Wyoming’s permit test is given by WYDOT, the state Department of Transportation, at its driver exam stations. Warm up with 40 free questions on road signs, 80 mph interstates, wildlife, DWUI laws and intermediate permit rules, each explained the moment you answer.
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Four rounds of 10 questions on Wyoming road signs, right-of-way, speed limits, parking, DWUI and phone laws, and intermediate permit rules. Each answer comes with a short explanation.
Driving a rural Wyoming highway at dusk, you pass a yellow diamond sign with a leaping deer. Seconds later a deer bounds into your lane and there’s no room to get around it. What does the WYDOT manual advise?
Correct answer: Brake firmly and keep the car in your lane
Why
Swerving can roll the car or send it into oncoming traffic, so hold your lane and brake as hard as you safely can. WYDOT’s manual says animal crashes are most common in fall and spring, when herds migrate, and that dusk and dawn call for extra care. Where deer signs are posted, slow down, use your high beams when no one is ahead and scan the roadside for shining eyes.
Which sign marks the spot where a no-passing zone begins on a two-lane road?
Correct answer: A yellow pennant-shaped sign
Why
WYDOT’s manual ties the pennant shape to one message: a no-passing zone starts here. If you see it while sizing up a pass, stay behind the slower vehicle. Wait until the stripe on your side of the center turns broken again before you pull out.
At a rural crossroads with no signs or signals, you and a pickup coming from your right reach the intersection at about the same moment. Who should yield?
Correct answer: You, because the pickup is on your right
Why
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection together, Wyoming law has the driver on the left give way to the one on the right, and WYDOT’s manual tells you to watch for traffic from your right at these crossings. Ranch and county roads often have no signs at all, so ease off as you approach and be ready to stop.
You’re on a residential street in Casper and haven’t seen a speed limit sign. Unless a sign says otherwise, what limit applies?
Correct answer: 30 mph
Why
Wyoming sets 30 mph in urban and residential districts unless a different limit is posted. School zones marked with signs drop to 20 mph. Neighborhood streets hide kids, pets and cars backing out of driveways, so treat 30 as a maximum, not a goal.
Four cars are parked along a curb near a fire hydrant. Which one is too close under Wyoming law?
Correct answer: The one 12 feet from the hydrant
Why
Wyoming keeps parked and standing vehicles at least 15 feet from a fire hydrant, so only the car at 12 feet breaks the rule. Firefighters need that space to hook up a hose without delay. A quick stop to let a passenger in or out is allowed.
What blood alcohol limit applies to a Wyoming driver who is 19?
Correct answer: 0.02%
Why
Drivers under 21 in Wyoming break the law at 0.02% BAC, and that holds even if they’re only sitting behind the wheel in control of the car. A first offense brings a 90-day suspension, and a second within two years, six months. The 0.08% limit is for drivers 21 and older.
You’re 15 and just got your Wyoming instruction permit. Who has to be with you every time you drive?
Correct answer: A licensed driver at least 18, sitting in the front passenger seat
Why
A Wyoming instruction permit lets you drive only with a licensed driver who is 18 or older, holds a license for that kind of vehicle and sits right beside you. You get the permit at 15 by passing the written test and a vision screening. It lasts one year and can be renewed.
Along the center of a two-way road, the stripe nearest you is solid yellow. When does Wyoming let you cross it?
Correct answer: To turn left into or out of a driveway, alley or private road
Why
A solid yellow line on your side means no passing, yet Wyoming law still lets you cross it for a left turn into a driveway, alley or private road, or out of one. Yellow center lines split traffic moving in opposite directions; white lines split lanes going the same way. Before you cut across for a turn, make sure the oncoming lane is empty.
A single traffic light hanging over an intersection blinks red in your direction. What does the Wyoming manual tell you to do?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then go when the way is clear, as at a STOP sign
Why
A flashing red light works exactly like a STOP sign: full stop, look both ways, then go when it’s safe. Flashing yellow is the milder signal, telling you to proceed with caution without stopping. There’s no need to wait for green; once the way is clear, you may go.
You’re following a school bus on a two-lane Wyoming road. It stops, its red lights begin flashing and the stop arm swings out. How long must you stay stopped?
Correct answer: Until the bus moves on or turns off its flashing red lights
Why
Wyoming requires traffic from both directions to stop for a school bus showing flashing red lights and to stay put until it pulls away or the lights shut off. Drivers on a separate roadway of a divided highway don’t have to stop; on undivided two- and four-lane roads, everyone does. Children often cross in front of the bus, so move off slowly once the lights go dark.
A white SPEED LIMIT 80 sign stands beside the road. Which statement about 80 mph limits in Wyoming is true?
Correct answer: WYDOT may post them on interstate stretches it designates
Why
Wyoming interstates default to 75 mph, and WYDOT may post up to 80 mph on stretches it picks; state law caps interstate limits at 80. Other state highways default to 70 mph. Even at 80, the basic speed rule still applies, so ease off for wind, snow or heavy traffic.
Snow is caked on the face of a sign ahead and you can’t read a word, but you can tell it has eight sides. What should you get ready to do?
Correct answer: Come to a full stop
Why
Only the STOP sign has eight sides, which is why its outline matters as much as its word. The Wyoming test asks you to know signs by shape and color for exactly this reason: a point-down triangle means yield, and a diamond warns of a hazard. Learn the shapes and even a snowed-over sign still tells you what to do.
You and a car on your right halt at a four-way stop at almost the same moment, and you honestly can’t tell who was first. What does the Wyoming manual suggest?
Correct answer: Let the driver on your right go first
Why
Whoever halts first at an all-way stop also leaves first. When the order is unclear, the manual has you let the car on your right go first. Make eye contact, and roll out only once you’re sure the other driver is staying put.
On the approach to a STOP sign at the side of the road, how far back must a parked car be in Wyoming?
Correct answer: 20 feet
Why
Wyoming bans parking or standing within 20 feet of a roadside STOP sign, yield sign, flashing beacon or traffic signal. The same 20 feet applies to a crosswalk at an intersection and to a fire station driveway. A car parked any closer would hide the sign from approaching drivers.
Wyoming’s texting law covers handheld devices. Which of these may an adult driver still do while the car is moving?
Correct answer: Enter a phone number to make a call
Why
Wyoming bans writing, sending or reading texts, instant messages and e-mail on a handheld device while driving, with a fine of up to $75. The law exempts dialing a name or number for a call, contacting emergency services, voice-operated hands-free use and being lawfully parked. Some Wyoming towns add their own limits on phone use, so check local rules too.
Before a Wyoming teen can get an intermediate permit at 16, how much supervised driving must a parent or guardian certify?
Correct answer: At least 50 hours, including 10 at night
Why
Wyoming requires 50 or more hours of practice, at least 10 after dark, signed off by a parent or guardian. You also need to have held the instruction permit for 10 days or more and to pass the driving test. WYDOT offers an optional log to track the hours as you go.
In daylight on dry pavement, the Wyoming manual suggests at least a two-second gap behind the car ahead. How much time does it suggest at night or on a wet road?
Correct answer: About four seconds, double the dry-road gap
Why
WYDOT’s manual doubles the following time for wet roads, darkness or a heavy load, so plan on about four seconds. Snow or slush calls for triple, about six seconds, and ice for four times the normal gap, about eight. Start counting when the car ahead passes a fixed point, like a mile marker.
On a divided interstate with two lanes in your direction, you come up on a highway patrol car stopped on the right shoulder with its emergency lights flashing. What does Wyoming’s Move Over law tell you to do?
Correct answer: Change to the lane that’s farthest from the patrol car
Why
When your side of the road has more than one lane, Wyoming wants you in the lane farthest from a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on, as soon as it’s safe to move over. The same goes for utility, municipal and highway maintenance vehicles working close to the road. On a two-lane road posted 45 mph or higher, where you can’t change lanes, slow to 20 mph below the limit instead.
A winter storm has closed a stretch of Wyoming highway, and the gate across the on-ramp is down. What can driving around the closure cost you?
Correct answer: Up to $750 and 30 days in jail
Why
Driving past a closed-road gate or closure sign is a misdemeanor in Wyoming, punishable by a fine of up to $750 and up to 30 days in jail. Ignoring a closure aimed at light, high-profile vehicles costs $1,000 on a first offense. A closed road can hide drifts, ice and stranded cars, so turn around and wait it out.
A stretch of I-80 is posted at 75 mph, but blowing snow has cut visibility to a few hundred feet. Under Wyoming’s basic speed rule, how fast may you drive?
Correct answer: A speed that is reasonable and prudent in those conditions
Why
Wyoming’s basic rule makes the posted number a ceiling, not a target: your speed has to fit the hazards actually in front of you. In a ground blizzard the WYDOT manual says to slow down but keep moving, using the center stripe or the road edge to hold your bearings. Holding 75 when you can barely see the road ahead can earn a ticket by itself.
You pass a round yellow sign with a large X and two R’s, and at the crossing ahead the red lights are flashing as a train approaches. Under Wyoming law, where must you stop?
Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the closest rail
Why
The round yellow sign is an early warning that tracks lie ahead. When signals flash, a gate drops, a flagger signals or a train is close, Wyoming has you halt at least 15 feet, and at most 50 feet, short of the closest rail, so your bumper stays clear of the train. Never drive through, around or under a gate that is lowered or moving.
You’re stopped at a red light on a one-way street in Cheyenne, hoping to make a left onto a second one-way street that flows to the left. What does Wyoming law allow?
Correct answer: The turn, after a full stop, unless a sign forbids it, yielding to pedestrians and traffic
Why
Wyoming allows a right turn on red after a full stop, and a left on red from one one-way street onto another, unless a sign prohibits it. Either way, pedestrians and cross traffic still go first. Check for a NO TURN ON RED sign before you creep forward.
On a two-lane, two-way highway posted 65 mph, you pull out to pass a slow pickup. Your car isn’t towing anything. What’s the highest speed Wyoming law allows while you pass?
Correct answer: 75 mph, then back to your lane and the limit
Why
Wyoming lets cars, pickups and motorcycles that aren’t towing go up to 10 mph over the limit to pass on a two-lane road posted 50 mph or more. Once you’re by, return to the right lane and drop back to the limit. The allowance doesn’t apply in construction zones, and you must be back in your lane before you come within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
When you parallel park on a two-way street in Wyoming, your right-side wheels may be no more than how far from the curb?
Correct answer: 18 inches
Why
Wyoming law sets 18 inches as the most space allowed between your right wheels and the curb on a two-way street. Parking farther out narrows the lane for passing traffic and puts your door in harm’s way. If your first try leaves too big a gap, pull out and try again.
After a DWUI arrest, a driver’s breath test shows 0.09%. Months later the criminal case is dismissed. What happens to the 90-day suspension WYDOT ordered?
Correct answer: It stands, because it’s separate from the court case
Why
Wyoming’s administrative per se law has WYDOT suspend the license for 90 days when a test shows 0.08% or more, and that action runs apart from the criminal case. A dismissal in court doesn’t undo it. If the driver is convicted instead, the per se time is credited toward the court-ordered suspension rather than added to it.
With a Wyoming intermediate permit, during which hours are you barred from driving unless an exception applies?
Correct answer: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Why
Intermediate permit holders stay off public roads from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. You may drive then with a licensed adult 18 or older, in a true medical emergency, or for medical needs, work, school, youth sports or religious activities; those trips need a signed WYDOT exception form in the car. Breaking a restriction suspends the permit for 30 days.
At night on a two-lane highway, your high beams are on when headlights appear coming toward you. By what distance must you switch to low beams under Wyoming law?
Correct answer: Before you’re within 500 feet of the oncoming car
Why
Wyoming requires low beams before you get within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, and within 300 feet when you’re following someone, so your glare stays out of other drivers’ eyes. At night, keep your eyes moving rather than fixed on the patch your headlights light up, and keep the windshield clean inside and out to cut glare.
You’re about to pass a cyclist on a Wyoming road. When space allows, how much room must you leave between your vehicle, mirrors included, and the bicycle?
Correct answer: 3 feet
Why
Wyoming law calls for at least 3 feet of clearance, measured from the widest point of your vehicle, which is often the side mirror. If oncoming traffic won’t let you give that much room, slow down and wait behind the rider. A gust of wind or a pothole can push a bike sideways in an instant.
The driver ahead of you sticks the left arm out the window and bends it upward at the elbow. What is that driver telling you?
Correct answer: A right turn is coming
Why
Wyoming law sets three arm signals, all given with the left arm: straight out for a left turn, bent up for a right turn and bent down to slow or stop. Drivers fall back on them when a turn-signal bulb is out. When you see one, hang back and give the car room until its turn is done.
On a four-lane city street, the car in the lane beside you stops at a crosswalk, and you can’t see why. What does Wyoming law say about passing it?
Correct answer: Don’t pass it; someone may be crossing in front of it
Why
Wyoming forbids passing a vehicle that has stopped at a crosswalk to let someone cross. The stopped car can hide a pedestrian who walks straight into your lane. Where no signal controls the crossing, you also have to slow or stop for anyone in or stepping into a crosswalk, painted or not.
A five-sided, fluorescent yellow-green sign with two children walking warns that you’re nearing a school. What speed limit does Wyoming law set in a school zone marked by signs?
Correct answer: 20 mph
Why
Wyoming sets 20 mph in signed school zones, and the five-sided shape always points to a school zone or a school crossing. A speeding ticket in a school zone lands on your driving record every time, even when a minor ticket elsewhere might not. Watch for kids darting out from between parked cars.
Orange diamond signs announce a road work zone on a Wyoming highway. If you’re ticketed for speeding inside it, what happens to your driving record?
Correct answer: The violation goes on your record, however small
Why
Orange marks construction and maintenance signs. Wyoming keeps some minor speeding tickets off your record, such as going under 80 mph where the limit is 65 to 75, but speeding in a construction zone or a school zone always counts. Slow down early and watch for crews and equipment near the lanes.
You’re circling a roundabout when you hear a siren and see flashing lights behind you. What does the Wyoming manual tell you to do?
Correct answer: Keep going to your exit, get out of the circle, then pull over
Why
Stopping inside a roundabout blocks the only path the emergency vehicle has. The manual says to keep going to your exit, leave the circle and then pull over. When you enter one, remember that traffic flows counterclockwise and you yield to pedestrians and to vehicles already inside.
You park facing uphill on a street with a curb. After setting the parking brake, which way does the WYDOT manual say your front wheels should point?
Correct answer: Away from the curb
Why
Facing uphill against a curb, turn the wheels away from it so that, if the car rolls back, the tires catch on the curb. Downhill, or anywhere without a curb, turn them toward the curb or the road’s edge. Wyoming law also requires the brake to be set on any vehicle you leave unattended.
You’re carrying a bottle of whiskey that has been opened. Where can it ride legally while you drive on a Wyoming road?
Correct answer: In the trunk or another spot no one in the car can easily reach
Why
Wyoming bars drivers and passengers from drinking, or keeping an opened alcoholic drink, inside a moving vehicle on a public road, and twisting the cap back on doesn’t make it sealed again. The exception is the trunk or another area that isn’t readily reachable. A first offense can cost up to $200, and some towns enforce their own open-container rules instead.
By driving on a public road in Wyoming, what have you already agreed to?
Correct answer: A chemical test of your breath, blood or urine if you’re arrested for DWUI
Why
Under Wyoming’s implied consent law, driving on public roads means you’ve agreed to chemical testing after a DWUI arrest. If you refuse, no test is given unless someone was seriously hurt or killed or a judge issues a search warrant, which can be done remotely. For a commercial driver, refusing also brings a disqualification from driving commercial vehicles.
Your Wyoming intermediate permit is two months old. With no licensed adult 18 or older in the car, how many passengers under 18 who aren’t family may ride with you?
Correct answer: One
Why
Wyoming caps intermediate drivers at one passenger under 18 from outside the immediate family, unless a licensed adult 18 or older rides along. Everyone in the car must also wear a seat belt. Fewer friends on board means fewer distractions while you’re still learning.
A Wyoming teen wants full driving privileges at 16½ instead of waiting until 17. What does that take?
Correct answer: Six months on the intermediate permit plus an approved driver education course
Why
Wyoming grants full privileges before 17 only after six months on the intermediate permit and a completed, approved driver education course with behind-the-wheel training. Without driver ed, teens keep the intermediate permit until 17. Approved courses combine 30 classroom hours with 6 hours behind the wheel.
Your route is covered in packed snow. How much does the WYDOT manual tell you to cut your speed?
Correct answer: By at least half
Why
On packed snow the manual calls for cutting your speed at least in half, and on ice you should slow to a crawl. Even a wet road deserves 5 to 10 mph less than normal. Ice tends to linger on bridges, overpasses and shady spots after the rest of the road clears, so expect it there.
You’re halfway through an intersection when an ambulance with its siren wailing comes up behind you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Finish crossing, then pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
Why
Wyoming law has you get out of the intersection first, then pull to the right-hand edge and wait there until the emergency vehicle has gone by. Freezing inside the intersection can box the ambulance in. Check your mirrors before rejoining traffic, since a second unit may be close behind.
What to know before your visit to a WYDOT driver exam station.
Wyoming · Class C knowledge test
80% to pass.
Multiple choice · On a computerAt least 80% of your answers right
18 or older? You can skip the permit stages: pass the vision, written and driving tests for a full license. If you take a permit to practice, the license can’t follow for 10 days.
WYDOT takes its test questions from Rules of the Road, the Class C Driver License Manual (2021 edition), with signs, signals and pavement markings mixed in among the traffic laws. Start with these six areas.
Six figures from Wyoming law worth memorizing before test day.
These 40 questions are just the warm-up. The app gives you 440 Wyoming practice questions, 36 short lessons and the why behind every answer.
80%. WYDOT’s rules set that minimum for the knowledge test, which runs on a computer and draws its multiple-choice questions from the Rules of the Road manual: signs, signals, pavement markings and Wyoming traffic laws. WYDOT doesn’t publish a question count, so aim for 80% or better on every practice round.
Twice in one day, so a first miss can be retaken the same day. If the second try falls short too, come back another day. The driving test works differently: after a fail you wait at least 24 hours, and the examiner may ask you to wait longer and practice more.
No. First-time applicants go in person to a WYDOT driver exam station, where the test runs on a computer and you’re photographed and screened for vision. You can start the application online through oneWYO, and many stations ask you to book the driving test ahead, through oneWYO or by calling the office.
No. WYDOT gives its license tests in English only, and its manuals are printed in English too. You may bring an interpreter for the regular (non-commercial) written test, and if reading is hard, you can choose to hear the questions read aloud through the test’s phone audio. To learn the rules in Spanish first, use this practice test and the app, both available in Spanish.
15. With an instruction permit you drive only with a licensed driver 18 or older in the front passenger seat. At 16, after 50 practice hours (10 at night) and at least 10 days on the permit, pass the driving test for an intermediate permit: no driving 11 p.m.–5 a.m. without an approved reason, and one non-family passenger under 18 at most unless a licensed adult rides along. Full privileges come at 16½ with driver ed and six months on the intermediate permit, or at 17.
$45 for an instruction permit, the same as a new Class C license: a $40 fee plus a $5 statutory fee. The intermediate permit at 16 costs $35. WYDOT’s fee list shows no separate charge for the written test, and stations take cash, checks or money orders, with cards accepted at some for an extra fee.
U.S. citizens bring proof of legal presence and identity (a certified birth certificate or a valid U.S. passport covers both), two proofs of a Wyoming physical address from different sources, each no more than 45 days old, and their Social Security number. For a minor, a parent or guardian can supply the address proofs and signs the application. If you need glasses or contacts to see well, wear them for the vision screening.
Work through Rules of the Road, WYDOT’s Class C manual, since the test questions come straight from it. Warm up with the 40 questions above, then let the app take you through 440 Wyoming questions and 36 short lessons, each answer explained.