A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Wyoming law defines several kinds of vehicles besides cars, each with its own limits on where it may go and who may drive it. Knowing the definitions tells you what license you need and where these vehicles belong.
Motor vehicle
Any self-propelled vehicle powered by something other than muscle and used on public highways for people or property. Includes motorcycles and mopeds.
2 or 3 wheels, pedals, automatic transmission, a motor of 50 cc or less making no more than 2 brake horsepower, and a top speed of 30 mph or less on level road.
Mainly for off-road use: 50 inches wide or less, 900 lb or less unladen, ridden astride, on at least 3 low-pressure tires. Also covers some off-road motorcycles and heavier terrain vehicles.
You want to ride your registered side-by-side (a multipurpose vehicle) into town. Any class of license lets you drive it on streets and highways, but you may not take it onto I-80, and you must follow slow-moving vehicle rules.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
An off-road recreational vehicle crossing a main roadway should cross at a right angle and yield to all traffic on that roadway.
True
False
Answer: True
Crossings of main traveled roadways are made at right angles, or as nearly so as practicable, yielding the right of way to all traffic.