Work zone driving — Kansas Permit Test

Approximately 40,000 people per year are injured as a result of motor vehicle crashes in work zones.

Forty thousand a year is why the fines are doubled. It is one of the most dangerous places on the road.

Approximately 40,000 people per year are injured as a result of motor vehicle crashes in work zones.

All temporary Kansas work zone signs have an orange background with black letters or symbols and tell a driver what to do, how soon they will encounter the work zone and the speed limit through it.

The color is the cue that these are temporary. They override what the permanent signs said.

All temporary signs in work zones have an orange background and black letters or symbols and tell you what to do, how soon you will encounter the work zone and the speed limit through the work zone.

If there are no reduced speed limit signs in a Kansas work zone a driver should obey the normal posted speed limit.

A work zone does not automatically lower the limit. The sign is what does it.

If there are no reduced speed limit signs, you should obey the normal posted speed limit.

A Kansas driver should merge as soon as possible in a work zone, moving to the appropriate lane at first notice of an approaching work zone.

Late merging is what causes the line of traffic to stop dead. Moving early keeps everyone rolling.

Motorists can help maintain traffic flow and posted speeds by moving to the appropriate lane at first notice of an approaching work zone.

Some Kansas work zones such as line painting, road patching and mowing are mobile, so not seeing workers immediately after the warning sign does not mean they are not there, and a driver observes the posted signs until the End Road Work sign.

A mobile crew may be a mile past the sign. The zone ends where the sign says, not where it looks empty.

Observe the posted signs until you see the one that says, “End Road Work.”

A Kansas driver should be aware that traffic patterns in work zones can change daily, including lane shifts or alternating lane closures.

The route you drove yesterday may be different today. Reading the signs each time is the point.

be aware that traffic patterns in work zones can change daily including lane shifts or alternating lane closures.

A Kansas driver should adjust their lane position away from the side where workers and equipment are located when possible.

A few feet of lateral space is everything to someone standing there. It costs you nothing.

Adjust your lane position away from the side where workers and equipment are located when possible.

How many people a year are injured in work zone crashes?

About 40,000. Forty thousand a year is why the fines are doubled. It is one of the most dangerous places on the road. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.91: “Approximately 40,000 people per year are injured as a result of motor vehicle crashes in work zones.”