An applicant successfully completes the WYDOT Basic RiderCourse and presents its completion card to Driver Services within two years. Which testing benefit does current WYDOT training guidance describe?
Correct answer: Waiver of the Class M written and riding tests, with the remaining licensing requirements still applicable.
Current WYDOT training guidance describes a Class M testing waiver when the completion card is presented within two years. The card must be used in the licensing process; training does not eliminate age or other credential requirements.
Source: Current WYDOT guidance, Get Trained - Basic RiderCourse, completion-card waiver. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A first-time applicant is preparing for the WYDOT Basic RiderCourse. Does current WYDOT course guidance require a motorcycle permit before attending?
Correct answer: No. A permit is not required to take the course, though the course has its own eligibility requirements.
The current Motorcycle FAQ expressly says no permit is needed to take the Basic RiderCourse. This course-admission rule is not permission to ride on public roads without the appropriate credential.
Source: Current WYDOT guidance, Motorcycle FAQ - Class Requirements & Gear / Do I need a permit prior to class? Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult Wyoming applicant arrives for the DMV motorcycle skills test without a helmet or eye protection. Does being over 18 remove those test requirements?
Correct answer: No. The test requires a properly fitting helmet and a face shield or goggles.
The current test page requires protective equipment for the rider, including the helmet and face shield or goggles, regardless of this applicant’s adult age. Test conditions are distinct from the general road helmet law.
Source: Current WYDOT guidance, Testing - Motorcycle Tests / rider safety gear. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The Wyoming motorcycle skills-test course is wet after rain. What does current WYDOT testing guidance say?
Correct answer: Motorcycle skills tests are not conducted when the course is wet or icy.
WYDOT does not conduct motorcycle skills tests in rain or snow, or on a wet or icy course. Readiness to ride does not override the test-site safety condition.
Source: Current WYDOT guidance, Testing - Motorcycle Tests / final weather condition. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old passenger is riding on an ordinary two-wheel motorcycle on a Wyoming public street, not in an authorized parade or enclosed cab. What protection is required by the motorcycle helmet rule?
Correct answer: Approved protective headgear securely fastened on the passenger’s head.
The motorcycle helmet duty covers minors who operate or ride on a motorcycle, and the operator may not permit an unprotected minor passenger. The stated ordinary-road scenario excludes the specialized statutory exceptions.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(o), physical PDF page 150; current WYDOT Safety Laws identifies minor as under 18: https://dot.state.wy.us/home/dot_safety/motorcycle-safety/safety-laws.html. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Wyoming motorcyclist is riding on a clear afternoon. Must the headlamp be activated?
Correct answer: Yes. Motorcycle headlamps must be activated at all times, including daylight.
The motorcycle-specific provision requires headlamps at all times, expressly including daylight. Daytime visibility is not an exemption.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(p); physical PDF page 150. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A car driver wants a Wyoming motorcyclist to stay at the extreme edge so the car can drive alongside within that same lane. What applies?
Correct answer: The motorcycle is entitled to full use of the lane.
The statute protects a motorcycle’s full use of a lane. Its narrow width is not permission for a car to deprive it of that space.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(e); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An ordinary Wyoming rider wants to move between two rows of stopped cars to reach the front of a traffic queue. No police-duty or authorized-parade exception applies. What does the motorcycle statute say?
Correct answer: Motorcycle operation between lanes or adjacent rows of vehicles is prohibited.
The statute expressly prohibits riding between traffic lanes or adjacent rows of vehicles. It does not create a general low-speed filtering permission for the ordinary rider in this scenario.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(g), exceptions in (h) and (q); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An ordinary Wyoming motorcyclist plans to overtake a moving passenger car without leaving the car’s occupied lane. No special police or parade exception applies. Is this permitted by the motorcycle rule?
Correct answer: No. The same-lane overtaking exception concerns another motorcycle, not a car.
The motorcycle-specific passing rule prohibits overtaking a vehicle in its occupied lane, except another motorcycle. A car’s speed or spare lane width does not make it that exception.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(f), exceptions in (h) and (q); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Outside special statutory exceptions, what does Wyoming’s motorcycle statute allow about riding abreast within one lane?
Correct answer: Two motorcycles may ride abreast with both riders’ consent; three or more may not.
The statutory permission requires both motorcycle riders’ consent, and the statute prohibits three or more abreast. The handbook still advises against pairing up because maneuvering room is reduced.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(e) and (j); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A fully licensed Wyoming rider wants a passenger behind the operator on an ordinary two-wheel motorcycle. Which arrangement meets the motorcycle passenger provisions?
Correct answer: A motorcycle designed for two, with the proper passenger seat and passenger footrests.
The motorcycle must be designed to carry another person and provide appropriate seating. A passenger outside a sidecar or enclosed cab must have footrests. This does not remove a permit’s no-passenger restriction.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(a), (b) and (m), physical PDF pages 148-150; anchor page 149 contains the saddle-seat provision. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A passenger proposes sitting sideways on the saddle of an ordinary Wyoming motorcycle. Which position does the statute require for a saddle seat?
Correct answer: Astride, facing forward, with one leg on each side.
For a saddle seat, the statute specifies astride, forward-facing positioning with a leg on each side. A passenger must use the seat designed for that purpose.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(b); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Wyoming rider carries a light parcel that must be held in one hand for the whole trip. Why can the parcel violate the motorcycle rule despite its low weight?
Correct answer: An article may not prevent keeping both hands on the handlebars or interfere with control.
The statute addresses interference with hands, vision or motorcycle operation, not only weight. Secure the parcel so it does not impede safe control.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(c); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Wyoming rider wants to hold onto a moving truck to be pulled along the road. Does the motorcycle law allow that improvised tow?
Correct answer: No. A rider may not attach themself or the motorcycle to another moving vehicle in that manner.
The statute prohibits a motorcycle rider attaching themself or the motorcycle to another moving roadway vehicle. Purpose-designed motorcycle trailers and specified assistive attachments are different statutory cases, not permission to cling to a truck.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes, official Title 31 compilation, W.S. 31-5-115(k); physical PDF page 149. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Wyoming applicant brings a motorcycle with no left-side mirror for the DMV skills test. Its lights and brakes work. What still needs correction?
Correct answer: The test motorcycle must have the required working left-side mirror.
The current Motorcycle Tests page lists a left-side mirror among the street-legal equipment expected for the test. Working lamps and brakes do not replace the missing rearward-view equipment.
Source: Current WYDOT guidance, Testing - Motorcycle Tests / motorcycle equipment. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
