Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Sharing the Road Practice Test

Question 1

During a Wyoming traffic stop, what does the manual say about the passengers in your vehicle?

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Encourage them to stay quiet and cooperate; as the operator you alone are responsible for the vehicle and its occupants — The manual says to encourage passengers to remain quiet and to cooperate with instructions, and it reminds the operator that responsibility for the vehicle and everyone in it is the operator's alone.

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Have them step out to speak with the officer

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Let them answer the officer's questions for you

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Have them hand over their own licenses first

Question 2

You have a firearm in the vehicle during a Wyoming traffic stop. What does the manual tell you to do?

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Tell the officer about it and where it is, without reaching for it or pointing to it — The guidance is to inform the officer of any weapons and their location, and not to reach toward or point at that location.

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Hand it to the officer through the window

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Say nothing unless you are asked

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Place it on the dashboard before the officer walks up

Question 3

When you are being tailgated, the manual suggests leaving more space ahead of you. Besides sparing you sudden changes in speed or direction, what does that do?

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It gives the tailgater an easier chance to pass you — Increasing your own following distance helps you avoid abrupt moves, and the manual adds that the extra room makes it simpler for the tailgater to get around.

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It forces the tailgater to stop

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It hides your brake lights

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It lets you brake hard without warning

Question 4

What does the manual mean when it tells you to be realistic about your travel time?

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Count on delays caused by weather, road work or traffic, and allow for them — Being realistic means expecting that traffic, construction or bad weather will slow you down and building that allowance into your plans.

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Plan to make up lost time on the open highway

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Assume the trip will go faster than planned

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Skip rest breaks when you fall behind

Question 5

Which of these is NOT among the reasons Wyoming's manual gives for why an officer might stop you?

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To check whether your passengers hold driver licenses — The manual's reasons include a warning about possible danger, a traffic violation, a vehicle matching one used in a crime, an officer thinking you need help, your having witnessed a crime, and a roadside inspection. Checking passengers' licenses is not on the list.

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To alert you to a situation that could be dangerous

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Because your vehicle resembles one tied to a criminal act

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To inspect your commercial vehicle at the roadside

Question 6

You are about to pass another vehicle in daylight. When it is legal, how does the manual suggest letting that driver know you are there?

Accepted Answer

Tap the horn lightly — The manual says to assume the other road user does not see you and, where it is legal, to give a light tap of the horn. At night the suggestion is to flash from low to high beam and back.

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Give a long blast of the horn

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Flash your high beams repeatedly

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Follow closely for a few seconds first

Question 7

During a Wyoming traffic stop, where does the manual tell you to keep your hands?

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On the steering wheel, where they are visible to the officer — The manual says to keep your hands on the wheel so that the officer is able to see them, and to avoid sudden movements.

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In your lap, below the window line

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On the dashboard, palms up

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Out the window

Question 8

Under the road test's regular traffic checks standard, where in particular are you expected to scan and check traffic?

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Where traffic volume is high and where people are likely to be on foot — The standard names high-volume areas and places where pedestrians can be expected as locations for scanning and checking traffic.

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Only on expressways

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Only at railroad crossings

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Only when turning left

Question 9

An aggressive driver is confronting you, and you have a cell phone with you. What does the manual say?

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Call the police if you can do it safely — The list of responses to an aggressive driver includes calling the police, provided you have a phone and can make the call safely.

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Photograph the driver while you are moving

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Call the driver's employer

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Never use the phone until the next day

Question 10

Besides brake lights, backup lights and exhaust, what does the manual tell you to watch for to learn whether people are inside a parked vehicle?

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Motion within it, or the vehicle itself shifting — Parked vehicles become hazards when people get out or when they pull away, so the manual says to look for movement inside or movement of the vehicle that shows it is occupied.

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The color of its license plate

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Whether its windows are tinted

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How close it is to the curb

Question 11

The manual's advice on not becoming an aggressive driver opens with an observation about stress. What is it?

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Your mood before you ever start the engine largely shapes how stress hits you on the road — The section begins by saying that the way you feel before you even start the vehicle has much to do with the effect stress will have on you during the drive.

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Stress affects only new drivers

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Stress disappears once the vehicle is moving

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Stress is caused only by other drivers

Question 12

Why does Wyoming's manual ask drivers to keep the officer's side of a traffic stop in mind?

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Stops can be stressful and dangerous for the officer, and many officers are killed or badly hurt each year during 'routine' stops — The manual acknowledges a stopped driver may feel confused, anxious or angry, then points out that the stop is stressful and dangerous for the officer too: each year many are killed or seriously injured making a 'routine' traffic stop.

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Officers are evaluated on the number of stops they make

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Officers are not permitted to speak first

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Every stop is recorded for training

Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Sharing the Road practice test

Study questions with answers

1. During a Wyoming traffic stop, what does the manual say about the passengers in your vehicle?

2. You have a firearm in the vehicle during a Wyoming traffic stop. What does the manual tell you to do?

3. When you are being tailgated, the manual suggests leaving more space ahead of you. Besides sparing you sudden changes in speed or direction, what does that do?

4. What does the manual mean when it tells you to be realistic about your travel time?

5. Which of these is NOT among the reasons Wyoming's manual gives for why an officer might stop you?

6. You are about to pass another vehicle in daylight. When it is legal, how does the manual suggest letting that driver know you are there?

7. During a Wyoming traffic stop, where does the manual tell you to keep your hands?

8. Under the road test's regular traffic checks standard, where in particular are you expected to scan and check traffic?

9. An aggressive driver is confronting you, and you have a cell phone with you. What does the manual say?

10. Besides brake lights, backup lights and exhaust, what does the manual tell you to watch for to learn whether people are inside a parked vehicle?

11. The manual's advice on not becoming an aggressive driver opens with an observation about stress. What is it?

12. Why does Wyoming's manual ask drivers to keep the officer's side of a traffic stop in mind?

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