Turning at intersections — Mississippi Permit Test
Turning at intersections on the Mississippi permit test — 10 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Know where you want to turn; if you are not sure, drive slowly, read the street signs, and avoid last-minute turns.
A sudden swerve for a street you almost missed surprises the cars behind and beside you.
Know where you want to turn. If you are not sure, drive slowly and read the street signs or road markers.
Signal what you intend to do, giving pedestrians and other drivers advance notice before a turn.
People on foot at the corner decide whether to step out by watching what your car will do.
Signal what you intend to do. Give pedestrians and other drivers advance notice of your intentions.
Get into the correct lane for your turn as soon as possible.
Cutting across lanes right at the corner puts you in the path of cars going straight.
Get into the correct lane as soon as possible.
Look around in all directions before you change lanes or turn, and do not assume that other drivers will see you.
Another driver may be looking the other way, and a turn made on the hope of being seen can end in a crash.
Look around you in all directions before you change lanes or turn. Do not assume that other drivers will see you.
Slow down well before you reach the crosswalk of the intersection where you will turn.
Braking hard at the corner leaves the car behind you no time to slow down too.
Slow down well before you reach the crosswalk of the intersection.
Keep your wheels straight until the turn has started, including while you wait to turn.
If you are hit from behind with your wheels already turned, the car is pushed into the other lane.
Keep the wheels of your vehicle straight until the turn has started.
Complete a turn at a consistent speed, and do not push down on the brake or clutch while you are turning.
Braking or riding the clutch in the middle of a turn can make the car lurch or slide.
Complete the turn at a consistent speed. Do not push down on the brake or clutch while you are turning.
Do not shift gears while entering an intersection.
A missed gear in the middle of the crossing can leave you stalled in front of traffic.
Do not shift gears while entering the intersection.
Stay in your lane throughout the turn, and finish the turn in the proper lane.
Drifting wide in a turn takes you into a lane where another car may be turning beside you.
Stay in your lane throughout the turn. Finish the turn in the proper lane.
When traffic is blocked ahead as you approach an intersection, stop before reaching the crosswalk and wait for traffic to move.
A car stuck in the middle of the crossing blocks cross traffic and people on foot when the light changes.
When approaching an intersection and traffic is blocked ahead of you, you should stop before reaching the crosswalk and wait for traffic to move.
On the test
What should you do if you are not sure where your turn is?
Drive slowly and read the street signs. A sudden swerve for a street you almost missed surprises the cars behind and beside you. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.50: “Know where you want to turn. If you are not sure, drive slowly and read the street signs or road markers.”
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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)