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Prepare for the Kansas learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.

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Quick answer: The minimum age for a learner's permit in Kansas is 14 years old. Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, checked October 17, 2026.

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Key rules from the Kansas handbook

These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.

Getting your permit and license

  • You can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.
  • Hold the permit at least 12 months before the road test.
  • At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
  • At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
  • The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 9 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
  • Only one non-sibling minor passenger is allowed in the vehicle.
  • Three moving violations within twelve months can lead to suspension.
  • No wireless devices except to report illegal activity or call for emergency help.
  • You answer 25 questions about traffic laws and identify certain signs.
  • Lapsed liability insurance means a mandatory indefinite suspension.
  • Within 90 days.
  • 15-year-olds: 25 hours (plus driver's education); 16-year-olds: 50 hours with 10 at night.

Rules of the road

  • Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
  • Drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.
  • Keep at least 2 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
  • Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
  • Children ride in a car seat until at least 4 years old.
  • Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing.
  • Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 500 feet away.
  • Booster seat until at least 8 years old, or until the child fits the adult belt as the law describes.
  • Before coming within 200 feet.
  • Unless taller than 4'9" or heavier than 80 pounds; 8 and older: seat belt.
  • The law requires all children under the age of 14 to be secured in the rear seat.
  • No more than 180 degrees — more causes traction loss.
  • At least three people in the vehicle.

Speed limits

  • 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
  • Urban districts: 30 mph; county and township roads: 55; state or federal highways: 65.
  • County and township roads: 55 mph.

Parking

  • Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
  • Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
  • Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
  • Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
  • Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.

Alcohol and drugs

  • 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
  • For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
  • A first refusal means a 12 months license suspension.
  • 1st refusal: 1 year; 2nd: 2 years; 3rd: 3 years; 4th: 10 years.
  • $750-$1,000 plus court costs, at least 48 hours in jail or 100 hours of community service, and a suspension.
  • About one hour per drink: four drinks, four hours or more.

How to get a driver's license in Kansas

  1. Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 14 years old).
  2. Hold the permit for at least 12 months.
  3. Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
  4. Pass the road (driving) test.
  5. As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 9 p.m..

Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).

Kansas driving rules in numbers

Learner's permit and teen license rules by state

Learner's permit from age
14 years old
Hold the permit at least
12 months
Supervised driving hours
50 hours
Of them at night
10 hours
Night limit for new drivers from
9 p.m.
Teen passengers allowed
1

Speed limits by state

Residential district
30 mph

Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits

Drivers 21+
0.08%
Under 21
0.02%
Refusing a chemical test (1st time)
12 months

Parking distances by state

Fire hydrant
15 feet
STOP sign or signal
30 feet
Railroad crossing
50 feet
Fire station driveway
20 feet
Wheels from the curb
12 inches

School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state

Bus on the other side of a divided highway
Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
Stopped emergency vehicle
Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down

Car seat and booster seat laws by state

Car seat until at least
4 years old
Booster seat until at least
8 years old

Sample questions

In Kansas, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
  1. 10 years old
  2. 12 years old
  3. 14 years old
  4. 14½ years old

Kansas: you can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.

In Kansas, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
  1. 0.04%
  2. 0.05%
  3. 0.08%
  4. 0.10%

Kansas: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.

In Kansas, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
  1. 5 feet
  2. 10 feet
  3. 15 feet
  4. 20 feet

Kansas: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Kansas permit test: questions and answers

The Kansas knowledge test has 25 questions.

According to the Kansas driver handbook, the minimum age is 14.

From the official Kansas driver handbook (Kansas Driving Handbook). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.

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