Mississippi Permit Practice Test 6
25 questions written from the Mississippi Driver's License Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Which of these is a Mississippi driver NOT allowed to do while driving?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024). 12 of the 20 Mississippi questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Mississippi or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Which of these is a Mississippi driver NOT allowed to do while driving?
- A Post to social media on a hand-held phone
- B Make a phone call using a hands-free device
- C Send a text using only voice commands
- D See a weather alert appear on the screen
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A. Post to social media on a hand-held phone
Mississippi bans writing, sending or reading texts and reading or posting to social networking sites with a hand-held phone while driving. If you must call, a hands-free device is recommended.
When passing a bicyclist, at least how much space must you leave between your vehicle and the bicycle?
- A 3 feet
- B 6 feet
- C 1 foot
- D 2 feet
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A. 3 feet
Drivers must leave at least 3 feet between their vehicle and a bicycle when passing. Slow down, move into the next lane if you can, and pass as you would a car.
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The lights at a railroad crossing are flashing. Where must you stop?
- A Between 15 and 75 feet from the rail
- B Right at the edge of the tracks
- C Between 10 and 50 feet from the rail
- D Between 5 and 10 feet from the rail
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C. Between 10 and 50 feet from the rail
Mississippi drivers must stop between 50 and 10 feet from the nearest rail when they see a lowered gate, flashing signal, stop sign, a flagger's signal or an approaching train.
Mississippi has zero tolerance for underage drinking and driving. At what BAC is a driver under 21 considered under the influence?
- A .05% or more
- B .08% or more
- C .02% or more
- D .00%, any trace at all
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C. .02% or more
Mississippi's zero-tolerance law treats a driver under 21 as under the influence at a BAC of .02% or more, roughly the result of a single drink.
At a two-way stop, you and another stopped driver arrive at your stop signs at the same time. You want to turn left across the lane; the other driver is going straight. Who goes first?
- A You, because you signaled
- B Whoever moves first
- C The driver going straight
- D The driver on the left
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C. The driver going straight
At a two-way stop, cross traffic without stop signs goes first. Between two drivers who stopped at the same time, the one going straight across goes first; the one turning across the lane waits.