Skids and blowouts — Mississippi Permit Test
Skids and blowouts on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your vehicle starts to skid, turn the wheel in the direction of the skid, but only if you can do so without running off the road or hitting something.
Turning against the skid can spin the car around.
If your vehicle starts to skid, turn the wheel in the direction of the skid, but only if you can do so without running off the road or hitting something.
Braking suddenly will increase a skid, and you should never use the clutch when trying to stop a skid.
Hard braking locks the wheels, and locked wheels slide even more.
Remember that braking suddenly will increase the skid.
With a flat tire or blowout, do not brake suddenly: take your foot off the accelerator, then brake slowly; with plenty of room, let the car stop by itself.
Hard braking on a blown tire can pull the car sharply to one side.
If you have a flat tire or blowout, do not apply your brakes suddenly. Take your foot off the accelerator. Then apply the brakes slowly and cautiously.
If you run off the pavement, use the brakes lightly before returning to the roadway.
Jerking back onto the road at speed can throw the car across into oncoming traffic.
If you run off the pavement, use the brakes lightly before returning to the roadway.
On the test
Your car starts to skid. Which way should you turn the wheel?
In the direction of the skid. Turning against the skid can spin the car around. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.65: “If your vehicle starts to skid, turn the wheel in the direction of the skid, but only if you can do so without running off the road or hitting something.”
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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)