Free practice test

Tests

Driving testsCitizenship testsSchool and university admissionsNursing, medicine and healthEnglish and French testsTeachingMoney, law and insuranceTrades and work licencesPilots, drones, boats and radio

Countries

United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaNew Zealand

Kansas · Permit test

The Kansas Driving Handbook PDF

KDOR posts it free on its website, and a printed copy costs $2 at a driver's license office. The current Kansas Driving Handbook PDF is the non-commercial driver's manual, revised February 2022, and the knowledge test questions are based on it. Over 112 pages it covers permit and license rules, Kansas laws, signs, safe driving and all three parts of the driving test.

Free practice test

Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Where can you get the Kansas Driving Handbook PDF?

On KDOR's Getting a Driver's License page, which links the English handbook and a Spanish edition, the Manual de conducción de Kansas. The Spanish edition is older: it's marked revised February 2019, so check anything surprising against the English text. KDOR's FAQ says you can download the handbook free or buy it printed for $2 at an office.

The handbook says it summarizes parts of the law, and that Kansas law takes precedence where the two differ or the handbook leaves something out.

Kansas Driving Handbook, English (PDF) ↗Manual de conducción de Kansas, Spanish (PDF) ↗

What each section covers

SectionWhat's in it
Front pagesRequired documents, REAL ID, age rules, driver's education, appointments and the online knowledge exam
1. The Driver's LicensePermit and license types, required tests, renewal and losing your license
2. Laws and Rules of the RoadSpeed limits, seat belts, child seats, signaling, passing, stopping, right-of-way, parking and phones
3. Be in Shape to DriveVision, fatigue, distractions, aggressive driving, alcohol and drugs
4. Before You DriveSeat and mirrors, safety belts, air bags and child passengers
5. Basic DrivingStarting, stopping, steering and backing
6. Rules of the RoadRight-of-way, signals, signs, pavement markings, turns, roundabouts, school buses and parking
7. Safe Driving TipsSearching ahead, speed and space management, and communicating
8. Avoiding CollisionsSkids, brake failure, blowouts and other emergencies
9. Sharing the RoadPedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, trucks and slow vehicles
10. Special Driving SituationsRural roads, night driving, bad weather and animals
11. How to Prepare for Your Driver LicenseThe knowledge test, sample questions and the three-part driving test
12. Optional InformationTrip planning, winter and hot weather, tornadoes, lightning and floods

Sections 1 to 10 each end with Test Your Knowledge questions. Sections 1, 2 and 6 hold most of the Kansas-specific rules, so give them extra time.

Is there an audio or printed version?

There's a printed copy for $2 at a driver's license office. KDOR's pages list the PDF and the Spanish manual but no audio edition of the handbook. The nearest thing is KDOR's Alexa practice test, which reads questions out loud.

KDOR: Alexa practice test ↗Kansas driving laws from the handbook →

Handbooks for motorcycle and CDL tests

Riders study the Kansas Motorcycle Handbook (revised 2020), which is built on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's manual and adds Kansas statutes and sample questions. Commercial drivers use KDOR's Commercial Driver's License Manual, version March 2025.

Kansas Motorcycle Handbook (PDF) ↗Kansas CDL Manual (PDF) ↗

Explore

Everything else, in one place

OverviewThe Kansas instructional permit testHow many questionsHow many questions are on the Kansas permit testOnline testTaking the Kansas driver's license test onlineDriving testThe Kansas driving testDriver's licenseGetting a Kansas driver's licenseRestricted licenseThe Kansas restricted licenseFarm permitThe Kansas farm permitCDLGetting a Kansas CDLMotorcycleThe Kansas motorcycle license testDriving lawsKansas driving laws from the handbookAge rulesThe legal driving age in KansasPractice testKansas learner's permit practice testWhere to learnKansas driver's education and where to learn
Sources: KDOR and 5 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.