School bus divided highway — Mississippi Permit Test

School bus divided highway on the Mississippi permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

The school bus exception is for a divided highway with 4 or more lanes, with at least two lanes of travel in each direction.

Only a road wide enough to keep children well away from the far lanes gets the exception.

If you are traveling on a highway with FOUR or more lanes, with at least TWO lanes of travel in opposite directions, then:

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.58

On a divided highway, if you are going the same direction as a stopped school bus, you must still stop and wait.

Cars behind the bus are on the side where the children get off.

If you are traveling in the SAME direction as the stopped school bus, you must still follow the procedures above.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.58

On a divided highway, if you are going the opposite direction from a stopped school bus, you may continue on your side without stopping.

The divided road keeps your lanes apart from where the children cross.

If you are traveling in the OPPOSITE direction as the stopped school bus, you may continue to travel on your side of the divided highway without stopping.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.58

On the test

For the school bus exception, a divided highway has at least how many lanes?

4 lanes. Only a road wide enough to keep children well away from the far lanes gets the exception. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.58: “If you are traveling on a highway with FOUR or more lanes, with at least TWO lanes of travel in opposite directions, then:”

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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.