Wyoming WYDOT Permit Practice Test 9
Test 9 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. Freeway traffic ahead of you has come to a stop. Besides braking early, how can you warn the drivers behind you?
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Answer B: By switching on the hazard lights for a few seconds
A short burst of hazard lights is a recognized way to tell following traffic that the queue ahead has stopped, and it carries much further back than brake lights. Some states restrict hazard lights on a moving vehicle, so use them only for the moment you are slowing.
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2. What is the maximum penalty for driving on a Wyoming public highway while the driver's license is cancelled, suspended, or revoked, apart from any enhanced repeat-offense penalty?
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Answer D: A fine of up to 750 dollars, up to 6 months in jail, or both
Wyoming statute punishes driving while cancelled, suspended, or revoked as a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to 750 dollars, up to 6 months in jail, or both.
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3. What is the main danger when you back out of an angle parking space?
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Answer A: Parked vehicles beside you hide the traffic coming along the aisle
You have to edge out blind past the vehicles on either side, so back very slowly and be ready to stop as soon as any part of the aisle comes into view.
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4. A parking space is marked with the international symbol of access. Who may use it?
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Answer A: Only a vehicle displaying the required placard or plate
Accessible spaces may be used only by a vehicle that displays a valid disability placard or plate, no matter how short the stop would be.
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5. You are waiting to pull out of a driveway when a bicyclist comes along the bike lane in front of you. What must you do?
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Answer D: Wait until the bicyclist has gone past
A driver leaving a driveway yields to everything already on the road, and a bike lane is part of the roadway.
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6. Why is it often safer to back into a parking space than to back out of one?
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Answer D: Because you leave the space going forward, with a clear view
Backing into the space puts the difficult maneuver where you are stopped and looking around, and lets you drive out facing the traffic and pedestrians.
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7. You pull onto a soft grass verge to park. What is the main risk?
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Answer A: The wheels can sink and the car can slide toward the ditch
Soft ground gives way under the weight of a vehicle, and a car that settles or slides sideways can end up stuck or in the ditch.
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8. Why is an underinflated tire especially risky on a long drive in hot weather?
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Answer C: It flexes more, builds up heat and can fail at speed
A soft tire flexes on every rotation, and that flexing makes heat that the hot road and high speed add to until the tire can come apart.
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9. How does heavy cargo on a roof rack change the way a vehicle handles?
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Answer D: It raises the center of gravity, so the vehicle tips more in turns and needs gentler steering
Weight carried high makes the vehicle lean more and roll over more easily, and extra weight lengthens stopping distance. Drive slower and steer smoothly with a loaded roof.
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10. How should a long trip be broken up to keep the driver alert?
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Answer D: Stop for a break every couple of hours and share out the driving
Regular breaks and a change of driver are the only reliable answers to fatigue; caffeine only postpones it.
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11. What is the basic rule for entering a roundabout?
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Answer B: Traffic already circulating goes first, and you wait for a gap
Entering traffic yields to vehicles already going around the circle, which is what keeps a roundabout moving instead of locking up.
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12. After a first Wyoming DWUI, what blood alcohol level at the time of arrest forces the driver onto an ignition interlock restricted license for six months?
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Answer D: 0.15 percent or greater
Wyoming requires a six-month ignition interlock restricted license after a first DWUI when the blood alcohol content at arrest was 0.15 percent or greater, before any other class of license can be issued.
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13. What does the Z endorsement add to a Wyoming Class C driver license?
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Answer B: Authority to operate a recreational vehicle or combination rated at 39,001 pounds gross vehicle weight or more
WYDOT's classification guide states the Z endorsement lets a Class C holder operate a recreational vehicle or combination rated at 39,001 pounds or more, weight that would otherwise call for a commercial license.
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14. Four vehicles reach a four-way stop from all four directions at the same instant. How is the deadlock resolved?
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Answer C: Each driver yields to the vehicle on the right and they go one by one
Yielding to the right applies to every driver, so the group untangles itself as drivers take turns rather than moving together.
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15. Why should your thumbs rest along the rim rather than hook inside the spokes?
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Answer D: A jolt can spin the wheel and injure hooked thumbs
A pothole or a dropped wheel can snap the wheel round violently, and thumbs hooked through the spokes are trapped when it happens.
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16. What changes about a fourth or subsequent Wyoming DWUI conviction within 10 years that does not apply to the first three?
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Answer D: It is classified as a felony rather than a misdemeanor
Wyoming statute elevates a fourth or subsequent DWUI conviction within 10 years to a felony, punishable by up to 10,000 dollars and up to 7 years in prison, unlike the misdemeanor treatment of the first three.
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17. What happens when a Wyoming intermediate license holder is found to have violated the night-driving curfew or the passenger limit?
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Answer D: The division must suspend the intermediate permit for 30 days
Wyoming statute requires the division to suspend an intermediate permit for 30 days upon a violation of the curfew or passenger restrictions.
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18. Under Wyoming's driver license classification system, what may the holder of a Class C license legally operate?
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Answer A: Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that does not require a commercial driver license, other than a motorcycle
WYDOT's license classification guide defines Class C as the general license covering any vehicle or combination that does not require a commercial driver license, other than a motorcycle.
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19. Why is dusk one of the harder times of day to drive?
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Answer B: The failing light blurs shapes into the background
In fading light there is not enough contrast to pick objects out, yet it is not dark enough for headlights to do the work, so pedestrians and cyclists disappear.
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20. Does a driver's compliance with Wyoming's move-over law excuse a stopped highway maintenance vehicle's own operator from exercising care toward other traffic?
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Answer C: No, the statute does not relieve that operator of the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of others
Wyoming statute states that the move-over provision does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency, municipal, utility, or maintenance vehicle of the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of everyone using the highway.
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21. Where may an already-opened container of alcohol legally ride in a Wyoming pickup truck while the truck is moving?
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Answer B: In the unoccupied bed of the truck, out of the driver's reach
Wyoming's open container law allows an opened alcoholic beverage in the unoccupied bed of a pickup truck, out of the driver's reach, even though it would otherwise be prohibited inside the cab.
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22. Two solid white lines separate your lane from the lane beside it. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited
A solid double white line marks a boundary that road users may not cross, such as the entrance to a preferential lane.
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23. What extra service charge does WYDOT add for a driver whose license carries an ignition interlock restriction?
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Answer C: A 100 dollar interlock service charge
WYDOT's published fee schedule lists a 100 dollar interlock service charge that applies to a driver whose license carries an ignition interlock restriction.
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24. Where may an already-opened container of alcohol legally be kept in a moving Wyoming recreational vehicle?
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Answer C: Secured in a cabinet or compartment that is not accessible to anyone while the vehicle is moving
Wyoming's open container law allows an alcoholic beverage in a recreational vehicle only if it is secured in a cabinet or compartment that stays inaccessible to the driver and every passenger while the vehicle is moving.
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25. For a second Wyoming DWUI conviction within 10 years, what is the mandatory minimum jail term before the offender may be considered for probation or release?
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Answer B: 7 days
Wyoming statute requires at least 7 days in jail on a second DWUI conviction within 10 years, with no probation or early release available until that minimum is served.