Turns — Kansas Permit Test

For a right turn from a Kansas four-lane divided highway, enter the right lane well in advance of the turn and make a tight turn into the right lane of the cross street.

Swinging wide on a right turn takes you into oncoming traffic on the cross street. The tight line keeps you in your own lane.

In making a right turn from a four-lane divided highway, enter the right lane well in advance of the turn and make a tight turn into the right lane of the cross street.

For a Kansas left turn, move near the center line or traffic divider and turn from the inside lane so you do not swing wide and enter the cross street just to the right of the center line.

Cutting the corner puts you on the wrong side of the cross street. Landing right of the center line is what keeps the turn legal.

For left turns, move near the center line or traffic divider and turn from the inside lane in a way that you will not swing wide and will enter the cross street just to the right of the center line.

Some Kansas intersections are marked to permit turns from more than one lane, and a driver may make turns as indicated by signs or pavement markings.

The markings can override the usual single-lane rule. Reading them is what tells you which lanes may turn.

Some intersections are marked to permit turns from more than one lane. You may make turns as indicated by signs or pavement markings.

How does a Kansas driver make a right turn from a four-lane divided highway?

Enter the right lane early and turn tightly into the right lane. Swinging wide on a right turn takes you into oncoming traffic on the cross street. The tight line keeps you in your own lane. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.17: “In making a right turn from a four-lane divided highway, enter the right lane well in advance of the turn and make a tight turn into the right lane of the cross street.”