Compromise space — Wyoming Permit Test
Compromise space on the Wyoming permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When you cannot separate risks and must deal with two or more at once, compromise by giving the most room to the worst danger.
Not every hazard is equally likely to move suddenly, so space should go where the threat is greatest.
When you cannot separate risks and must deal with two or more at the same time, compromise by giving the most room to the worst danger.
On a two-lane street with oncoming cars on your left and a child riding a bike on your right, the child is the greater danger, so move closer to the center line to make a bigger space cushion on the right.
A child on a bike is more likely to swerve suddenly than the cars on the other side of the line.
Move closer to the center line to create a bigger space cushion to the right.
On the test
When you must deal with two risks at the same time, what should you do?
Give the most room to the worst danger. Not every hazard is equally likely to move suddenly, so space should go where the threat is greatest. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.77: “When you cannot separate risks and must deal with two or more at the same time, compromise by giving the most room to the worst danger.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, published by the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/WY.pdf (Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, August 2021, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Driver Services Program, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/WY.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/WY-exam.html (045-1 Wyo. Code R. 1-11, WYDOT Rules Chapter 1 Section 11, as reproduced by the Legal Information Institute, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource)
- https://wyoleg.gov/arules/2012/rules/ARR24-032.pdf (the department's 2024 filing of Chapter 1; Section 11(b)(ii): "A minimum grade of 80 percent shall be required to pass the knowledge test.")
- https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/driver_license_records/driver-license/testing.html (read 2026-10-04; describes the written test, states no count or mark)
- https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/driver_license_records/formsapplications/driver-manuals.html (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)