Rules of the Road The 2016 State of Wyoming DRIVER LICENSE MANUAL Table of contents CUSTOMER SERVICE GUIDE ................................ 3 Driver licensing .................................................. 3 REQUIREMENTS TO DRIVE ..........................................................................................3 THOSE WHO DO NOT NEED A WYOMING DRIVER LICENSE .....................................3 WHO CANNOT GET A WYOMING DRIVER LICENSE...................................................3 YOUR WYOMING LICENSE ..........................................................................................4 Driver license classes ................................................................................................4 Restriction codes ......................................................................................................4 Getting your license ........................................... 5 AGE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................5 ACCEPTABLE LEGAL IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................6 ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF RESIDENCY ..........................................................................6 REQUIRED TESTS ..........................................................................................................6 Vision screening ...........................................................................................................6 Written test ...............................................................................................................7 Skills test ...................................................................................................................7 License services .................................................. 8 FIRST WYOMING LICENSES ........................................................................................8 INSTRUCTION PERMITS ..............................................................................................8 RENEWALS ...................................................................................................................8 Renewals by mail .....................................................................................................8 Renewals of expired licenses ...................................................................................8 DRIVER LICENSE FEES .................................................................................................9 FULL DRIVING PRIVILEGES .........................................................................................9 At age 17 ..................................................................................................................9 At 16 and one half ..................................................................................................11 AGE RESTRICTED LICENSES ......................................................................................11 For extreme inconvenience ....................................................................................11 Intermediate licenses .............................................................................................11 LICENSES FOR DISABLED DRIVERS ..........................................................................13 Additional driver/motoring services .............. 13 WYOMING AMBER ALERT SYSTEM .........................................................................13 ACCESSING YOUR DRIVING RECORD ........................................................................15 WYOMING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY ...............................................16 HANDICAPPED PLACARDS .......................................................................................16 Losing the privilege to drive ........................... 17 LICENSE SUSPENSIONS, CANCELLATIONS AND REVOCATIONS ............................17 Drinking and driving suspensions..........................................................................17 Other types of suspension ......................................................................................19 Suspension related matters....................................................................................24 Revocation ..............................................................................................................24 SR-22 ......................................................................................................................25 Ignition interlock devices .......................................................................................25 Safety laws/issues ............................................ 27 SAFETY BELT LAW .....................................................................................................27 Persons not required to wear a safety belt ............................................................27 CHILD RESTRAINTS ...................................................................................................28 THE DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT ...............................................................................30 HOW ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AFFECT YOU AND YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE.............30 Alcohol the major cause of crashes .......................................................................30 - 1 - RULES OF THE ROAD .......................................... 36 Speed ................................................................ 36 CUSTOMER SERVICE GUIDE Legal speed limits (All unless otherwise posted) .......................................................36 Adjust speed for road conditions ...........................................................................36 Adjust speed for traffic conditions .........................................................................36 Adjust speed for light conditions ...........................................................................37 Driver licensing Right of way ...........................................................................................................37 Roundabouts ..........................................................................................................40 Requirements to drive Braking/stopping ...................................................................................................41 To drive legally in Wyoming, you must have a valid Required stops ........................................................................................................45 driver license, instruction permit, intermediate license Changing lanes .......................................................................................................46 Turning ....................................................................................................................46 or restricted license. Wyoming licenses are issued by the Backing ...................................................................................................................49 Driver Services Program of the Wyoming Department Passing ....................................................................................................................49 of Transportation (WYDOT). Parking ....................................................................................................................53 Interstate driving ....................................................................................................55 Those who do not need to Traffic signs, signals and road markings ........ 58 Overhead signs .......................................................................................................58 obtain a Wyoming driver Use of lanes ............................................................................................................58 Pavement markings ....................................................................................................................59 license are: Railroad crossings ...................................................................................................61 • employees of the United States government operating Traffic crashes ................................................... 62 vehicles owned or leased by the U.S. government; If you’re involved in a crash ....................................................................................62 • members of the Armed Forces stationed in Wyoming, Damaging unattended vehicles .............................................................................62 and their dependents, who have a valid license issued Sharing the road safely .................................... 63 by their state of residence; SHARING THE ROAD ..................................................................................................63 full-time students attending the University of Wyo- Your vehicle and its equipment .............................................................................63 • Motorcycles ............................................................................................................64 ming or a Wyoming community college who have a Pedestrians .............................................................................................................65 valid license from another state; and Bicycles ...................................................................................................................65 any person licensed by another state which is a Driver Farm and slow-moving vehicles ............................................................................66