2024 Mississippi Permit Test 9
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Mississippi. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Mississippi please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/mississippi/car.
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1. When driving in fog, rain, or snow, use:
Explanation
Low beam headlights should be used in fog, rain, and snow. The light from high beams will reflect back to the driver under these weather conditions, causing a glare that will make it difficult to see ahead.
2. When a gate at a railroad crossing is lowering, you should:
Explanation
You must stop at a railroad crossing if the gate is lowering. It is unsafe to do otherwise.
3. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Explanation
You must not pass a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk. There may be pedestrians crossing the street that you cannot see. Instead, stop, proceeding only after all pedestrians have crossed.
4. Broken yellow lines are used on streets and highways to:
Explanation
Yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions. Dashed lines on the pavement indicate that passing is permitted when safe.
5. When approaching an intersection with a flashing red light, drivers should:
Explanation
A flashing red light at an intersection means you must stop completely before proceeding. Treat a flashing red light the same as you would a stop sign.
6. When a school bus is stopped ahead on your side of the road with its red lights flashing, you must:
Explanation
The flashing overhead lights and stop arm on a school bus will be activated when the bus is stopped to load or unload students. If approaching a bus using these signals, you may not proceed until the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been retracted. Never pass a school bus that is dropping off or picking up students.
7. In traffic moving at 50 to 55 mph, you are least likely to have an accident if you:
Explanation
You should adjust your speed to travel smoothly with the other traffic on a roadway (provided that the other traffic is driving within the posted speed limits). Remember that vehicles moving in the same direction at the same speed cannot hit each other. Crashes involving multiple vehicles often happen when some vehicles are traveling at different speeds than others.
8. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles:
Explanation
