Mississippi Permit Test (Driver Knowledge Exam) — All Questions

You approach a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign. What must you do?

• a.Slow down only if traffic is present
• b.Come to a full stop, then go when it is safe✓
• c.Yield to traffic on your left only
• d.Treat it as a caution sign

A red octagon is a STOP sign. You must stop completely at the marked line or crosswalk, then proceed when it is safe. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, traffic signs)

A yellow, diamond-shaped sign generally tells you:

• a.The legal speed limit for the road
• b.A destination or service is ahead
• c.There is a hazard or change in the road ahead✓
• d.The road is permanently closed

Yellow diamond warning signs alert you to hazards or changes in the road ahead, such as curves, merges, or crossings. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, warning signs)

A flashing red traffic signal means:

• a.Stop completely, then proceed when safe, like a STOP sign✓
• b.Speed up to clear the intersection
• c.Slow down but you never need to stop
• d.The light is broken and may be ignored

A flashing red light means the same as a STOP sign: come to a full stop, then go when it is safe. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, traffic signals)

A downward-pointing triangle sign means:

• a.Stop and wait for a signal
• b.No passing allowed
• c.A one-way road ahead
• d.Yield the right of way to other traffic✓

A downward triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians before proceeding. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, regulatory signs)

A round yellow sign with a large black X and the letters RR warns that:

• a.A rest area is ahead
• b.A railroad crossing is ahead✓
• c.A recreation area is ahead
• d.A right turn is required

The round yellow sign with an X and RR is an advance warning of a railroad crossing. Be ready to stop for a train. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, warning signs)

At a four-way stop where two vehicles arrive at the same time, who has the right of way?

• a.The driver on the right✓
• b.The larger vehicle
• c.The driver on the left
• d.Whoever accelerates first

When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, right of way)

You are turning left at a green light with oncoming traffic approaching. You must:

• a.Turn quickly before the oncoming cars arrive
• b.Assume oncoming traffic will stop for you
• c.Yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians until it is safe✓
• d.Sound your horn and complete the turn

A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians in the crosswalk before turning. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, right of way)

Under Mississippi's Move Over Law, when you approach a stopped emergency or law-enforcement vehicle with flashing lights, you must:

• a.Keep your speed and hold your lane
• b.Move over one lane if you can do so safely, or slow down✓
• c.Stop in the travel lane until it leaves
• d.Pass only on the right shoulder

Mississippi's Move Over Law requires drivers to move over a lane for stopped emergency vehicles when safe, or to slow down if moving over is not possible. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, Move Over Law)

At an intersection with no signs or signals, you should:

• a.Always proceed first because there is no sign
• b.Speed up to claim the intersection
• c.Wait for a police officer to direct you
• d.Yield to any vehicle already in the intersection or approaching on your right✓

At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to vehicles already there and to the vehicle on your right if you arrive together. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, right of way)

A solid yellow line on your side of the center of a two-lane road means:

• a.Do not pass on your side✓
• b.Passing is always allowed
• c.The road is one way
• d.You may park along the line

A solid yellow line on your side means passing is not permitted there. A broken yellow line means passing is allowed when clear. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, pavement markings)

In good conditions, a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead is at least:

• a.Half a car length
• b.One second
• c.Three seconds✓
• d.Ten seconds

The three-second rule gives you time to react and stop. Increase the gap in rain, fog, or on slick roads. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, following distance)

A school bus ahead of you stops and shows flashing red lights with the stop arm out. You must:

• a.Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop flashing and the arm folds in✓
• b.Pass slowly on the left
• c.Proceed if you see no children
• d.Honk and drive around it

You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm and remain stopped until it withdraws them. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, school buses)

When sharing the road with a motorcycle, you should:

• a.Follow closely because motorcycles stop faster
• b.Share the same lane side by side
• c.Expect the rider to always signal every move
• d.Give the motorcycle a full lane and extra following distance✓

Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane and are easy to overlook. Give them room and check your blind spots before changing lanes. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, sharing the road)

Under Mississippi's seat belt law, the driver and front-seat passengers must:

• a.Buckle up only on the highway
• b.Wear a properly fastened seat belt at all times the vehicle is in motion✓
• c.Buckle up only at night
• d.Buckle up only if under 18

Mississippi requires the driver and front-seat occupants to wear seat belts, and child restraint laws apply to young children. Belt use is primary-enforcement. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, occupant protection)

You are driving at night and an oncoming car's high beams blind you. You should:

• a.Turn on your own high beams to match
• b.Close your eyes briefly
• c.Look toward the right edge of your lane and slow down✓
• d.Speed up to pass the glare quickly

To avoid glare, look toward the right side of the road and use it to guide you while reducing speed until the car passes. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, night driving)

The maximum speed limit on rural interstate highways in Mississippi is:

• a.55 mph
• b.70 mph✓
• c.75 mph
• d.80 mph

Mississippi posts a maximum of 70 mph on rural interstate highways. Always obey the posted signs, which may be lower. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, speed limits)

The Basic Speed Law in Mississippi means you must:

• a.Always drive the posted maximum
• b.Drive faster than surrounding traffic
• c.Never drive below 45 mph
• d.Never drive faster than is safe for the current conditions✓

Even at or below the posted limit, you must drive at a speed that is reasonable and safe for traffic, weather, and road conditions. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, speed and conditions)

In rain, fog, or on wet roads you should:

• a.Reduce speed and increase your following distance✓
• b.Keep the same speed and spacing
• c.Follow more closely to see better
• d.Use your high beams in fog

Wet or foggy conditions reduce traction and visibility, so slow down and leave extra space. Use low beams in fog. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, adverse conditions)

When you enter a highway from an on-ramp, you should:

• a.Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
• b.Enter slowly and let traffic adjust to you
• c.Use the ramp to match the speed of traffic and merge into a gap✓
• d.Cross all lanes to reach the left lane immediately

Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of highway traffic, then merge smoothly into an available gap. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, highway driving)

In Mississippi, a driver 21 or older is legally impaired when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reaches:

• a.0.05 percent
• b.0.08 percent✓
• c.0.10 percent
• d.0.15 percent

The legal BAC limit for drivers 21 and older is 0.08 percent, though you can be charged at a lower level if impaired. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, DUI)

For a driver under 21, Mississippi applies a lower 'zero tolerance' BAC limit of:

• a.0.02 percent✓
• b.0.05 percent
• c.0.08 percent
• d.0.10 percent

Drivers under 21 can be charged with DUI at a BAC of 0.02 percent under Mississippi's zero-tolerance rule. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, underage DUI)

Under Mississippi's graduated driver license system, the first step is a learner (temporary) permit, which a teen may obtain at age:

• a.14
• b.14 and a half
• c.15✓
• d.16 and a half

A Mississippi learner permit may be issued at age 15; it must be held before the intermediate license, which requires a supervised holding period. (Mississippi Driver's Manual, graduated licensing)