Wyoming permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 8 questions.
Under Wyoming law, during which hours must your headlights be on?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
Under Wyoming law, during which hours must your headlights be on?
- A From a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise
- B From sunset until sunrise only
- C From one full hour after sunset until one full hour before sunrise
- D Only when street lights are switched on
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A. From a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise
Headlights must be used from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise, and at other times when people and vehicles are hard to see. Turn on low beams as soon as light begins to fade so others can see you.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual, page 77
It is midday, but heavy snow is falling. Wyoming law requires headlights whenever people and vehicles cannot be clearly seen at what distance?
- A 500 feet
- B 1,000 feet
- C 300 feet
- D 100 feet
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B. 1,000 feet
Besides the hours around darkness, headlights are required any time poor light or bad weather means people and vehicles are not clearly visible at 1,000 feet. In snow, rain or fog, headlights help others see you.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual, page 77
You are using high beams on a rural highway and see an oncoming car. How far away should you dim to low beams?
- A At least 200 feet
- B At least 300 feet
- C At least 500 feet
- D At least 1,000 feet
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C. At least 500 feet
Dim your lights at least 500 feet, about four to five seconds, before meeting an oncoming vehicle. High beams shining into the other driver's eyes make it hard for them to see the road.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual, page 78
You are coming up behind another vehicle at night with your high beams on. Within what distance must you switch to low beams?
- A 300 feet
- B 100 feet
- C 500 feet
- D 1,000 feet
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A. 300 feet
When you are within 300 feet of the rear of a vehicle you are approaching, dim to low beams. High beams reflect off the other driver's mirrors and can blind them.
Source: Rules of the Road - State of Wyoming Driver License Manual, page 78