Required tests — Kansas Permit Test

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

The rules

A Kansas driver's license applicant must have vision of at least 20/40 in one eye when screened at the driver license station.

One eye meeting the standard is enough. A driver who needs glasses to reach it must wear them every time they drive.

Vision must be at least 20/40 in one eye when screened at the Driver License Station.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas driver who needs corrective lenses to meet the vision standard has a restriction placed on the license and must wear them any time they are driving.

The restriction is printed on the card. Driving without the glasses is a violation even on a short familiar trip.

If corrective lenses are required to meet this standard, then a restriction will be placed on the driver’s license and the applicant will be required to wear corrective lenses anytime they are driving.Those who do not pass the vision examination must take the Driver Licensing eye examination form and have it completed by a licensed Ophthalmologist or Optometrist.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas driver licensing eye examination form completed by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist must be returned within 90 days of the eye exam.

The form goes stale. An exam done months ago says nothing about the eyes sitting at the counter now.

When this form is returned within 90 days of the eye exam, Driver Licensing may issue the driver's license, or require further testing, depending on the results of the exam.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

The Kansas driving test has the applicant drive a designated route designed to show basic skills in operating a motor vehicle in traffic.

The route is chosen by the examiner, not by you. Practising one familiar loop does not prepare you for it.

You will drive a designated route designed to show your basic skills in operating a motor vehicle in traffic.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

On the test

What vision standard must a Kansas applicant meet at the licensing station?

At least 20/40 in one eye. One eye meeting the standard is enough. A driver who needs glasses to reach it must wear them every time they drive. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13: “Vision must be at least 20/40 in one eye when screened at the Driver License Station.”

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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.