Mississippi DPS Permit Practice Test 4
Test 4 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. What does Mississippi's hardship license say about mobile telephone use by the holder?
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Answer A: No use at all is allowed while driving, hands-free included
A Mississippi hardship licensee may not use a cell phone in any manner while driving, and the ban expressly includes hands-free use.
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2. Mississippi's squatted vehicle law bans driving a passenger vehicle whose front fender has been raised how far above the rear fender?
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Answer C: Four inches or more
It is unlawful in Mississippi to drive a passenger vehicle altered so that the front fender sits four or more inches higher than the rear fender.
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3. A driver's blood alcohol concentration is below the legal limit, but the driver is visibly impaired. Can the driver be arrested?
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Answer C: Yes, driving while impaired by alcohol is an offense at any concentration
The per se figure, 0.08 percent in most states and 0.05 percent in Utah, is the level at which impairment is presumed. Impairment shown by driving behavior and field tests is enough on its own, because alcohol affects skills well before that number.
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4. A train has just cleared a crossing that carries two sets of tracks. What should you do?
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Answer B: Wait and look both ways for a second train
A passing train hides a second train on the other track, so wait until the signals stop and you can see that both tracks are clear.
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5. Why should you not rest your foot on the brake pedal as you drive?
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Answer D: The brake lights stay on and the drivers behind cannot read you
Resting on the pedal keeps the brake lights lit and wears the brakes, so following drivers stop believing your brake lights.
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6. An officer directing traffic faces you and holds one hand up with the open palm toward your vehicle. What does the gesture mean?
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Answer D: Stop before reaching the officer
A raised open palm shown toward a driver is the standard signal to stop.
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7. On a divided highway you see a median opening marked for authorized vehicles only. May you use it to turn around?
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Answer D: No, those openings are for emergency and maintenance vehicles
Official crossovers are reserved for emergency and highway maintenance use; turning there puts a slow vehicle across high-speed traffic.
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8. The light ahead is green but traffic beyond the intersection is backed up. What should you do?
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Answer B: Wait behind the intersection until there is room to clear it completely
You may not enter an intersection unless you can get completely through it, because stopping inside blocks cross traffic when the signal changes.
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9. A Mississippi resident lets a driver's license expire. After how long must that person retake the knowledge exam?
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Answer C: More than 60 months
Mississippi requires the knowledge exam again once a resident's license has been expired for more than sixty months.
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10. Which vehicle is most affected by a strong side wind?
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Answer D: A van or a car towing a tall trailer
Wind pushes against the side area of a vehicle, so tall boxy shapes and trailers are moved far more than low heavy ones.
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11. Why is a sign reading BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD worth heeding even when the road itself is merely wet?
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Answer C: Cold air passes under a bridge as well as over it
A bridge deck loses heat from below as well as above, so it can be frozen while the road on either side of it is only wet.
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12. You are entering a marked work zone. What should you expect?
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Answer B: A reduced posted speed, narrowed or shifted lanes, and traffic that may stop suddenly
Work zones change the geometry of the road and can bring traffic to a halt without warning, so the posted work zone speed and increased following distance both apply.
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13. Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the maximum speed for a passenger vehicle on a two-lane Mississippi state or US highway?
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Answer B: 55 mph
Mississippi lists 55 mph as the maximum for two-lane state and US highways, below the 65 mph allowed on four-lane state and US highways.
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14. You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.
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15. You are in the right-hand lane of a multilane street and that lane becomes a right-turn-only lane ahead, but you want to go straight. What should you do?
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Answer B: Change into a through lane before you reach the markings for the turn lane
A lane-use arrow is a regulatory marking, so a driver who wants to continue straight has to leave that lane before it becomes a mandatory turn lane.
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16. You are turning left at an intersection just beyond the crest of a hill. What is the added risk?
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Answer B: Oncoming vehicles appear with very little warning and close quickly
A crest hides approaching traffic until it is close, so the gap you thought was empty can fill in the time the turn takes.
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17. How long may a Mississippi driver's license issued to a non-US citizen remain valid?
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Answer C: As long as the person's lawful stay, but no more than four years
Mississippi ties a non-citizen's license to the applicant's authorized length of stay and caps it at four years.
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18. A yellow sign reads SOFT SHOULDER. What is it telling you?
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Answer C: The shoulder may not carry the weight of a vehicle
A soft shoulder is unpaved and can let a wheel sink, so a driver who leaves the pavement there may lose control or become stuck.
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19. What maximum speed does Mississippi list for the Natchez Trace Parkway?
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Answer B: 50 mph
The Natchez Trace Parkway has its own listed maximum of 50 mph, lower than ordinary two-lane state highways.
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20. Apart from limits the Mississippi Transportation Commission has raised, what maximum speed does the Mississippi Code set for the highways of the state?
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Answer D: 65 mph
Section 63-3-501 sets a statewide maximum of 65 mph, which the Transportation Commission may then raise on the interstate system and on controlled-access highways of four or more lanes.
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21. A pedestrian is crossing at a corner where no crosswalk is painted on the pavement. What is your duty?
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Answer A: Yield, because a legal crosswalk exists at the corner even without paint
Every intersection has a crosswalk whether or not it is marked, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing there.
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22. On which approach is this sign normally installed?
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Answer C: On the road that ends, far enough ahead for the driver to slow down
The warning belongs on the approach that terminates, placed early enough that the driver can lose speed and choose a direction before reaching the junction.
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23. An uninsured at-fault Mississippi driver must file proof of insurance that remains in effect for how long after the accident?
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Answer B: Three years
Mississippi requires the at-fault uninsured driver to buy liability insurance and keep proof in effect for three years from the date of the accident.
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24. What is the correct order of a pass on a two-lane road?
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Answer A: Check ahead and behind, signal left, move out, accelerate past, signal right and return
A pass begins with the decision that the road is clear and ends with a signaled return, and each step warns other drivers before the vehicle moves.
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25. You are about to leave a roundabout when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk on your exit. What should you do?
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Answer B: Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear
Roundabout crosswalks sit on the entries and exits, and drivers must yield to pedestrians using them.
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26. A sign at the signal reads LEFT TURN ON GREEN ARROW ONLY. The ball turns green but no arrow appears. What may you do?
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Answer C: Wait, because your turn is allowed only while the arrow is showing
The sign removes the permissive turn, so the left is legal only during the green arrow and you must wait behind the line until it appears.
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27. Which Mississippi law makes licensed drivers take financial responsibility for accidents they cause?
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Answer A: The Safety Responsibility Act
Mississippi's Safety Responsibility Act underlies the requirement that every motor vehicle operated in the state carry liability insurance.
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28. A flagger turns the paddle to the orange face reading SLOW. What does that tell approaching drivers?
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Answer D: Reduce speed and continue through the work area with care
The SLOW face keeps traffic moving at a reduced speed while workers or equipment are close to the travel lanes.
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29. Which forms of payment does a Mississippi driver license station accept for license and identification card fees?
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Answer A: Cash, debit cards and credit cards, but not personal checks
The Driver Service Bureau takes cash, debit cards and credit cards at its stations and refuses personal checks.
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30. How long is the administrative license suspension in Mississippi for refusing a breath or chemical test?
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Answer C: 90 days
Under Mississippi's implied consent law a refusal brings a 90-day administrative suspension, and the officer's receipt serves as a temporary permit valid for only 45 days.