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Mississippi Permit Test Questions With
Verified Answers
Red traffic signs - answer✔Require drivers to take immediate actions to avoid threats to traffic
safety
Yellow traffic signs - answer✔Prepare drivers for specific road conditions
White traffic signs - answer✔Traffic signs display traffic regulations that drivers must obey
Orange traffic signs - answer✔Warn drivers of conditions ahead due to highway construction
and maintenance
Green traffic signs - answer✔Indicate directions, highways entrances and exits, and distance to
upcoming destinations.
Blue traffic signs - answer✔Display traveler information to drivers.
Brown traffic signs - answer✔Indicate nearby parks and recreational areas.
Circular traffic signs - answer✔Alert drivers of upcoming railroad crossings.
Three-Sided traffic signs - answer✔Warn drivers to slow down when approaching and
intersection and to be prepared to come to a complete stop.
Pennant-shaped traffic signs - answer✔Warns drivers not to pass other drivers on the left.
Square traffic signs - answer✔Display regulations that drivers must obey. (no left turns)
Rectangular traffic signs - answer✔Display traffic regulations that drivers must obey suck as
speed limit as well as helpful information such as state highway markers.
Diamond-Shaped traffic signs - answer✔Warn drivers of upcoming road conditions and hazards
(divided highway ends)
Five-sided traffic signs - answer✔warns drivers that they are entering an area near a school in
which children may be crossing the road.
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Eight-sided traffic signs - answer✔Warn drivers to stop and yield the appropriate right-of-way
at an intersections.
Warning signs - answer✔Prepare drivers for upcoming road conditions and hazards.(lane
added, detour, curve ahead, crossroads ahead)
Lane markings - answer✔Two lane road with a solid yellow line, Two lane road with a broken
yellow like, four lane road with a solid yellow line.
Passing other drivers - answer✔make sure passing lane is clear of traffic, u must return to the
right side of the road no less then 100 feet before any oncoming vehicle and check behind and
to the left of ur car to make sure that another car is not trying to pass u
To turn left - answer✔be in the far left lane for ur direction of travel. to turn right be in the far
right lane for ur direction of travel.
Signaling ur intention to turn - answer✔u must give a proper turn signal at least 200 feet before
turning or changing lanes. if the speed limit is 50 miles and hour or more u must give a proper
turn signal at least 300 feet before turning or changing lanes.
hand signals - answer✔Palm down- slow or stop
Palm forward up- right turn
Palm forward arm straight- left turn
u turns - answer✔u are not allowed to make u turns but if u are going to do it u must only make
a u turn in a curve in the road or on a hill make sure u look for traffic.
round about - answer✔in a round a bout u shout yield the right of way then cont. counter-
clockwise.
when others are turning - answer✔u should prepare to slow down or stop
Rural interstate highway speed limits - answer✔passenger in car- 70mph
Urban speed limits - answer✔Passenger in car - 55mph
School zone - answer✔Speed limits will be posted u must follow them from7a.m. to 4:30p.m.
school bus speed limit - answer✔a school bus can not go anymore then 40mph
reduce speed in - answer✔bad weather and poor visibility
slick or icy roads
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