Kansas Road Signs Cheat Sheet.
The night-before summary, built like the exam.

The numbers to remember

• 25 multiple-choice questions on the knowledge test.
• Pass with 80% correct — you can miss no more than 5.
• Not timed, but budget 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4 total attempts allowed before a required wait.
• Failed attempt? Retest as soon as the next business day for a $1.50 fee.
• Fail all 4 attempts and you wait a minimum of 6 months to try again.
• Instruction Permit available starting at age 14; Restricted License at age 15.
• Hold your permit 1 full year (or until age 17) before advancing, logging 50 supervised hours with at least 10 at night.
• Vision must test at least 20/40 in one eye.
• Road signs sit in Section 6 of the handbook, under Rules of the Road.

Sign shapes at a glance

• Red octagon = Stop. This shape is used for nothing else.
• Red/white downward triangle = Yield.
• Yellow diamond = General warning ahead — curve, merge, hazard.
• Pentagon = School zone or crossing.
• Round yellow = Railroad crossing.
• White rectangle, black text = Regulatory — has the force of law.
• Green rectangle = Guide sign — directions and distances.
• Orange rectangle = Construction/work zone.
• Blue rectangle = Services (gas, food, hospital).

Right-of-way in one breath

• No signs at an intersection? First to arrive goes first; if tied, yield to the driver on your right.
• Turning left always yields to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians, even on a green light.
• Inside a roundabout beats entering it — circulating traffic has the right-of-way.
• Emergency vehicles with lights and siren always get the right-of-way — pull right and stop.
• Pedestrians in a crosswalk, marked or not, have the right-of-way when legally crossing.
• Stop for a school bus's flashing red lights from both directions unless a physical median separates you.

Top traps

• Posted speed limits are maximums for ideal conditions, not a target — slow down for rain, ice, fog, or gravel.
• Black ice forms first on bridges and shaded roads, often when the air temperature is just above freezing.
• A green light does not override a pedestrian's or oncoming driver's right-of-way when you're turning left.
• Fatigue impairs reaction time similarly to alcohol — don't treat drowsy driving as a lesser risk.
• Missing 6 or more of the 25 questions fails you — sign-shape questions are the fastest points to lock in first.