Tips for safer cycling — Mississippi Permit Test
Tips for safer cycling on the Mississippi permit test — 10 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Wearing a helmet is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious injury on a bicycle.
Head injuries cause the worst harm in bike crashes, and a helmet takes much of the blow.
WEAR A HELMET! This is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious injury.
Travel with the direction of traffic; never ride a bicycle facing oncoming traffic.
A rider coming the wrong way shows up where drivers do not look, and closes on them fast.
TRAVEL WITH THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. Never ride a bicycle facing oncoming traffic.
Ride predictably: do not weave in and out of traffic or back and forth on the road.
Drivers can only give a rider room if they can tell where the bike will be next.
RIDE PREDICTABLY. Do not weave in and out of traffic or back and forth on the road.
Enter roadways carefully: be certain your path is clear before riding out of alleys or driveways or from behind parked cars.
A bike that shoots out from behind a parked car gives a driver no time to stop.
Be certain your path is clear before riding out of alleys or driveways or from behind parked cars.
Be visible: wear bright clothing, and use a bright headlight, taillight and reflective vest or clothing when riding at night.
A rider in dark clothes without lights cannot be seen by drivers at night.
A bright headlight, taillight, and reflective vest or clothing should be used if riding at night.
Use a luggage carrier, basket or saddle bags for carrying items on a bicycle.
Holding a bag in one hand leaves the rider unable to steer, brake and signal at once.
USE A LUGGAGE CARRIER, BASKET, OR SADDLE BAGS (PANNIERS) for carrying items.
Never ride two people on a bicycle built for one, and never hitch your bicycle to another vehicle.
An extra rider throws off balance and steering, and a hitched bike can be dragged under a car.
NEVER RIDE TWO PEOPLE on a bicycle built for one.
If traffic makes it hard for motorists to pass, a cyclist should pull off the road now and then to let them pass, and not let long lines of cars back up.
Drivers stuck behind a bike for a long time may try a risky pass.
If traffic conditions make it difficult for motorists to pass you, pull off the road periodically to let the motorists pass safely.
State law permits bicyclists to ride side-by-side, but riders two abreast should not impede the normal movement of traffic.
Two riders across a lane can hold up traffic and tempt drivers into risky passes.
State law does permit bicyclists to ride side-by-side, but bicyclists riding two abreast should not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
When riding on a multi-lane roadway, always ride within a single lane.
A bike riding on a lane line leaves drivers in both lanes unsure how to pass.
When riding on a multi-lane roadway always ride within a single lane.
On the test
What does the manual call one of the most effective ways to cut a cyclist's risk of serious injury?
Wearing a helmet. Head injuries cause the worst harm in bike crashes, and a helmet takes much of the blow. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.74: “WEAR A HELMET! This is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious injury.”
How this works
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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)