You intend to turn right at a circular red light. No sign or officer prohibits it. What must you do first?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic before turning if safe.
Wyoming permits a right turn after a complete stop at a steady red signal unless a sign prohibits it. Yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic before turning cautiously.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, §31-5-403(a)(iii)(C), physical PDF p 188. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach a flashing red traffic light. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then proceed cautiously after yielding as required.
Flashing red requires a full stop. After stopping, use the applicable right-of-way rules and enter only when safe.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, §31-5-405(a)(i), physical PDF p 189. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your approach has a flashing yellow traffic light. What is the appropriate response?
Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution while checking the intersection.
Flashing yellow calls for caution, not a guarantee of a clear path. It differs from flashing red’s full-stop instruction.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, §31-5-405(a)(ii), physical PDF p 189. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The signal is green, but a police officer controlling the intersection directs you to stop. What should you do?
Correct answer: Obey the officer and stop.
An officer's directions take precedence over the traffic-control device. Stop when directed even though the signal is green.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, §31-5-402(a); handbook p 50 Required stops, physical PDF p 186. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A steady red arrow controls your right turn. No sign prohibits a turn on red. Under Wyoming law, what may you do?
Correct answer: Stop completely, yield, then turn right cautiously if the way is clear.
Wyoming's statutory turn exception applies to any steady red signal, including a red arrow. A full stop and yielding remain required.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 188 — §31-5-403(a)(iii)(B)–(C). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You face red on a one-way street and intend to turn left into another one-way street. No sign prohibits the turn. Which action is allowed?
Correct answer: Stop, yield to lawful traffic and pedestrians, and turn cautiously when safe.
The left-on-red exception is specifically one-way to one-way, after stopping and yielding. It is not a general left-turn permission.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 188 — §31-5-403(a)(iii)(C). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A circular signal changes from green to steady yellow. What change is it warning you about?
Correct answer: The green movement is ending and red will follow.
Steady yellow warns that the green movement is ending or a red indication is about to appear; it is not an instruction to accelerate.
Source: Current Wyoming Statutes Title 31, physical PDF p 187 — §31-5-403(a)(ii)(A). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
