver from turning to reverse direction at that place.

A U-turn where one is banned blocks the whole road. The sign marks the places with no room for it.

No U-Turn

A Kansas sign with a red circle and slash over a right-turn symbol prohibits a driver from turning right there.

A banned turn is usually banned because of what you cannot see. Taking it anyway is the point of the sign.

No Right Turn

A Kansas sign with a red circle and slash over a left-turn symbol prohibits a driver from turning left there.

Left turns across traffic are the ones that get banned. The sign is there because the sight line is short.

No Left Turn

Kansas speed limit signs indicate the maximum legal speed allowed or the minimum legal speed required, and the maximum should be driven only in ideal driving conditions.

The number assumes a dry road and good light. In rain it is a ceiling you should stay well under.

These black and white signs indicate the maximum legal speed allowed or the minimum legal speed required.

Where must a driver stop at the sign shown?

Behind the stop line or crosswalk, if present. Stopping is only half of it. The looking is what stops you pulling into someone. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.40: “You must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk if one is present.”