Shared center turn lane — Kansas Permit Test
Shared center turn lane on the Kansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
On many Kansas streets a shared left turn lane is located in the middle of the roadway, and the solid yellow centerline means a driver cannot use the center lane for passing.
It is a turning lane, not a fast lane. Using it to get past is how two cars meet in it.
The solid yellow centerline means you cannot use the center lane for passing.
The broken yellow centerlines of a Kansas shared turn lane show that vehicles traveling in either direction may use the center lane only to make left turns.
Cars enter it from both sides. Everyone in it should be about to turn, not traveling along it.
The broken yellow centerlines show that vehicles traveling in either direction may use the center lane only to make left turns.
When using a Kansas shared left turn lane a driver should not move into the lane too soon, because the longer they stay in it the more likely they will meet someone coming the opposite way.
Every extra second in the lane is a second facing oncoming turners. Entering late is what avoids them.
When using a shared left turn lane do not move into the lane too soon. The longer you stay in the lane, the more likely you will meet someone coming in the opposite direction.
When using a Kansas shared center left turn lane a driver must check for vehicles ahead, check mirrors, signal left and check the left blind spot by looking over the shoulder.
The mirror misses a car alongside. The shoulder check is what catches it before you move across.
you must check for vehicles ahead, check mirrors, signal left and check your left blind spot by looking over your shoulder.
On the test
What does the solid yellow centerline of a Kansas shared turn lane mean?
The center lane may not be used for passing. It is a turning lane, not a fast lane. Using it to get past is how two cars meet in it. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.44: “The solid yellow centerline means you cannot use the center lane for passing.”
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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)