Yellow markings — Kansas Permit Test

Yellow markings on the Kansas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Lines separating traffic moving in opposite directions in Kansas are yellow.

The color tells you which side the oncoming traffic is on. That is the single most useful thing on the road surface.

Lines separating traffic moving in opposite directions are yellow.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

Dashed yellow lines between opposing lanes of Kansas traffic mean a driver may pass if a safe gap in traffic is available.

A dashed line is the state saying the view is long enough. The gap is still yours to judge.

Dashed yellow lines between opposing lanes of traffic mean that you may pass if a safe gap in traffic is available.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

Where there is both a solid and a dashed yellow line between opposing Kansas lanes, a driver should not pass if the solid yellow line is on their side, and may pass if the dashed line is on their side.

The same pair of lines means opposite things to the two directions. Your side is the one that counts.

Where there is both a solid and a dashed yellow line between opposing lanes of traffic you should not pass if the solid yellow line is on your side. If the dashed line is on your side, you may pass if a safe gap in traffic is available.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

Two solid yellow lines between Kansas lanes of traffic mean neither side may pass, although a driver may cross a solid yellow line to turn when gaps in traffic flow exist.

Neither direction may pass, but turning is different. Crossing to reach a driveway is allowed.

Two solid yellow lines between lanes of traffic means neither side may pass. You may cross a solid yellow line to turn when gaps in traffic flow exist.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

When a Kansas driver is permitted to pass, they may do so only if the lane entered is clear of traffic flow.

A legal passing zone is not an empty one. The lane you move into has to actually be free.

When you are permitted to pass, you may do so only if the lane entered is clear of traffic flow.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43

On the test

What color separates traffic moving in opposite directions in Kansas?

Yellow lines. The color tells you which side the oncoming traffic is on. That is the single most useful thing on the road surface. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.43: “Lines separating traffic moving in opposite directions are yellow.”

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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.