Rules of the Road and Right-of-Way
Right-of-way is given, never taken
Right-of-way questions are the most-missed items on permit tests because the answer depends on who arrived first, who is turning, and what type of road each driver is on. At an uncontrolled intersection, the vehicle on the right has the right-of-way. At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to stop is the first to go; if two arrive at the same moment, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right, and to pedestrians in the crosswalk. Traffic entering a highway from a driveway, alley, parking lot, or private road must yield to traffic already on the road. Vehicles entering a limited-access highway from an on-ramp yield to traffic already on the highway. Inside a roundabout, circulating traffic has the right-of-way; entering drivers yield.
Emergency vehicles with lights and siren: pull to the right edge and stop until they pass. Kansas also requires drivers to move over a lane or slow substantially for stopped emergency, utility, and highway-maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights.
Kansas speed law is a basic speed law: never drive faster than is safe for conditions, even below the posted limit. Posted limits include 75 mph on many rural interstate and freeway sections, typically 65 to 70 in urban areas, and 20 mph in school zones when the lights are flashing. Passing must be done on the left, and you may not exceed the speed limit in order to pass.
Trap: "If I'm going straight, I never have to yield." False - you still yield to pedestrians, to vehicles already in the intersection, and to emergency vehicles.
Rule of thumb: at any intersection, name the other driver's obligation before you name your own; the question is usually about who must wait.