Mississippi DPS Permit Practice Test 1
Test 1 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Mississippi test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. You have fitted the small temporary spare tire after a flat. What should you keep in mind?
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Answer C: It is meant for low speed and short distances until the regular tire is repaired
Compact spares have limited grip, handling and durability. Follow the speed and distance limits printed on the tire and get the regular tire fixed soon.
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2. You are turning left from a two-way street onto another two-way street. Where should you begin and end the turn?
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Answer B: Begin in the lane just right of the center line and finish just right of the center line of the new street
You approach a left turn from the lane closest to the center line and enter the new roadway just to the right of its center line, which keeps you clear of oncoming traffic.
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3. A Mississippi bus driver sees a car pass the stopped bus but cannot identify the driver. What does the law allow?
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Answer A: A rebuttable inference that the registered owner committed the offense
Mississippi creates a rebuttable inference that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered committed the violation when the driver cannot otherwise be identified.
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4. What happens when alcohol is combined with another drug that also affects the nervous system?
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Answer B: Impairment is often far greater than either one alone would produce
Combined substances can multiply each other's effects, producing impairment well beyond what a driver would expect from either one taken separately.
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5. What is a good habit when you open the door on the traffic side of a parked car?
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Answer C: Use the hand farther from the door, which turns you to look back
Reaching across with the far hand rotates your body and brings the mirror and the road behind into view before the door moves.
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6. You are ready to pull out of a parallel parking space into the traffic lane. What should you do?
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Answer C: Signal, check the mirror and blind spot, and wait for a gap
A driver leaving a parking space must yield to traffic already in the lane, so signal, look for the gap and only then move out.
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7. The brake warning light stays on even though the parking brake is fully released. What does it indicate?
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Answer B: A possible brake system problem, so have the brakes checked promptly
The brake warning light also signals low brake fluid or a failure in one part of the hydraulic system. Do not ignore it, because braking may be reduced.
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8. Why is being predictable an important part of driving safely?
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Answer A: Because other road users are able to plan around what you are doing
Other drivers make their decisions from what they expect you to do, so surprises are what produce collisions.
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9. What is meant by keeping a space cushion?
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Answer C: Keeping open space on all sides of your vehicle so you always have somewhere to go
Open space ahead, behind and to the sides gives you time to react and an escape path when a hazard appears, which is the core idea of defensive driving.
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10. What is the sensible way to handle a meal on a long drive?
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Answer D: Eat before you leave or stop to eat
Eating takes hands, eyes and attention, and the only version with no cost to your driving is the one that happens while the car is parked.
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11. Why does the speed of the right-hand lane of a freeway change so often?
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Answer B: Vehicles entering and leaving the highway all use that lane
Entrance and exit ramps feed into the right lane, so traffic there is constantly slowing to leave or speeding up to join.
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12. What skills testing does Mississippi currently require of an applicant for a regular driver's license?
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Answer A: None at present, although an affidavit of supervised driving may be needed
The Driver Service Bureau states that no skills or road test is required at this time of an applicant seeking a regular driver's license.
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13. A Mississippi driver appeals a municipal court conviction. How soon must the file-stamped Notice of Appeal reach the Department of Public Safety?
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Answer C: Within thirty days of the conviction
The Department requires the file-stamped Notice of Appeal within thirty days of the date of conviction.
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14. How long must a Mississippi teenager have held a learner's permit, free of traffic infractions, before a hardship request will be considered?
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Answer D: Thirty days
A parent or guardian may request hardship driving privileges once the teenager has held the learner's permit for thirty days without any traffic infraction.
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15. What does Mississippi law say about a seat belt conviction and the driving record?
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Answer C: It is not entered on the driving record and carries no state assessment
Section 63-2-7 states that a seat belt violation is not entered on any driving record and that no state assessment may be imposed or collected.
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16. You are backing out of a driveway that crosses a public sidewalk. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stop before the sidewalk and check both ways
Walkers, runners and riders use the sidewalk at speeds that can bring them into your path in a second, so the stop and the look belong before the sidewalk, not after it.
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17. Apart from giving you room to stop, what else does a longer following gap do for you?
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Answer D: It widens your view of the road and the traffic ahead
Sitting further back lets you see past and around the vehicle in front, so hazards reach your eyes seconds earlier.
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18. Why does a dirty windshield matter much more at night than during the day?
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Answer C: Dust and streaks scatter oncoming light and increase glare
Film and streaks on the glass spread every oncoming headlight into a star of glare, so clean the inside as well as the outside before a night trip.
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19. What must you do before changing lanes, in addition to signaling and checking your mirrors?
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Answer D: Glance over your shoulder to check the blind spot the mirrors do not cover
Mirrors leave an area beside and behind the vehicle that they cannot show, so a quick head check is needed before the vehicle moves sideways.
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20. How does Mississippi classify a violation of its texting while driving law, and what does it cost?
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Answer B: A civil violation carrying a civil penalty of one hundred dollars
Under Section 63-33-1 texting while driving is a civil violation with a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for offenses committed since July 1, 2016.
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21. The car ahead drifts across the lane line and back again several times. What should you do?
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Answer C: Assume that the driver is distracted or impaired, and keep well back
Drifting is a classic sign of a distracted, drowsy or impaired driver, and distance is your protection from all three.
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22. In Mississippi, at what blood alcohol concentration is a driver aged 21 or older considered to be under the influence?
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Answer D: .08 percent or more
Mississippi treats a BAC of .08 percent or more as driving under the influence for drivers 21 and older.
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23. You are traveling beside a solid white lane line. What does it tell you?
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Answer B: Crossing it is discouraged or prohibited, so stay in your lane
A solid white line separates lanes going the same direction where lane changing is discouraged or prohibited, such as where a through lane meets a mandatory turn lane.
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24. A Mississippi teen who receives a Regular Learner's Permit at 15 normally must hold it for how long before upgrading to a Class R license?
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Answer C: One year
The permit must be held for one year before a Class R license may be issued, although a holder who turns 17 first becomes eligible at that point.
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25. Instead of an insurance policy, a Mississippi driver may avoid suspension after a crash by showing a certificate of deposit or securities worth how much?
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Answer B: $15,000
Mississippi accepts a certificate of deposit or securities valued at $15,000 as an alternative to liability insurance after an accident.
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26. What fine does Mississippi set for a first conviction of passing a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading children?
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Answer D: Not less than $350.00 nor more than $750.00
A first conviction carries a fine of $350.00 to $750.00, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
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27. A center lane is bordered by a solid yellow line on the outside and a broken yellow line on the inside, with turn arrows painted inside it. What is that lane for?
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Answer C: Left turns made by traffic traveling in either direction
That marking pattern identifies a two-way left-turn lane, which drivers approaching from both directions may use to prepare for a left turn.
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28. Besides an authorized emergency vehicle, which stationary vehicle displaying authorized flashing lights triggers Mississippi's move over duty?
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Answer B: A utility service vehicle working on electricity, gas or water lines
Section 63-3-809 extends the move over duty to stationary recovery vehicles, utility service vehicles, sanitation vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles.
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29. You are in the acceleration lane and the gap you were aiming for is now beside you. What is the best adjustment?
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Answer A: Change your speed a little to line up with a gap, then merge smoothly
The acceleration lane is for matching both the speed and the position of a gap, and small speed adjustments are what line the two up.
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30. A driver moves into the space you were keeping ahead of you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Ease off and rebuild the gap in front of you
Losing a following gap is common in traffic; the answer is simply to drop back and recreate it rather than drive too close.