Right of way — Kansas Permit Test

A Kansas driver approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that has already entered the intersection from a different highway.

Whoever got there first keeps going. Arguing the point in the middle of an intersection is how two cars meet.

The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that has already entered the intersection from a different highway.

When two vehicles enter a Kansas intersection from different roadways at approximately the same time, the driver on the left yields the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

The car on your right goes first. It is a fixed rule so that neither driver has to guess.

the driver on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

A Kansas driver turning left must yield the right-of-way to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, and if both cars enter the intersection at the same time the car going straight through has the right-of-way.

The turn crosses their path, so the wait is yours. Going straight beats turning when both arrive together.

If both cars enter the intersection at the same time, the car going straight through has the right-of-way.

Vehicles on a Kansas public street or highway have the right-of-way over vehicles entering from a private drive or side road.

Traffic already on the road does not have to make room for someone pulling out. The wait belongs to the driver joining.

Vehicles on a public street or highway have the right-of-way over vehicles entering from a private drive or side road.

A Kansas driver emerging from an alley, driveway or building in a business or residential district must stop immediately before driving onto a sidewalk, and after stopping must yield the right-of-way.

The sidewalk comes before the street. Stopping at it is what saves someone walking past your bumper.

must stop immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway. After stopping the driver shall then yield the right-of-way.

A Kansas driver controlled by a yield sign need stop only when necessary to avoid interfering with other traffic that has the right-of-way, including pedestrians.

A yield is not a stop sign. You stop only if stopping is what it takes to let others through.

Cars controlled by a yield sign need stop only when necessary to avoid interfering with other traffic that has the right-of-way, including pedestrians.

A Kansas driver must not enter an intersection, crosswalk or railroad crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side for the vehicle, even on a green light.

A green light is permission to go, not permission to block the intersection. Stopping in it traps everyone else.

Do not enter an intersection, crosswalk, or RR crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side for your vehicle.

Kansas emergency vehicles have the right-of-way when displaying a red light in front or signaling with a siren or bell, and a driver must never follow such vehicles.

Following a fire truck through the gap it made puts you in the crash it is racing to. It also blocks the ones behind it.

Immediately drive to the right and stop until the emergency vehicles have passed. NEVER follow such vehicles.

Who has the right-of-way when a vehicle is already in the intersection?

The vehicle that has already entered the intersection. Whoever got there first keeps going. Arguing the point in the middle of an intersection is how two cars meet. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.18: “The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that has already entered the intersection from a different highway.”