Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Right-of-Way Practice Test

Question 1

Under the road test's regular traffic checks standard, when are you expected to check mirrors and traffic at an intersection?

Accepted Answer

Before entering it, while in it, and after it — The general driving behaviors list calls for mirror and traffic checks before an intersection, while you are in it, and after it.

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Only before entering it

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Only after clearing it

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Only when a traffic signal is present

Question 2

Which roadside vehicles trigger the Wyoming merge-or-slow requirement described in the manual?

Accepted Answer

Emergency or maintenance vehicles with their lights activated — The requirement applies when you come upon either an emergency vehicle or a maintenance vehicle that has its lights activated at the side of the road.

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Only police cars with sirens sounding

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Any vehicle parked on the shoulder

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Only tow trucks

Question 3

Wyoming law treats a roadside emergency or maintenance vehicle with activated lights differently by road type. Which pairing matches the manual?

Accepted Answer

Interstate: merge into the lane farthest from the vehicle; two-lane road: slow by at least 20 mph — On an interstate the law calls for moving to the lane farthest away from the working vehicle. On a two-lane road, where there is no far lane to take, you cut your speed by a minimum of 20 mph.

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Interstate: slow by at least 20 mph; on a two-lane road: stop until waved through

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Interstate: stop on the shoulder; two-lane road: merge left

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Both: sound the horn and hold your speed

Question 4

What does the manual's fog checklist say about passing other vehicles?

Accepted Answer

Avoid passing — Among the points to consider when you have to drive in fog, the manual tells you to avoid passing other vehicles.

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Pass quickly to get clear of traffic

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Pass only on the right

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Pass only vehicles using their flashers

Question 5

Why may a large vehicle need a far bigger gap than a car when it enters traffic?

Accepted Answer

Large vehicles accelerate slowly and take up more space — The manual points to slow acceleration and the amount of space a large vehicle requires as the reasons a much bigger gap may be needed when entering traffic.

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Large vehicles have weaker headlights

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Car drivers are required to yield to trucks

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Large vehicles cannot use turn signals while moving

Question 6

A driver whose cargo always requires a stop at railroad crossings drives onto a crossing without stopping. It is the driver's second crossing violation within three years. What is the minimum loss of the CDL?

Accepted Answer

120 days — Driving onto a crossing without stopping, when the driver is one who must always stop, is one of the six listed crossing offenses. A second violation inside three years costs the CDL for at least 120 days.

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60 days

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90 days

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One year

Question 7

On the road test you are asked to make a turn. After checking traffic in every direction, what comes next?

Accepted Answer

Signal, then move safely into whichever lane the turn requires — Once you have been asked to turn, the first steps are a traffic check in all directions and then signaling and getting safely into the lane the turn calls for.

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Stop in the lane you are in

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Shift into neutral and coast

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Sound the horn

Question 8

An emergency vehicle with its lights activated is overtaking you on a Wyoming road. What does Wyoming law require, according to the manual?

Accepted Answer

Move over to the right edge of the road and stay stopped until it has gone by — When an emergency vehicle with activated lights is overtaking you, Wyoming law has you get off to the right and remain stopped until that vehicle is past.

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Speed up to clear the lane

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Hold your speed and stay in your lane

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Move to the left lane and slow to 20 mph

Question 9

An intersection has two left-turn lanes and you are driving a large truck. Besides avoiding a swing to the right, what benefit does the manual give for using the right-hand turn lane?

Accepted Answer

Drivers on your left are easier to see — The manual says to always take the right-hand lane when there are two turning lanes. Starting from the inside lane may force a swing to the right, and from the right-hand lane the drivers to your left can be seen more readily.

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It shortens the turn

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It lets you turn without signaling

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It removes the need to check mirrors

Question 10

Which two characteristics of large vehicles does the manual blame for striking other vehicles or objects during turns?

Accepted Answer

Wide turning and off-tracking — The manual explains that space around a truck or bus matters in turns because wide turning and off-tracking can carry a large vehicle into other vehicles or objects.

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Poor lighting and long stopping distance

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High seating and loud engines

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Slow acceleration and heavy steering

Question 11

On an icy Wyoming hill, the vehicle ahead of you spins out. What do the manual's winter tips tell you to do?

Accepted Answer

Stay in line until a snowplow has opened the road — The winter tips urge patience on ice and snow: stay in line when the vehicle ahead spins out on an icy hill and let a snowplow open the way. They add that you will get through much quicker.

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Pull around it on the shoulder while you still have momentum

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Back down the hill to the nearest turnout

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Push the vehicle forward with your bumper

Question 12

The manual's right-turn figure labels two ways of making a wide right turn in a large vehicle. Which one is marked CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

The button hook — Figure 2.13 marks the button hook as correct and the jug handle as incorrect. The rules beside it say to turn wide as the turn is completed and not to swing left at the start.

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The jug handle

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Both are marked correct

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Neither; the figure shows only left turns

Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Right-of-Way practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Under the road test's regular traffic checks standard, when are you expected to check mirrors and traffic at an intersection?

2. Which roadside vehicles trigger the Wyoming merge-or-slow requirement described in the manual?

3. Wyoming law treats a roadside emergency or maintenance vehicle with activated lights differently by road type. Which pairing matches the manual?

4. What does the manual's fog checklist say about passing other vehicles?

5. Why may a large vehicle need a far bigger gap than a car when it enters traffic?

6. A driver whose cargo always requires a stop at railroad crossings drives onto a crossing without stopping. It is the driver's second crossing violation within three years. What is the minimum loss of the CDL?

7. On the road test you are asked to make a turn. After checking traffic in every direction, what comes next?

8. An emergency vehicle with its lights activated is overtaking you on a Wyoming road. What does Wyoming law require, according to the manual?

9. An intersection has two left-turn lanes and you are driving a large truck. Besides avoiding a swing to the right, what benefit does the manual give for using the right-hand turn lane?

10. Which two characteristics of large vehicles does the manual blame for striking other vehicles or objects during turns?

11. On an icy Wyoming hill, the vehicle ahead of you spins out. What do the manual's winter tips tell you to do?

12. The manual's right-turn figure labels two ways of making a wide right turn in a large vehicle. Which one is marked CORRECT?

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