Reversible and reserved lanes — Kansas Permit Test
Reversible and reserved lanes on the Kansas permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In some Kansas areas a shared center lane becomes a reversible lane during rush hours, and signals above the lanes designate traffic flow.
The lane changes direction with the clock. Reading the signal above it is the only way to know which way it runs now.
Signals above the lanes designate traffic flow in reversible lanes.
Above a Kansas reversible lane a green arrow means you can use the lane beneath it and a red X means the lane is not available.
The lane below the X carries traffic coming at you. Entering it is a head-on collision waiting to happen.
A green arrow means you can use the lane beneath it; a red “X” means the lane is not available.
A flashing yellow X above a Kansas lane means the lane is for turning only, and a steady yellow X means the lane's use is changing and a driver should move out of it as soon as it is safe.
One yellow X means turn here; the other means get out. Confusing the two leaves you in a lane about to reverse.
A steady yellow “X” means that the use of the lane is changing, and you should move out of it as soon as it is safe to do so.
Kansas reserved lanes are marked by special lane marking signs stating the lane is reserved for special use, and often have a white diamond posted at the side of the road or painted on the road surface.
The diamond is the mark to look for. It means the lane is not for everyone.
Reserved lanes are marked by special lane marking signs stating that the lane is reserved for special use and often have a white diamond posted at the side of the road or painted on the road surface.
On a Kansas roadway HOV signs or markings mean High Occupancy Vehicles, indicating lanes reserved for vehicles with two or more people, and HOV 3 means there must be at least three people in the vehicle.
The number beside HOV is the count you need. Getting it wrong is a ticket in a lane you cannot leave quickly.
For example, “HOV 3” means there must be at least three people in the vehicle to use that lane.
On a Kansas reserved lane, Transit or bus means the lane is for bus use only and Bicycle means the lane is reserved for bicyclists.
A bus lane with a car in it slows every bus behind. A bike lane with a car in it is far worse than that.
“Transit” or “bus” means the lane is for bus use only.
On the test
What designates traffic flow in a Kansas reversible lane?
Signals above the lanes. The lane changes direction with the clock. Reading the signal above it is the only way to know which way it runs now. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.45: “Signals above the lanes designate traffic flow in reversible lanes.”
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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)