Passing on the right — Wyoming Permit Test
Passing on the right on the Wyoming permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
You may pass on the right when the vehicle ahead is making a left turn, but it is not legal to leave the pavement to do it.
Drivers do not look for cars passing on their right, so it is allowed only when the other car is moving out of the way.
When the vehicle you are overtaking is making a left turn (It is not legal to leave the pavement to pass on the right.); or
It is not legal to leave the pavement to pass on the right.
The shoulder is where people stop, walk and break down, and it is not built for a car to drive on.
It is not legal to leave the pavement to pass on the right.
You may pass on the right when two or more lanes of heavy traffic are moving in the same direction, but it can be very dangerous if the other driver does not see you and changes lanes.
On a multi-lane road cars pass on both sides, but a driver changing lanes may not check the lane you are in.
When two or more lanes of heavy traffic are moving in the same direction.
On the test
When may you pass another vehicle on the right?
When it is turning left. Drivers do not look for cars passing on their right, so it is allowed only when the other car is moving out of the way. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.55: “When the vehicle you are overtaking is making a left turn (It is not legal to leave the pavement to pass on the right.); or”
How this works
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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)