Rules for drivers near bicycles — Mississippi Permit Test

Drivers must yield to oncoming bicyclists just as they would yield to oncoming motorists.

Turning across a cyclist's path is as dangerous as turning in front of a car.

Yield to oncoming bicyclists just as you would yield to oncoming motorists.

When passing a bicycle, leave a safe distance of at least 3 feet between your vehicle and the bicycle.

Passing too close can clip the rider or push them off balance.

Leave a safe distance of at least three feet between the vehicle and bicycle when passing the bicycle.

You may pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a no-passing zone only when it is safe to do so.

A rider can be stuck behind for miles, so the law allows a safe pass where cars could not.

Only pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a non-passing zone when it is safe to do so.

After passing a bicyclist going your way, make a right turn only if it can be made with reasonable safety; do not cut off a cyclist by turning in front of them.

A right turn just after passing swings your car right across the rider's path.

After passing a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction, make a right turn only if the turn can be made with reasonable safety.

Do not try to share the lane with a bicyclist when passing; slow down, move into the next lane and pass as you would a motor vehicle.

Squeezing past a bike in one lane leaves the rider no room if they swerve.

Do not try to share the lane with a bicyclist when passing. Reduce speed, move into the next lane and pass in the normal manner, just as you would pass a motor vehicle.

If there is oncoming traffic, slow down behind the bicyclist and pass when the oncoming traffic has cleared.

Passing a bike with a car coming leaves you no room to give the rider space.

If there is oncoming traffic, slow down behind the bicyclist and pass when the oncoming traffic has cleared.

The wind from a moving vehicle can cause a bicyclist to lose control if the vehicle passes too closely.

A rider pushed by a blast of air can wobble into the road or fall.

The wind effects from a moving vehicle can cause a bicyclist to lose control if the vehicle passes too closely.

You are turning left and an oncoming cyclist is coming. What must you do?

Yield, as you would to a car. Turning across a cyclist's path is as dangerous as turning in front of a car. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.73: “Yield to oncoming bicyclists just as you would yield to oncoming motorists.”