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. ↗
Where should you find the recommended tire pressure for your vehicle?
Correct answer: The vehicle owner's manual or driver's-side door-jamb label.
The handbook directs using the vehicle's recommended PSI and checking with a tire-pressure gauge. Visual appearance alone is not an adequate pressure check.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 68 — Tire safety. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Before a trip you discover that a required brake or light is not working properly. What should you do?
Correct answer: Have the defect corrected before operating an unsafe vehicle on the highway.
Required equipment must be in good working order, and the vehicle must be mechanically safe. The driver's convenience does not remove that duty.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 233 — §31-5-970; handbook p 68. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Why must you avoid warming a running car in a closed garage?
Correct answer: Exhaust can cause deadly carbon-monoxide poisoning even when you do not smell it.
Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and poisonous. The handbook says not to start or warm an engine in a closed garage.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 84 — Carbon monoxide. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You carry loose material in a vehicle on a highway. What must the loading arrangement prevent?
Correct answer: Material dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping.
Wyoming requires construction or loading that prevents the load from escaping. The highway-maintenance spreading exception is not an ordinary hauling permission.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 167 — §31-5-228. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You leave a sheltered stretch and enter an exposed area during strong crosswinds. What should you prepare for?
Correct answer: A change in wind force; reduce speed and be ready for controlled steering corrections.
Open spaces and the passage of large trucks can change wind forces suddenly. Slower speed and alert steering help maintain control.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 79 — Wind, continued p 80. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After driving through water, the brakes respond poorly. What does the handbook advise?
Correct answer: Test them and apply gentle braking several times until dry and working properly.
Water can reduce braking or cause a pull. Test the brakes and dry them gently; do not assume normal performance.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 84 — Wet brakes. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your car stalls on railroad tracks. What is the immediate priority?
Correct answer: Get everyone out and far away from the tracks, then report the emergency.
Evacuate immediately. Do not try to start or push the car with passengers inside; the handbook directs calling 911 to report the emergency.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 85 — Railroad crossings — stalled vehicle. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The service brakes fail while driving. After bringing the car safely to a stop, should you attempt to drive it to a repair shop?
Correct answer: No; do not continue driving with failed brakes.
The handbook's brake-failure procedure ends with a safe off-road stop and explicitly says not to drive the car to a garage.
Source: Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (August 2021), printed/physical p 82 — Brake failure. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You reach the sign shown at a quiet intersection. What does it require even when no traffic is visible?
Correct answer: A complete stop before proceeding when safe.
STOP requires a full stop, not merely a reduction in speed. Use the stop line, or the appropriate crosswalk or intersection stopping position, then yield before proceeding.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_01; sign R1-1: Stop; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
What instruction does this triangular sign give as you approach crossing traffic?
Correct answer: Slow down and give way, stopping if necessary.
YIELD means give the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or road you are entering. Slow enough to assess the situation and stop when needed.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_01; sign R1-2: Yield; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
This sign faces you at a roadway opening. Which action follows its instruction?
Correct answer: Do not use that opening to enter the roadway.
DO NOT ENTER prohibits entry from the direction you are approaching. An empty roadway does not cancel the restriction; find a lawful entrance.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009, Figure 2b_11; sign R5-1: Do Not Enter; official illustration and description checked September 15, 2026. ↗
