Permit Test

Computerized exam

a multiple-choice question test you must pass as one of the requirements for a Mississippi driver’s license

Highway

every roadway or place of travel, including the streets of municipalities

Intersection

the place where roads come together or cross (crosswalks are counted as

part of the intersection)

Motor vehicle

intersection)

motor vehicle- an automobile, motorcycle, or other kind of vehicle which is run by an

engine or motor in the vehicle itself (except vehicles on rails, electric bicycles, golf carts,

and low-speed vehicles)

Non resident

Any person who does not live in Mississippi

Operator

Any person who is driving a motor vehicle on the highway

Right of way

The privilege of the immediate use of the highway

School bus

every vehicle owned by a public or governmental agency, or privately owned

and operated for compensation, for the transportation of children to and from school

Traffic

pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances,

either singularly or together, while using any highway for the purpose of travel

Broken yellow line

separates traffic lanes

that move in the

opposite directions.

Crossing into the

oncoming lane is

permissible ONLY for

passing and only when it

is safe to pass.

Broken white line

means travel in the same

direction is permitted on

both sides of the line.

A vehicle may cross the

line to change lanes

when it is safe to do so.

Broken yellow line next to solid yellow line

separates traffic lanes that

move in opposite

directions.

If the broken line is closest

to your lane, you may pass

with caution. If the solid

line is closest to your lane,

passing is forbidden.

Double solid yellow line

separates travel

lanes moving in

opposite directions.

Passing from either

side of a double yellow

line is PROHIBITED.

Single solid white line

means travel in

the same direction is

permitted on both sides

of the line.

Crossing a single white

line is discouraged

Double solid white line

same direction is

permitted on both

sides of the line.

Crossing a double white

line is PROHIBITED

Turn lane

Never used for passing only in preparation to turn left or right across opposite lanes

Red

Stop

Yellow

General waring

Blue

Motorist services guidance

Black and white

Regulation

Orange

Construction or maintenance warning

Brown

Public recreation and scenic guidance

Hand signals up

Turn right

Hand signals straight

Turn left

Hand signals down

Slow, stop

2 way stop

Turning vehicle yields to vehicle going straight

Center lane sign

Only use the center lane to make turns

Speed limit of school zone

15 mph

What to do if come across farm machinery

Pass with caution

speed limit interstate

Max 70 mph min 40 mph