Wyoming Permit Test Cheat Sheet (2026)
The Wyoming rules and numbers to know for the DOT knowledge test, on one page. Every line was checked against the official Wyoming driver's handbook. It is a study sheet: you cannot use notes during the real test.
The Wyoming test at a glance
- Questions on the test
- Not published by the DOT
- To pass
- 80% correct
- Time limit
- We found no published time limit for the Wyoming knowledge test.
- Minimum permit age
- 15 years old
- Hold the permit for
- 10 days minimum before applying for full driving privileges
- Alcohol limit under 21
- 0.02% BAC
Wyoming rules and numbers
From the official Wyoming handbook (2021); PDF page numbers in brackets.
Road signs
- Railroad ENS sign: report track obstructions or broken gates and lights. [p.96]
Rules of the road
- Wyoming I2 permit: driving allowed only from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. [source]
- Wyoming intermediate permit: one non-family passenger under 18. [p.14]
- Wyoming intermediate: rules lifted if the front passenger is 18+ with a full license. [source]
- Wyoming secondary highways: 70 mph unless posted otherwise. [p.41]
- Wyoming residential and business areas: 30 mph unless posted. [p.41]
- Wyoming school zone: 20 mph. [p.96]
- Blind intersection: approach at no more than 15 mph. [p.41]
- Packed snow: reduce speed by at least half. [p.41]
- Night: above 55 mph you cannot stop within your headlight range (about 250 ft). [p.42]
- Passing a slower vehicle: you may exceed the limit by up to 10 mph. [p.54]
- No signs or signals: yield to the driver on your right, even if you arrived first. [p.42]
- Speeding into an intersection forfeits any right of way you had. [p.47]
- Move Over, two-lane road: slow to 20 mph below the posted limit. [p.72]
- Emergency vehicle while you are in a roundabout: exit first, then pull over right. [p.49]
- Entering a street from a driveway, alley or parking lot: stop first. [p.50]
- School bus: pass only if a physical barrier or separate roadway divides you from it. [p.50]
- Solid yellow line: no passing; cross it only to turn left into or from a driveway or alley. [p.63]
- Passing a bicyclist: leave at least 3 feet when space allows. [p.56]
- Uphill with no curb: turn the wheels toward the road edge (right). [p.59]
- No parking alongside or opposite a street construction site. [p.59]
- Headlights required when you can't clearly see people and vehicles 1,000 feet ahead. [p.77]
- Wyoming permit: supervisor 18+ with a valid license, in the front passenger seat. [p.10]
- Intermediate license: 50 hours of practice, including 10 at night. [p.14]
Safe driving & emergencies
- Wyoming: texting while driving is banned statewide. [p.89]
- Dim high beams at least 500 feet before meeting oncoming traffic. [p.78]
- Ground blizzard: look out the downwind side to find the center stripe or road edge. [p.46]
- Wildlife crashes peak in fall and spring, during migration. [p.72]
- Animal crash unavoidable: don't swerve; brake and stay on the road. [p.73]
- Slow-moving vehicle emblem: the vehicle cannot go faster than 25 mph. [p.71]
- Wheels off the road: slow on the shoulder, check traffic, then turn sharply back on. [p.83]
- Breakdown on the Interstate: do not walk for help. [p.84]
- Wet road, night or heavy load: double the gap to 4 seconds. [p.75]
Rules learners miss most
The rules behind the most-missed questions on our practice tests. Some details, such as parking distances, can differ by state - your handbook has the final word.
- At 60 mph a car travels about 88 feet per second.
- Measure following distance in seconds, counted from a fixed roadside object.
- Most states: no parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- A yellow curb signals a stopping or parking limit - check signs and local rules.
- Uncontrolled T-intersection: the terminating road yields to the through road.
- Uphill with a curb: turn wheels away from the curb; downhill: toward it.
- Most states: no parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant (a few use 10 feet).
- KEEP RIGHT: pass to the right of the island, median or obstruction.
- Point of no return: past it you cannot stop safely on yellow, so proceed.
- Zipper merge: use both lanes up to the merge point, then alternate.
- In heavy rain use low beams, slow down and increase following distance.
- Parallel park close to and parallel with the curb, within your state's limit.
- Yellow pennant on the left side of the road: a no-passing zone begins.
- Car with skid marks: the road is slippery when wet.
- Diamond-shaped signs are warning signs.
- 4-way stop tie: the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
- ABS keeps wheels from locking in hard braking so you can still steer.
- A round yellow sign warns of a railroad crossing ahead.
- Merging onto a highway: yield to traffic already on the highway.
- An upward-pointing pentagon marks a school zone or school crossing.
- Steady yellow: the light is about to turn red - stop if you can do so safely.
- Basic speed law: never drive faster than is safe for conditions, even under the limit.
- Use high beams on open roads; dim them for oncoming or followed vehicles.
- Arrows pointing up and down warn of two-way traffic ahead.
- Orange diamond signs warn of construction and work zones.
- Adult (21+) BAC limit is 0.08% in most states.
- Implied consent: by driving you agree to chemical tests if arrested for DUI.
Now test yourself
Reading rules is a start; answering questions is what makes them stick.