Use of lanes — Wyoming Permit Test
Use of lanes on the Wyoming permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
On a two-lane road with one lane each way, Wyoming requires you to drive on the right and yield the left half of the road to oncoming traffic.
The left half belongs to cars coming toward you; drifting into it is how head-on crashes start.
On a two-lane road (one lane going in each direction) you are required to drive on the right side and to yield the left half of the roadway to oncoming traffic.
On multilane roads, drive in the lane with the smoothest flow of traffic; it helps you keep a safe space cushion and saves gas.
Fewer sudden stops and lane changes leave more room around you and waste less fuel.
On multilane roads, drive in the lane that has the smoothest flow of traffic.
When a road has three or more lanes going one direction, the middle lane or lanes usually have the smoothest flow.
The middle lanes avoid both the fast passers on the left and the cars entering, exiting and turning on the right.
When there are three or more lanes going in one direction, the middle lane or lanes are usually the smoothest.
The left lane is for drivers who want to go faster, pass or turn left; slower drivers and those turning right use the right lane.
Keeping slow traffic right lets faster cars pass without weaving around you.
Slower drivers and those turning right use the right lane.
On a road with two lanes going one direction, the right lane usually has the smoothest flow, but where there are special left-turn lanes the left lane may flow more smoothly.
Knowing where traffic moves best lets you avoid lanes full of stopping and turning cars.
If the road has two lanes going in one direction, the right lane usually has the smoothest flow of traffic.
On the test
On a two-lane road with one lane in each direction, what are you required to do?
Drive on the right and yield the left half. The left half belongs to cars coming toward you; drifting into it is how head-on crashes start. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.63: “On a two-lane road (one lane going in each direction) you are required to drive on the right side and to yield the left half of the roadway to oncoming traffic.”
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)