Wyoming WYDOT Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Wyoming test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. What does Wyoming law say about using a phone while driving?
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Answer C: Reading or sending a text message is prohibited statewide, and some cities and towns also ban hand-held calls by local ordinance
Wyoming bans reading or sending text messages while driving and leaves hand-held calling to municipal ordinances that some cities and towns have adopted, so the rule can change at a city limit.
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2. How can you check that you are keeping a safe following distance?
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Answer A: Count at least three seconds between the vehicle ahead passing a fixed object and your reaching it
Pick a fixed roadside object, start counting when the vehicle ahead passes it and make sure at least three seconds elapse before you reach it, adding more time in poor conditions.
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3. How much does WYDOT charge to renew a standard Class C driver license or an instruction permit?
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Answer D: 35 dollars
WYDOT's fee schedule lists 35 dollars as the renewal fee for a Class C license or an instruction permit.
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4. What is a microsleep?
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Answer D: A few seconds of sleep, sometimes with the eyes open
A microsleep is an involuntary lapse of a few seconds during which the driver is asleep and the vehicle travels blind, often without the driver knowing.
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5. Does Wyoming's texting-while-driving ban apply to a driver using a handheld device while the vehicle is lawfully parked?
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Answer A: No, the statute specifically exempts a vehicle that is lawfully parked
Wyoming statute exempts a person using a handheld device to text while the vehicle is lawfully parked from the texting ban.
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6. What does the traffic law actually say about the right of way?
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Answer B: It says who must yield; no driver is ever entitled to take the right of way
The law describes who must yield. Right of way is something you give; insisting on it when another driver does not yield causes crashes.
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7. How long does a new Wyoming resident have to obtain a Wyoming driver license?
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Answer C: One year after establishing residency, except for commercial license holders and licenses issued by Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee or Wisconsin, who must apply as soon as residency is established
Wyoming allows one year from establishing residency, but a commercial driver license holder or a person licensed in one of the five states outside the Driver License Compact must apply straight away.
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8. A turn restriction sign at the corner shows a range of times below the symbol. What does that mean?
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Answer A: The turn is banned only during the hours shown on the sign
Times posted under a regulatory symbol set the period during which the restriction applies; outside those hours the movement is permitted.
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9. You are at a red light where right turns on red are allowed, you cannot see clearly, and the driver behind sounds the horn. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stay stopped until you can see that the turn is safe
Turning right on red is permitted, never required, so you wait until you can see that the way is clear no matter what the driver behind does.
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10. When should you enter a destination into a navigation device?
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Answer B: Before you start driving, or after parking in a safe place
Programming a route is a visual, manual and mental task at the same time, so it belongs to the moments before the vehicle moves rather than to any point in traffic.
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11. Why does the situation ahead of this sign deserve extra care from a motorcyclist?
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Answer C: Because a narrow machine is easy to overlook in a mirror or a blind spot
A motorcycle fills very little of a mirror and disappears easily into a blind spot, so the rider should adjust speed and lane position to stay visible where the streams come together.
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12. What is the maximum fine or jail term for a third or subsequent conviction of Wyoming's open-container law within one year of the first conviction?
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Answer D: A fine of up to 500 dollars or up to 6 months in jail
Wyoming statute punishes a third or subsequent open-container conviction within a year of the first by a fine of up to 500 dollars or up to 6 months in jail, or both.
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13. Where is the no passing zone pennant sign installed?
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Answer A: On the left side of the roadway
The pennant is placed on the left side of the roadway at the beginning of the no-passing zone, in the field of view of a driver who is thinking about overtaking.
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14. Under Wyoming's chain law, what does a Level 1 hazardous-conditions restriction allow a driver to use?
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Answer D: Tire chains, adequate snow tires, or an all-wheel-drive vehicle
Wyoming's chain law permits travel under a Level 1 hazardous-conditions restriction only for vehicles using tire chains, adequate snow tires, or all-wheel drive.
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15. A yellow diamond shows the two edges of the road pinching toward each other. What does it mean?
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Answer B: The pavement gets narrower but the lanes continue
The road narrows sign warns that the traveled way becomes tighter, leaving less room beside passing vehicles even though no lane is dropped.
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16. Which Wyoming speeding violations always go on the driving record, no matter how far over the limit they are?
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Answer D: Violations in a school zone or a construction zone
Wyoming keeps small amounts of speeding off the driving record, but speeding in a school zone or a construction zone is always recorded.
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17. What should you do before you back out of your own driveway at home?
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Answer A: Walk around the vehicle and check behind it for children or objects
A small child, a bicycle or a toy can sit entirely inside the blind area behind a vehicle, and a walk-around is the only way to be sure it is clear.
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18. Within what distance of the nearest rail must a Wyoming driver stop when a railroad crossing signal is actively warning of an approaching train?
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Answer C: Within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet
Wyoming statute requires a driver to stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet of the nearest rail when a railroad crossing signal is actively warning of an approaching train.
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19. Children are playing close to the edge of a residential street. What is the right speed choice?
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Answer D: Well below the limit, slow enough to stop for a sudden dash
Children can step out without warning, so the safe speed is the one that lets you stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
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20. How does Wyoming statute define an electronic wireless communication device for purposes of the texting ban?
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Answer A: A mobile device using short-wave radio or satellite transmissions to permit wireless telephone communication
Wyoming statute defines an electronic wireless communication device as a mobile communication device using short-wave analog or digital radio or satellite transmissions to permit wireless telephone communication.
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21. What happens when alcohol is combined with another drug that also affects the nervous system?
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Answer B: Impairment is often far greater than either one alone would produce
Combined substances can multiply each other's effects, producing impairment well beyond what a driver would expect from either one taken separately.
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22. You are traveling beside a tractor-trailer and cannot see the truck driver's face in any of the truck's mirrors. What does that tell you?
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Answer A: The truck driver probably cannot see your vehicle
Large trucks have deep blind spots on all four sides, so if the driver's face is not visible in a mirror the driver has no view of you. Move ahead or drop back until you are out of that area.
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23. You are about to pass a bicyclist on a narrow two-lane road. What is the correct way to do it?
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Answer A: Wait for a clear gap and move well left, giving the rider wide space
Pass a cyclist as you would a car: wait for clear road, change lane position to leave generous clearance, and return only when the rider is well behind you.
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24. What limits apply to the Wyoming restricted license issued to a 14- or 15-year-old for extreme household inconvenience?
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Answer A: It is valid only between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. and within 50 miles of the licensee's residence
The Wyoming restricted license runs from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. within 50 miles of the licensee's home, is approved by the Wyoming Highway Patrol, and is suspended by a single moving violation conviction.
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25. Besides a highway maintenance vehicle that is fully stopped, what other condition triggers Wyoming's move-over duty toward that vehicle?
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Answer B: The vehicle is moving at less than 20 miles per hour within 3 feet of the roadway with its visual signals active
Wyoming statute extends the move-over duty to a municipal, utility, or highway maintenance vehicle that is moving at less than 20 miles per hour within 3 feet of the roadway with its visual signals in use, not only to one that is fully stopped.