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Kansas Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping practice test
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How far from the nearest rail of a Kansas railroad crossing must a parked vehicle stay?
Correct answer: 50 feet
State parking law sets that buffer at fifty feet from the closest rail.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Parking
2. A school crossing guard in Kansas is holding an official flag in the stop position. What must you do?
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop
That display requires a complete stop, the same as several other situations the manual lists, such as a flag person at a work site or an officer directing traffic.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Stopping
3. Where must a Kansas driver stop at a stop sign that has no marked stop line and no crosswalk?
Correct answer: At the point nearest the intersecting roadway
With no line and no crosswalk to reference, halt at the point closest to the intersecting roadway from which you can see approaching traffic.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Stopping
4. How does the Kansas manual say you should approach your own car parked on the street?
Correct answer: From the front of the car with your key ready
Walk toward the driver's door from the front of the vehicle with the key already in hand, which keeps you facing oncoming traffic and aware of it.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, Parking
5. While backing into a Kansas parallel parking space, how far back should you go before straightening the maneuver?
Correct answer: Until your front bumper is even with that car's rear bumper
Keep reversing until your front bumper lines up with the rear bumper of the car you are pulling in behind, then continue back while turning the wheel to center yourself.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, Parallel Parking
6. You are parking on a downhill Kansas street with a curb. Which way should the front wheels point?
Correct answer: Toward the curb
Aim the wheels toward the curb and creep forward until the tire on the road side rests against it, so any roll carries the car away from traffic.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, Parking
7. How close to a fire hydrant may a Kansas driver park?
Correct answer: 15 feet
State law keeps parked vehicles at least fifteen feet away from a hydrant.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Parking
8. What does the Kansas manual say about stopping in a travel lane or on the shoulder?
Correct answer: It should be avoided; continue until you can pull into a parking area
Do not stop there for any reason, whether you are confused, dropping off a passenger or having trouble. Keep going until you can safely pull into a parking area.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, General Rules
9. You are parking uphill on a Kansas road with no curb. Which way do the wheels go?
Correct answer: Toward the edge of the road
With no curb to block the tire, aim the wheels toward the edge of the road so that if the car moves, it rolls off the roadway rather than into traffic.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, Parking
10. How close to the curb must a Kansas driver leave a parked vehicle?
Correct answer: Within 12 inches
Leaving the car more than twelve inches out from the curb is a parking violation.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Parking
11. You are parking uphill on a Kansas street that has a curb. How should the wheels be positioned?
Correct answer: Away from the curb, then roll back until the tire touches it
Turn them away from the curb, then let the car ease backward until the tire rests against the curb, so a runaway roll heads away from the traffic lane.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 6, Parking
12. A fire station driveway sits on the opposite side of a Kansas street. How far from it must you keep your parked car?
Correct answer: 75 feet
Twenty feet is the buffer on the same side of the street as the driveway, and seventy-five feet applies on the opposite side.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook — Section 2, Parking
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