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Mississippi DMV Cheat Sheet
The 25 hardest Mississippi questions, with answers · free, no sign-up · Updated July 12, 2026
Not a cheat — a shortcut. These are the 25 toughest questions in our handbook-verified Mississippi bank: the tricky wording, the numbers people mix up, the rules nobody remembers. Every answer comes with the explanation, so five minutes here covers the material most likely to cost you points on the real 30-question exam (80% to pass).
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. If drinking alcohol slows your reaction by just a half-second at 55 mph, about how much farther will your vehicle travel before stopping?
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Correct answer: About 44 feet
If your reactions slow by only a half-second and you must brake at 55 mph, your vehicle travels an extra 44 feet before stopping. That distance could be the difference between life and death.
2. Where must the Mississippi window tint decal be affixed?
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Correct answer: The lower left corner of the windshield
The window tint decal must be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield, and the compliance certificate must be kept on the dashboard or inside the dash compartment.
3. Under the Squatted Vehicle Law, the height of a fender is measured:
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Correct answer: Vertically from the ground, through the centerline of the wheel, to the bottom of the fender
The height of the fender is a vertical measurement from, and perpendicular to, the ground, through the centerline of the wheel, and to the bottom of the fender.
4. Your vehicle’s foot brake must be strong enough to stop the vehicle within:
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Correct answer: 30 feet at a speed of 20 mph
Your vehicle must have both a foot brake and a parking brake. The foot brake must stop the vehicle within thirty feet at 20 mph; the parking brake must stop it within fifty-five feet at 20 mph.
5. Which of the following is legal on your vehicle in Mississippi?
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Correct answer: A taillight that is red and visible from 500 feet behind
The taillight on your vehicle must be red and visible from 500 feet behind. Muffler cutouts are illegal, auxiliary lights may not be red or blue, and no more than four lights (besides headlights) may burn at once.
6. A child at least four but under seven years old who is under 4 feet 9 inches or less than 65 pounds must ride in a:
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Correct answer: Belt-positioning booster seat
Children at least four but under seven years old who are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall or weigh less than sixty-five pounds must be secured in a belt-positioning booster seat system.
7. In Mississippi, who may register as an organ donor when applying for a license or ID?
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Correct answer: Mississippians age 15 and older
Mississippians age 15 and older who are registering for a driver’s permit or state ID may indicate their wish to be an organ donor on their license. One organ donor can save up to eight lives.
8. You first apply at age seventeen (or older) and have never held a Mississippi permit. What can you do?
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Correct answer: Apply directly for a Regular Driver’s License and take the Computerized Exam the same day
If you first apply at age seventeen or older, you may apply directly for a Regular Driver’s License and may complete the Computerized Exam on the same day, regardless of previous permits.
9. You hold a valid, unexpired driver’s license from another state and are transferring to Mississippi. What happens with the Computerized Exam?
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Correct answer: It is waived, but you must still pass a vision screening
If you have a valid driver’s license from another state, the Computerized Exam is waived; you must still pass a vision screening. If the out-of-state license has been expired over thirty days, you must take the Computerized Exam.
10. Mississippi law requires your vehicle’s foot brake to be strong enough to stop the vehicle within what distance at twenty miles per hour?
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Correct answer: Thirty feet
The foot brake must be strong enough to stop the vehicle within thirty feet at twenty miles per hour. The separate parking brake must be able to stop it within fifty-five feet at that speed.
11. Under Mississippi’s vehicle-equipment rules, your horn must be able to be heard from:
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Correct answer: Two hundred feet away
Your vehicle must have a horn that can be heard two hundred feet away. Sirens, exhaust whistles, and other noise-making devices are illegal.
12. Which statement about auxiliary lights on a Mississippi vehicle is correct?
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Correct answer: No auxiliary light may be red or blue, and no more than four lights (besides headlights) may burn at once
It is against the law for a spotlight or auxiliary light to be red or blue, and at no time should more than four lights (not counting headlights) be burning at once.
13. You may not leave your vehicle parked within how many feet of the approach to a traffic control device?
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Correct answer: 30 feet
Parking is prohibited within thirty feet of the approach to any traffic control device, such as a signal or sign, so it stays visible to approaching drivers.
14. When you must park along a highway, other drivers should be able to see your vehicle from at least how far in both directions?
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Correct answer: 200 feet
Park so that you can be seen from at least two hundred feet in both directions, and leave your parking lights or emergency flashers on if it is night.
15. When you leave a parallel parking space, who has the right of way?
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Correct answer: Oncoming traffic — you must yield to it
The driver leaving a parking space does not have the right of way. You must yield to any oncoming traffic before pulling out into the travel lane.
16. You are on a divided highway of four or more lanes, traveling the OPPOSITE direction from a stopped school bus with flashing red lights. What may you do?
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Correct answer: Continue on your side of the divided highway without stopping
On a divided highway with four or more lanes and at least two lanes of travel in opposite directions, a driver going the opposite direction from the stopped bus may continue without stopping. A driver going the same direction must still stop.
17. A school bus stops in a loading zone where pedestrians are not allowed to cross the roadway. Must approaching drivers stop?
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Correct answer: No — you do not have to stop in that situation
If the school bus stops in a loading zone that is part of or adjacent to the highway and where pedestrians are not allowed to cross the roadway, you do not have to stop.
18. An emergency vehicle with lights or siren activated approaches while you are stopped in an intersection. What should you do?
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Correct answer: Proceed through the intersection, then pull over to the extreme right shoulder
If you are at an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches, proceed through the intersection first, then pull over to the extreme right shoulder.
19. If your vehicle begins to skid, you should:
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Correct answer: Turn the wheel in the direction of the skid
If your vehicle starts to skid, turn the wheel in the direction of the skid, but only if you can do so safely. Braking suddenly will increase the skid, and you should never use the clutch when trying to stop a skid.
20. Your car becomes disabled and you must walk to seek help. On which side of the highway should you walk?
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Correct answer: The left side, facing oncoming traffic
If your car is disabled, pull over to the extreme right shoulder. If you must walk for help, always walk on the left side of the highway, facing oncoming traffic, and never cross an interstate.
21. When entering an interstate highway from an on-ramp, you should:
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Correct answer: Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic before merging
As you reach the end of the ramp, increase your speed in the acceleration lane until you match the interstate traffic, then yield to approaching vehicles and merge smoothly. Merging too slowly or too fast is dangerous.
22. To exit an interstate, you should be in the correct lane at least how far before your exit?
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Correct answer: One-quarter mile
Be in the correct lane at least one-quarter mile from your exit. Do not slow down until you have safely moved into the deceleration lane, then reduce to the posted speed.
23. You see a WRONG WAY sign facing you. What does it mean?
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Correct answer: You are traveling opposite the correct direction and must leave the roadway and turn around as soon as possible
A WRONG WAY sign tells you that you are traveling in the opposite direction from other cars and are in danger of a head-on collision. Leave the roadway and turn around as soon as possible.
24. You are turning left at a solid green light. What must you do?
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Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic before completing the turn
A solid green light lets you go if it is safe, but if you are turning left it means you must yield to oncoming traffic. A green arrow, by contrast, gives you a protected turn.
25. What does a flashing yellow arrow at an intersection mean?
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Correct answer: You may turn in the direction of the arrow, but you must yield to oncoming traffic
A flashing yellow arrow means you may turn in the direction of the arrow if you are in the proper lane, but oncoming traffic has a green light, so you do NOT have a protected turn and must yield.
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