A person who has consumed alcohol drinks coffee before driving. What should they understand?
Correct answer: Coffee does not remove alcohol impairment; time is needed for the body to eliminate alcohol.
Coffee, showers and exercise are not ways to eliminate alcohol faster. Arrange sober transportation rather than trying to calculate a safe departure time.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 34 — Effects of time. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
While driving on a public highway, you hold a phone and type an ordinary social text. Is that permitted by Wyoming's statewide rule?
Correct answer: No; handheld writing, sending or reading of text-based messages is prohibited absent an exception.
The statewide rule prohibits the described handheld text-based communication. It has specific exceptions, including lawful parking and emergency contact; this is not an emergency.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 179 — §31-5-237(a), definitions continued physical 180. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An eight-year-old rides in a private passenger car. The adult belt does not fit properly and no exemption applies. What is required?
Correct answer: A properly used child safety restraint, ordinarily in a rear seat.
A child who has not reached the ninth birthday needs a child restraint unless a statutory exception applies. Wyoming also specifies rear-seat placement, with limited seating exceptions.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 251 — §31-5-1303(a)–(b), continued physical 252. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An eight-year-old's lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly across the collarbone, chest and hips without endangering the neck, face or abdomen. What does Wyoming's child-restraint exception provide?
Correct answer: That proper belt fit can satisfy the statutory exception to a separate child restraint.
Wyoming expressly recognizes the stated lap-and-shoulder fit exception. It is not an exception from using the belt or from maintaining the proper fit.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 252 — §31-5-1303(b)(vii). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult rear-seat passenger rides in an ordinary car with an available belt and no exemption. Does Wyoming require the passenger to wear it while moving on public roads?
Correct answer: Yes; the ordinary belt requirement covers the rear-seat passenger too.
The safety-belt rule applies to drivers and passengers, not just those in front. The stem excludes the listed exemptions.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 253 — §31-5-1402(a)–(b), continued physical 254. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A crash causes no apparent injury, but a motor vehicle is too damaged for normal, safe operation. What is the current statutory reporting duty?
Correct answer: Immediately notify the appropriate police, Highway Patrol or sheriff by the quickest means.
Current law requires immediate notice for injury/death or disabling damage that prevents normal safe vehicle operation. The old handbook's $1,000 threshold is not used here.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 236 — §31-5-1105(a)–(b). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After a collision damages an attended vehicle, what information must you provide under Wyoming law?
Correct answer: Your name, address and vehicle registration number, and display your license on request if available.
Stop and provide the required identity and registration information; show the license on request if available. Render reasonable assistance when someone is injured.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 235 — §§31-5-1102 and 31-5-1103. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You damage an unattended parked car and cannot locate the owner. What does the statute require?
Correct answer: Stop and securely leave a conspicuous written notice with your name, address and vehicle registration number.
The statute requires locating and notifying the owner or securely attaching the specified notice. Additional immediate police notice applies if the separate injury/disabling-damage criteria are met.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 235 — §31-5-1104; reporting scope §31-5-1105, physical 236. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your Wyoming-registered car's liability policy expires and you have no lawful bond or other applicable alternative. Does keeping the old insurance card permit you to drive it?
Correct answer: No; the required coverage or lawful alternative must actually be in force.
The requirement is financial responsibility in force, not merely possession of an expired card. The question excludes lawful alternatives and exceptions.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 129 — §31-4-103(a), continued physical 130. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
