Approaching intersections — Mississippi Permit Test
Approaching intersections on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
The intersection is the most dangerous place on a highway; more accidents occur at intersections than anywhere else.
Cars, bikes and people on foot all cross paths there, so there is more to miss than on an open road.
The most dangerous place on a highway is an intersection.
If you cannot see the entire intersection as you approach, slow down, proceed cautiously, and look in both directions as you cross.
A building or bush at the corner can hide a car until it is right in front of you.
If you cannot see the entire intersection as you approach, slow down and proceed cautiously. Be sure to look in both directions as you cross.
Slow down as you approach an intersection, stopping if required, and gradually increase your speed as you clear it.
Charging into a crossing leaves no time to react to a car or person who appears.
Slow down as you approach the intersection (and stop if required). Gradually increase your speed as you clear the intersection.
Drive defensively as you cross an intersection, and do not assume that pedestrians or other drivers understand what you intend.
Someone who misreads what you will do may step or pull right into your path.
As you cross, drive defensively. Do not assume that pedestrians or other drivers understand your intentions.
On the test
Where do more crashes happen than anywhere else?
At intersections. Cars, bikes and people on foot all cross paths there, so there is more to miss than on an open road. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.55: “The most dangerous place on a highway is an intersection.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Mississippi Driver's License Manual, published by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS.pdf (Mississippi Driver's License Manual, Revised December 2024, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS-exam.html (31 Miss. Code. R. 1-2.3 as reproduced by the Legal Information Institute, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource)
- https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit (read 2026-10-04; links the manual, states no count or mark)
- https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACCode/00000383c.pdf (Title 31 Part 1, Driver Services Administrative Code; Rule 2.3 item 9: "A grade of 80% will be required on any and all tests issued for a Temporary Permit.")
- https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00013644b.pdf (the 2006 filing whose "30 question" sentence the 2013 and 2014 re-filings struck; not used)