Warning signs — Kansas Permit Test
Warning signs on the Kansas permit test — 17 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A Kansas warning sign showing a cross shape warns a driver that another road crosses the one ahead; warning signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead.
These signs buy time. They tell you about something you cannot see yet so you can act before you do.
These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, such as warning you to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary, or a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead.
A Kansas warning sign showing a sharp bend warns a driver that the road turns ahead.
A bend taken at highway speed throws a car off the outside of it. The sign is your warning to slow first.
Sharp Right Turn
A Kansas warning sign showing a slippery surface warns a driver that the road may be slippery when wet.
Wet pavement takes far longer to stop on. The sign marks a stretch where drivers regularly lose grip.
Slippery When Wet
A Kansas warning sign showing a deer warns a driver that deer cross the roadway in that area.
Where one deer crosses, more follow. Slowing down is what gives you time for the second one.
Deer Crossing
A Kansas warning sign showing a bicycle warns a driver that bicycles cross or share the roadway ahead.
A bicycle is easy to miss and hard to stop for. The sign says to start looking before you reach them.
Bicycle Crossing
A Kansas warning sign showing a narrow bridge warns a driver that the bridge ahead is narrower than the road.
A bridge with no shoulder leaves nowhere to go. Two wide vehicles meeting on one is the danger.
Narrow Bridge or
A Kansas warning sign showing a traffic signal warns a driver that a signal is ahead.
A signal hidden by a crest or a bend gives no warning of its own. This sign is the warning.
Traffic Signal Ahead
A Kansas warning sign showing a stop sign ahead warns a driver that they will have to stop.
By the time you can see the sign itself it may be too late to stop smoothly. This gives you the distance.
Stop Sign Ahead
A Kansas warning sign showing a lane ending warns a driver that the road loses a lane ahead.
The lane you are in runs out. Merging early is easier than merging where it disappears.
Lane Ends
A Kansas warning sign showing traffic merging warns a driver that another road joins theirs ahead.
Traffic arrives from the side at speed. Knowing it is coming lets you make room instead of braking hard.
Merging Traffic
A Kansas warning sign showing a divided highway beginning warns a driver that the road ahead separates into two roadways.
A median appears where there was none. Drivers who miss it turn into the wrong carriageway.
Divided Highway Begins
A Kansas warning sign showing a divided highway ending warns a driver that the two roadways rejoin ahead.
The median runs out and oncoming traffic returns. Drivers used to a divided road get caught by it.
Divided Highway Ends
A Kansas warning sign showing a pedestrian warns a driver that people on foot cross the roadway there.
Someone stepping out is the hazard this sign names. It puts your eyes on the roadside before they do.
Pedestrians Crossing
A Kansas school warning sign warns a driver that a school or a school crossing is ahead.
Children do not judge traffic well. This sign marks the places where that matters most.
School Crossing
A Kansas warning sign showing a roundabout warns a driver that a circular intersection is ahead.
A roundabout needs a much lower speed than the road into it. The sign is where to start slowing.
A sign, like the one shown, warns of a roundabout or traffic circle.
A Kansas warning sign showing a curving arrow warns a driver that the road bends ahead.
The sign shows which way the road goes before you can see it. That is what lets you set your speed.
Curvy Road Ahead
The Kansas No Passing Zone sign is the only pennant-shaped warning sign, marking the beginning of a no passing zone.
It is the one warning sign placed on your left. That position is deliberate, so you notice it.
It marks the beginning of a no passing zone and is placed on the left side of the road facing the driver.
On the test
What is the sign shown telling a driver?
A road crosses the one ahead. These signs buy time. They tell you about something you cannot see yet so you can act before you do. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.35: “These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, such as warning you to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary, or a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead.”
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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)