Kansas supervised driving hours
Kansas asks teens with a learner permit for 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before they take the road test.
25 hours during the learner stage and 25 more before age 16.
Source: IIHS graduated driver licensing laws, September 2026. Rules change, so check with the Kansas driver licensing office before the road test.
How long 50 hours takes
| Practice a week | Time to 50 hours |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | about 11 months |
| 2 hours | about 6 months |
| 3 hours | about 4 months |
Short, regular drives build skill faster than a few long ones. A 30-minute drive after school twice a week and a longer weekend trip adds up to about two hours a week.
Counting the night hours
Night hours are usually the hardest to collect, especially in summer when it stays light late. Plan a few evening drives in fall and winter, when it gets dark earlier. Wheeltime counts the minutes of each drive between sunset and sunrise in Kansas for you; if your state defines night differently (for example from 30 minutes after sunset), you can adjust the minutes on any drive.
Keeping the log
Most states ask a parent or guardian to certify the hours, and many have their own form. Keep a record of each drive as it happens: the date, start and end time, how long it lasted, how much was at night, the conditions and who supervised. A log filled in weeks later from memory is rarely accurate.
Tap start when the drive begins. Wheeltime times it, works out the night minutes, and adds it to a log the whole family shares — so the drives with Grandma count too. Export the log as a PDF when it's time for the road test. Free, no account.
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