Leaving a parking space — Mississippi Permit Test
Leaving a parking space on the Mississippi permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver leaving a parking space does not have the right of way and must yield to oncoming traffic.
Pulling out in front of a moving car gives it no time to stop.
The driver leaving a parking space does not have the right of way.
When leaving a parallel parking space, look back over your shoulder to be sure you can pull out safely.
A car or bike coming up from behind can sit where your mirror does not show it.
When leaving a parallel parking position look back over your shoulder to be sure you can safely drive the vehicle out of the parking space and into traffic.
When backing, always look back over your shoulder; never rely on your rearview mirror alone.
The mirror misses a low area right behind the car, where a child or a post can be.
Always look back over your shoulder while backing up. Never rely on your rearview mirror alone.
On the test
You are pulling out of a parking space. Who has the right of way?
Oncoming traffic. Pulling out in front of a moving car gives it no time to stop. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61: “The driver leaving a parking space does not have the right of way.”
How this works
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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)