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Mississippi driving lessons

Mississippi driving lessons.

Read 58 lessons across 12 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Mississippi’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 7 lessons

Getting Your License

Permits, license classes, documents and the exam

  1. Who needs a Mississippi license 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Renewals, military, students & non-citizens 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Regular Learner's Permit 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Class D, school bus & motorcycle licenses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Regular Driver's License (Class R) 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Applying: documents & signatures 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. The exam & key terms 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Vehicle Equipment & Safe Driving Basics

Required equipment, vision, fatigue and distractions

  1. Required vehicle equipment 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Squatted vehicles & tire checks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Vision, fatigue & long drives 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Before you drive & what to watch for 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Distractions & the cellphone law 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 3 lessons

Pavement Markings & Lane Use

Lines, arrows, crosswalks and choosing a lane

  1. Center lines & lane lines 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Arrows, turn lanes & crosswalks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Choosing your lane 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 5 lessons

Traffic Signs

Shapes, colors, regulatory, warning and guide signs

  1. Sign shapes & colors 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Regulatory signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Warning signs 2 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. School, pedestrian & guide signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Work zones & slow-moving vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 4 lessons

Railroad Crossings & Traffic Signals

Crossbucks, gates, signal lights and officers

  1. Railroad crossings: signs & stopping rules 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Stuck on the tracks & the blue ENS sign 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. Traffic signal lights 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Flashing & dark signals, lane signals, officers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 4 lessons

Speed, Signaling & Following Distance

Legal speeds, the Natchez Trace, signals and stopping

  1. Legal speed limits 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. The Natchez Trace Parkway 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. Turn signals & arm signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Following distance & stopping distance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Passing, Turning & Right-of-Way

Passing rules, turns and who goes first

  1. Passing other vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Safe turns & turning around 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. How to make left and right turns 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Turn lanes, one-way streets & opposing left turns 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Right-of-way at intersections 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Driveways, unmarked intersections & roundabouts 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 2 lessons

School Buses & Pedestrians

Stopping for buses and yielding to people on foot

  1. Stopping for school buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Yielding to pedestrians 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 5 lessons

Parking, Night Driving & Seat Belts

Where you can't park, headlights and child restraints

  1. Where you can't park 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Parking on a highway & parallel parking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Parking on a hill 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Night driving & headlights 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Seat belts & child restraints 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 4 lessons

Hazards, Crashes & Emergencies

Skids, crashes, emergency vehicles and traffic stops

  1. Rain, skids, blowouts & breakdowns 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. If you're in a crash 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Yielding to emergency vehicles 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. When you're pulled over 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 11 · 5 lessons

Interstate, Large Vehicles & Bicycles

Merging, blind spots, trucks and cyclists

  1. Entering & exiting the interstate 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Interstate lanes, blind spots & breakdowns 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Sharing the road with large trucks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Sharing the road with bicycles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Rules and tips for cyclists 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 12 · 8 lessons

Legal Requirements & Commercial Driving

Registration, insurance, DUI, license actions and Class D rules

  1. Plates, title & window tint 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Insurance & the Safety Responsibility Act 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Alcohol, drugs & implied consent 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. DUI penalties 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Suspension, revocation & reinstatement 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Littering 2 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  7. Class D: truck equipment & size limits 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Class D: loads, truck driving & the CDL 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions