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Page 2 of 3 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20728 – March 2026NEW WYOMING Safe Following Distance - Participant Guidebook Page 64 • A safe following distance must be reasonable and prudent. This means adjusting your speed to the surrounding traffic, condition of the road and speed of the vehicle you are following. Wyoming recommends a two-second following distance. Turning at Intersections - Participant Guidebook Page 68 • Drivers must use their turn signal at least 100 feet before making a turn. • An officer can ticket a driver for waiting to turn left in an intersection if they are obstructing traffic. • When turning left from a two-way street on to a one-way street (two lane), drivers may turn into either lane if it is safe to do so. • It is legal to turn on red from the inside lane of multiple right turn lanes if it is safe to do so and there are no signs prohibiting. • It is legal to make a right turn on a solid red arrow as long as signs do not prohibit it. • It is illegal to make a left turn from a two-way street to a one-way on a solid red light. U-Turns – Participant Guidebook Page 69 • Drivers may not make a U-turn where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching in either direction at a distance of 500 feet. Merging – Participant Guidebook Page 70 • Drivers shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles traveling on the highway that are so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. Handicapped Parking – Participant Guidebook Page 74 • Drivers with disabilities must display either a special license plate or windshield placard to park in designated persons with disabilities parking spaces. • Drivers who have an impaired ability to walk due to a medical condition are eligible for a placard. Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must turn on their headlights if visibility is less than 1,000 feet. • When the superintendent determines that travel is sufficiently hazardous due to snow or ice, motor vehicles may use tires equipped with chains or studded tires on the roads. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of a freeway with its flashing lights on, the driver must move to the farthest lane. If changing lanes is not possible, drivers must reduce their speed to 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. Sharing the Road with School Buses – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • The driver of a vehicle is required to stop for a school bus that has its red or amber lights flashing and is stopped in the far right lane on a five-lane undivided highway.