Slow moving vehicles — Mississippi Permit Test

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

The rules

The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks vehicles that travel 25 mph or less.

You close on a slow vehicle much faster than you think, so you need to spot it early.

This emblem identifies SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES (vehicles that travel twenty-five miles per hour or less).

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34

The slow-moving vehicle emblem is a fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle displayed on the rear of animal-drawn vehicles, farm equipment or construction equipment.

The emblem is on the back so that drivers coming up behind see it in time.

A fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle displayed on the rear of vehicles drawn by animals, farm equipment, or construction equipment means the vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34

Pass farm machinery with caution, and remember that its operator may not hear approaching vehicles.

A tractor is loud, so its driver may turn or swing wide with no idea you are there.

Pass with caution and remember that the operator of the farm machinery may not hear approaching vehicles.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34

Animal-drawn vehicles and horseback riders have the same rights to use the road as a motor vehicle and must follow the same rules of the road.

A buggy has as much claim to the lane as you do, so you must wait to pass it safely.

They have the same rights to use the road as a motor vehicle and must follow the same rules of the road

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34

When passing a horse, do not use your horn or rev the engine, because this may scare the horse and cause a crash.

A scared horse can bolt into your path or throw its rider into the road.

Do not use your horn or “rev” the engine because this may scare the horse and cause a crash

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34

On the test

The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks vehicles that travel at what speed or less?

25 mph. You close on a slow vehicle much faster than you think, so you need to spot it early. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.34: “This emblem identifies SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES (vehicles that travel twenty-five miles per hour or less).”

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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.