Passing on the left — Mississippi Permit Test
Passing on the left on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Before passing on the left, make sure the lane ahead is clear before you move.
Pulling out into a lane you have not checked can put you nose to nose with another car.
When you decide to pass another vehicle on the left, be sure that the lane ahead is clear before you move.
Do not tailgate a vehicle you intend to pass; drop back far enough to see around it before you change lanes.
Right behind a car you cannot see what is coming, so you pull out blind.
Do not tailgate a vehicle that you intend to pass. Drop back far enough so that you can see around it before you try to change lanes.
Signal your intentions before you move into the left lane to pass, then move cautiously but quickly.
A slow, unsignaled drift into the passing lane leaves you beside the other car longer than needed.
Signal your intentions before you move into the left lane.
Do not return to the right lane until you are well past the other vehicle and can see it in your rearview mirror.
Cutting back too soon clips the front of the car you just passed.
Before moving back into the right lane, make sure that you can see the vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror.
On the test
What must you be sure of before you move out to pass on the left?
That the lane ahead is clear. Pulling out into a lane you have not checked can put you nose to nose with another car. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.47: “When you decide to pass another vehicle on the left, be sure that the lane ahead is clear before you move.”
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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)