Signal lights — Mississippi Permit Test

Signal lights on the Mississippi permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Use your signal lights each time you intend to turn, change lanes, or pass.

Other drivers cannot read your mind, and a move with no signal is the one they never see coming.

Use your vehicle’s signal lights (“blinkers”) to alert other drivers each time you intend to turn, change lanes, pass, or enter or exit a parallel parking space.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42

Signal when you enter or exit a parallel parking space, too.

A car pulling out from the curb looks parked until it moves, so the signal is the only warning.

Use your vehicle’s signal lights (“blinkers”) to alert other drivers each time you intend to turn, change lanes, pass, or enter or exit a parallel parking space.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42

The best way to tell other drivers you intend to turn or pass is to use your signal lights well in advance.

A signal given at the last second gives the driver behind no time to slow down.

The best way to notify other drivers that you intend to turn or pass is to use your signal lights well in advance.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42

If the vehicle ahead signals a turn, turn on your own signal only if you also intend to turn; do not signal to warn others that the car ahead is turning.

A copied signal tells drivers behind you that you will turn, and they may pass or merge on a false belief.

If the vehicle ahead of you signals for a turn, activate your signal ONLY IF YOU ALSO INTEND TO TURN.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42

Do not use your left signal to tell a vehicle behind you that it is safe to pass; the driver behind you decides whether it is safe.

You may not see the oncoming car the other driver needs to know about, and your blinker can wave them into it.

Do not use your left signal to let a vehicle behind you know it is safe to pass.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42

On the test

When should you use your signal lights?

Every time you turn, change lanes, or pass. Other drivers cannot read your mind, and a move with no signal is the one they never see coming. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.42: “Use your vehicle’s signal lights (“blinkers”) to alert other drivers each time you intend to turn, change lanes, pass, or enter or exit a parallel parking space.”

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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.