Interstate lane use — Mississippi Permit Test
Interstate lane use on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When passing, do not drive alongside any vehicle longer than it takes you to pass; driving in another vehicle's blind spot is dangerous.
A driver who cannot see you may change lanes right into your car.
When passing, do not drive alongside any vehicle longer than it takes you to pass.
In an interstate's right lane, watch for vehicles entering from ramps and merge left when safe so they can enter.
Moving over gives merging cars room, so no one has to brake or squeeze in.
When traveling in an interstate’s right lane, watch for vehicles entering the right lane from access ramps and acceleration lanes. In order for vehicles to enter the right lane safely, merge left when safe to do so.
To change lanes, check your rearview and side mirrors and your blind spot, then signal, and move over when sure it is safe; switch off the signal afterward.
Mirrors alone miss the car right beside you, which is the one you would hit.
To change lanes, check your rearview and side mirrors and check your blind spot for vehicles beside and behind you. Then signal your intentions clearly.
A blind spot exists immediately behind large tractor-trailer rigs.
A car tucked right behind a truck is out of sight of its driver, who may stop or back up.
Remember: A blind spot exists immediately behind large tractor-trailer rigs.
On the test
When you pass another vehicle, how long should you stay alongside it?
No longer than it takes to pass. A driver who cannot see you may change lanes right into your car. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.70: “When passing, do not drive alongside any vehicle longer than it takes you to pass.”
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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)