No different limit is posted and no special hazard requires a lower speed. What maximum applies on an ordinary public street in a Wyoming residence district?
Correct answer: 30 mph.
The current statute sets 30 mph in urban and residence districts, subject to lawful altered limits and conditions requiring lower speed.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 182 — §31-5-301(a),(b)(ii),(c). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What statutory reduced speed applies when passing a school crossing with appropriate signs giving notice of the reduced school-zone limit?
Correct answer: 20 mph.
Wyoming specifies 20 mph for the school-zone circumstances described by the statute when appropriate signs give notice. Actual hazards can require a slower speed.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 181 — §31-5-301(b)(i), continued physical 182. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A passenger car that is not towing makes a safe, otherwise legal pass of a vehicle below the limit on a two-lane, two-way road posted 60 mph, outside construction. What special allowance may apply?
Correct answer: Up to 10 mph above the limit only for the pass, returning right and reducing speed as soon as practicable.
Wyoming's narrow passing exception applies to specified vehicles not towing, on two-lane two-way roads posted at least 50 mph, outside construction. All other passing laws still apply.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 156 — §31-5-203(b). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You want to use Wyoming's special 10-mph passing allowance inside a construction zone. Is that exception available there?
Correct answer: No; construction zones are expressly excluded.
The special passing allowance does not apply in construction zones. A slower vehicle ahead does not remove that exclusion.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 156 — §31-5-203(b). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A police vehicle is parked beside a highway with warning lights operating. You have two lanes in your direction and the farther lane is safely available. What must you do absent other police direction?
Correct answer: Move to the lane farthest away or at least one lane apart.
For the described parked emergency vehicle, move over as soon as safe. Do not create another hazard while changing lanes.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 165 — §31-5-224(a)(i). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
On a two-lane road posted 65 mph, you approach a parked emergency vehicle using warning lights. With no officer directing otherwise, what speed does Wyoming's specific rule require?
Correct answer: 45 mph, or slower if conditions require.
On a two-lane road posted 45 mph or more, the specific rule calls for 20 mph below the posted limit. General safe-speed duties still apply.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 165 — §31-5-224(a)(ii). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A stopped school bus has flashing red loading lights on the opposite side of a four-lane road with no physical division or separate roadways. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop before reaching the bus and wait until it moves or its red lights stop.
On an undivided road, both directions stop. The separate-roadway exception does not arise merely because there are four lanes.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 194 — §31-5-507(a),(d), continued physical 195; handbook pp 50–51. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Space allows a safe, lawful pass of a bicycle traveling in your direction. What separation does Wyoming law specify?
Correct answer: At least 3 feet from the car's right side, including mirrors and projections.
When space allows, maintain at least 3 feet including the car's mirrors and other projections. If adequate room is unavailable, wait for a safe pass.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 156 — §31-5-203(c); handbook p 56. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
When lawfully parallel parking on an ordinary two-way roadway beside a curb, how close must the right-hand wheels be?
Correct answer: Within 18 inches of the right-hand curb.
Wyoming's general two-way-road rule requires the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 198 — §31-5-512(a). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Near a hillcrest, your car cannot be seen by approaching drivers in both directions for 500 feet. May you turn around there?
Correct answer: No; choose a place with adequate visibility where the turn will not interfere with traffic.
A U-turn is prohibited on a curve or near a crest with less than 500 feet of visibility. All U-turns must be safe and not interfere with traffic.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 161 — §31-5-215(a)–(b), continued physical 162. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You attach a trailer to your car for a trip. What should happen to the following gap?
Correct answer: Increase it because the combination adds length and weight.
The handbook calls for more following distance when towing. Its ordinary two-second car guideline does not cover every longer or heavier combination.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 75 — Following distance — towing adds length and weight. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A car follows you too closely. Which response gives you more room to avoid a sudden hard stop?
Correct answer: Increase your gap behind the vehicle ahead.
Increasing your forward space provides more time to slow gradually. Communicate early and allow the following vehicle to pass safely.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 76 — Tailgaters. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
How far ahead does Wyoming's handbook recommend scanning for developing hazards?
Correct answer: At least 10–15 seconds ahead.
Looking 10–15 seconds ahead helps identify hazards before an emergency response is needed. Continue scanning roadsides and mirrors too.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 74 — Scan ahead. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach a sharp curve on a rural road. When should you make the main speed adjustment?
Correct answer: Before entering the curve.
Adjust speed before the curve so the tires can retain grip. Entering too fast can overwhelm available traction.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 41 — Adjust speed for road conditions — On curves. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which condition requires an ordinary car's headlights and other required lamps under Wyoming law?
Correct answer: It is half an hour after sunset, or poor conditions prevent clearly seeing people and vehicles 1,000 feet ahead.
The time rule runs from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise; insufficient light or bad atmospheric visibility also triggers the 1,000-foot rule.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 206 — §31-5-910; handbook p 77. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You pass your intended Interstate exit. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue to the next exit.
The handbook directs continuing to the next exit. Backing or crossing the median creates a severe high-speed conflict.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 61 — Proper driving techniques on Interstates — missed exit. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What alcohol concentration meets Wyoming's per-se prohibition for an ordinary driver age 21 or older?
Correct answer: 0.08% or more.
The adult per-se threshold is 0.08%. A lower reading does not excuse driving while alcohol or drugs make the person incapable of driving safely.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 169 — §31-5-233(b)(i),(iii). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver's BAC is 0.06%, but alcohol makes the driver incapable of driving safely. Does being below 0.08% automatically make driving lawful?
Correct answer: No; unsafe impairment is independently prohibited.
The statute separately prohibits driving while impaired to the point of being incapable of safe operation. The numerical threshold is not permission to drive impaired.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 169 — §31-5-233(b)(iii),(c)(ii), continued physical 170. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which alcohol concentration triggers Wyoming's separate prohibition for drivers younger than 21?
Correct answer: 0.02% or more.
The youthful-driver statute prohibits operation or actual physical control at 0.02% or more. This does not mean a smaller amount is safe.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 175 — §31-5-234(b). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After a lawful DWUI arrest, a driver refuses the required chemical test. Can refusal guarantee that no test will be administered?
Correct answer: No; a test may be administered under a properly issued search warrant.
Wyoming law permits testing after refusal under a search warrant. The question does not equate refusal with another state's automatic suspension schedule.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 264 — §31-6-102(d). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
