Parallel parking — Mississippi Permit Test

Parallel parking on the Mississippi permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When parked parallel, your tires should be within 12 inches of the curb.

A car parked far from the curb sticks out into the lane where it can be clipped.

For vehicles parked parallel, tires should be within twelve inches of the curb.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

Use extreme care when getting out on the street side, and unload your vehicle from the curb side.

Standing in the street to unload puts you in the path of passing cars.

Use extreme care when exiting your vehicle from the street side. Unload your vehicle from the curb side.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

To parallel park, signal, then stop alongside the car in front of the space.

Without a signal, the driver behind does not know why you stopped and may pull up too close.

Use your signal to show you intend to enter the space. Stop alongside the car in front of the space.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

In step 2 of parallel parking, cut your wheels sharply to the right and back slowly toward the curb.

Turning the wrong way first swings the back of your car out into traffic.

Cut your wheels sharply to the right and back slowly toward the curb.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

While backing into a parallel space, stop when your front tire aligns with the back bumper of the car ahead.

Turning back too soon or too late leaves you crooked or bumps the car in front.

Stop when your front tire aligns with the back bumper of the car ahead.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

In step 3, cut your wheels sharply to the left and keep backing, careful not to bump the car behind you.

Staying turned right would drive your back wheel into the curb.

Cut your wheels sharply to the left and continue backing.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

In step 4, pull forward into the center of the space, leaving room in front of and behind your car.

If you sit against one car, the drivers around you may not have room to pull out.

Pull forward into the center of the space, leaving room in front of and behind your car.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61

On the test

When you parallel park, how close to the curb should your tires be?

Within 12 inches. A car parked far from the curb sticks out into the lane where it can be clipped. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.61: “For vehicles parked parallel, tires should be within twelve inches of the curb.”

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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.