Wyoming permit test: sharing the road
Motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles, farm and slow vehicles, heavy trucks, the Move Over law and animals. 18 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember8 key sharing the road rulesShow the rules
- Slippery surfaces, crosswinds, railroad crossings, metal or grated bridges and grooved pavement are hazards for motorcyclists; be ready for quick changes in speed or direction. (p. 68)
- Motorcycles are entitled to the same full lane width as other vehicles. (p. 68)
- A motorcycle may not overtake and pass any vehicle in the same lane, except another motorcycle. (p. 68)
- Drivers turning left in front of oncoming motorcycles cause many crashes. (p. 68)
- At night a bike needs a light on the front and reflectors on the back. (p. 69)
- With no sidewalk, keep to the left edge so oncoming cars are in front of you, and wear light colors after dark. (p. 69)
- The duty to yield in a crosswalk area holds even where no lines are painted on the road. (p. 69)
- Animal crashes can happen any time but are most common in the fall and spring, when animals migrate between summer and winter habitats. (p. 71)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample sharing the road questions
1.You are driving a rural highway at night where deer are common and no cars are near. How should you use your lights?
- AUse high beams as often as you can
- BUse parking lights only
- CSwitch lights off and on to spot eyes
- DKeep low beams on to avoid scaring animals
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✓ A. Use high beams as often as you can
Use your high beams at night as often as possible to light both the highway and the roadside, and watch for your headlights reflecting in animals' eyes.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (Class C) (2021), page 71
2.Your car breaks down and you must walk along a road with no sidewalk. Where should you walk?
- AOn the right side, with traffic
- BOn whichever side has more shoulder
- COn the left side, facing traffic
- DIn the center of your lane
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✓ C. On the left side, facing traffic
With no sidewalk, keep to the left edge so oncoming cars are in front of you, and wear light colors after dark.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (Class C) (2021), page 69
3.On a two-lane road posted at 65 mph, a highway maintenance truck is moving at 15 mph on the shoulder with lights flashing. What must you do?
- ASlow to 20 mph below the posted limit
- BStop behind it until it pulls away
- CKeep your speed if it is fully off the road
- DPass it at the posted limit with flashers on
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✓ A. Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit
Wyoming's Move Over Law covers emergency and maintenance vehicles stopped or moving under 20 mph within 3 feet of the road; on a two-lane road posted 45 mph or more, slow to 20 mph below the posted limit.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (Class C) (2021), page 71
4.You are about to turn left, and a motorcycle is approaching from the opposite direction. What should you do?
- ATurn if it seems far away at first glance
- BLook again and judge its speed before turning
- CFlash your lights so it slows down
- DTurn quickly before it gets close
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✓ B. Look again and judge its speed before turning
Drivers turning left in front of oncoming motorcycles cause many crashes. Look and look again, and know the motorcycle's speed before you turn.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual 2021 (Class C) (2021), page 68