Ruleswww.dot.state.wy.us of the Road www.aamva.org www.nhtsa.dot.gov forwww.fmcsa.dot.gov Motorcyclists www.ama-cycle.org www.msf-usa.org The 2017 State of Wyoming MOTORCYCLE LICENSE MANUAL - 1 - Table of contents CUSTOMER SERVICE GUIDE ................................ 3 Licensing ............................................................. 3 REQUIREMENTS TO DRIVE ..........................................................................................3 THOSE WHO DO NOT NEED A WYOMING LICENSE ..................................................3 WHO CANNOT GET A WYOMING DRIVER LICENSE...................................................3 YOUR WYOMING LICENSE ..........................................................................................4 Driver license classes ................................................................................................4 Restriction codes ......................................................................................................5 Getting your license ........................................... 5 AGE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................6 ACCEPTABLE LEGAL IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................6 REQUIRED TESTS ..........................................................................................................6 Vision screening........................................................................................................6 Written test ...............................................................................................................7 Skills test ...................................................................................................................7 License tests show your skills ..................................................................................8 License services .................................................. 8 FIRST WYOMING LICENSES ........................................................................................8 INSTRUCTION PERMITS ..............................................................................................9 RENEWALS ...................................................................................................................9 Renewals by mail .....................................................................................................9 Renewals of expired licenses .................................................................................10 FULL DRIVING PRIVILEGES .......................................................................................10 At age 17 ................................................................................................................10 At 16 and one-half .................................................................................................10 AGE RESTRICTED LICENSES ......................................................................................10 For extreme inconvenience ....................................................................................10 Intermediate licenses .............................................................................................11 IDENTIFICATION CARDS ............................................................................................13 DRIVER LICENSE FEES ...............................................................................................13 LICENSES FOR DISABLED DRIVERS ..........................................................................13 Additional driver/motoring services .............. 14 WYOMING AMBER ALERT SYSTEM .........................................................................14 ACCESSING YOUR DRIVING RECORD ........................................................................14 WYOMING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY ...............................................15 HANDICAPPED PLACARDS .......................................................................................16 Losing the privilege to drive ........................... 16 SUSPENSIONS, CANCELLATIONS & REVOCATIONS ................................................16 Drinking and driving suspensions .........................................................................16 Other types of suspensions ....................................................................................18 Suspension related matters....................................................................................23 Revocation ..............................................................................................................24 Ignition interlock devices .......................................................................................25 Safety laws/issues ............................................ 26 THE DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT ...............................................................................26 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ON DRIVING ...................................................26 Alcohol the major cause of crashes .......................................................................26 RULES OF THE ROAD .......................................... 32 Speed and maneuvers ..................................... 32 LEGAL SPEED LIMITS .....................................................................................................................32 ADJUST SPEED ...........................................................................................................32 - 2 - - 3 - Motorcycle equipment .................................... 33 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................33 CUSTOMER SERVICE GUIDE BASIC RULES AND REGULATIONS ............................................................................35 BEFORE YOU GO .........................................................................................................36 WEAR THE RIGHT GEAR ............................................................................................36 Helmet use .............................................................................................................36 Licensing Helmet selection ....................................................................................................37 Eye and face protection ..........................................................................................37 Requirements to drive Clothing ..................................................................................................................38 To drive legally in Wyoming, you must have a valid KNOW YOUR MOTORCYCLE ......................................................................................39 The right motorcycle for you ..................................................................................39 driver license, instruction permit, intermediate license Borrowing and lending ..........................................................................................39 or restricted license. Wyoming licenses are issued by the Get familiar with the controls ................................................................................39 Driver Services Program of the Wyoming Department Check your motorcycle ...........................................................................................40 BASIC VEHICLE CONTROL .........................................................................................41 of Transportation (WYDOT). Body position..........................................................................................................41 Shifting gears .........................................................................................................42 Those who do not need Braking....................................................................................................................42 Turning ....................................................................................................................43 a Wyoming driver license are: KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE .........................................................................................44 • employees of the United States government operating Following and being followed ...............................................................................45 vehicles owned or leased by the U.S. government; Passing and being passed ......................................................................................47 • members of the Armed Forces stationed in Wyoming, Traffic signs, signals and road markings ........ 51 and their dependents, who have a valid license issued OVERHEAD SIGNS......................................................................................................51 USE OF LANES ............................................................................................................51 by their state of residence; RAILROAD CROSSINGS..............................................................................................52 • full-time students attending the University of Wy- PAVEMENT MARKINGS .................................................................................................................53 oming or a Wyoming junior college and who have a Traffic crashes ................................................... 54 valid license from another state; and IF YOU’RE INVOLVED IN A CRASH ............................................................................54 • any person licensed by another state which