Directional arrows — Mississippi Permit Test
Directional arrows on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you get in the wrong arrow-marked lane, keep going in that lane until it is safe to turn off and get back on the correct street or highway.
A last-second swerve out of a turn lane cuts off the cars that are where they should be.
If you get in the wrong lane, keep going in that lane until it is safe to turn off and get back on the correct street or highway.
An arrow painted in your lane that points left means you must turn left if you travel in that lane.
Cars beside you expect you to turn; going straight from a turn lane puts you in their path.
An arrow pointing to the left means you MUST turn left if you travel in this lane.
A straight arrow painted in your lane means you must continue straight if you travel in that lane.
A turn from a straight-only lane cuts across drivers who are turning from the lane meant for it.
A straight arrow means you MUST continue straight if you travel in this lane.
A two-headed arrow pointing straight and to the left means you may continue straight or turn left from that lane.
Drivers behind you in that lane cannot tell which way you will go, so give them a clear signal.
A two-headed arrow that points both straight AND to the left means that you may continue straight OR turn to the left if you travel in this lane.
On the test
At an intersection you find you are in the wrong arrow-marked lane. What should you do?
Keep going in that lane. A last-second swerve out of a turn lane cuts off the cars that are where they should be. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.26: “If you get in the wrong lane, keep going in that lane until it is safe to turn off and get back on the correct street or highway.”
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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)