Mississippi: Emergencies
Bad weather, skids, flooded roads, breakdowns, what to do after a crash, reporting it, and warning devices on a disabled truck. Split into 2 shorter tests so you're not stuck in one long quiz.
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What does the manual say about a vehicle that breaks down?
- You will not be arrested, but should move it out of the way quickly
- You must leave it where it stopped until an officer arrives
- You may be arrested if you cannot move it at once
- You should leave it in place until it is repaired
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Correct answer: You will not be arrested, but should move it out of the way quickly
If your vehicle breaks down you will not be arrested, but you should move it out of the way as quickly as possible.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 60 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 60)
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According to the manual, when are road conditions the slickest and most dangerous in rainy weather?
- In the opening minutes of rain or drizzle
- After several hours of steady rain
- In the minutes right after the rain stops
- Only during a heavy downpour
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Correct answer: In the opening minutes of rain or drizzle
The first water to hit the road loosens dirt and grease that coat it with a slick film, so the opening minutes of rain or drizzle are the slickest and most dangerous.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the first water to hit a dry road loosen, which then coats the road with a dangerously slick film?
- Loose gravel from the shoulder
- Paint from the lane markings
- Accumulated dirt and grease
- Oil from the engines of passing cars
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Correct answer: Accumulated dirt and grease
The first water to hit the road loosens accumulated dirt and grease, forming a mixture that quickly coats the road with a slick film.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What can high speeds on a road with water on it cause your vehicle to do?
- Overheat its tires
- Hydroplane out of control
- Lock its brakes permanently
- Stall its engine
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Correct answer: Hydroplane out of control
The manual says that high speeds when there is water on the roadway can cause a vehicle to hydroplane out of control.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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According to the manual, what causes most automobile skids?
- Worn windshield wipers that leave the glass streaked
- Turning the steering wheel too slowly on a curve
- Driving with the headlights on during the daytime
- Driving too fast for the weather and road conditions
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Correct answer: Driving too fast for the weather and road conditions
Most automobile skids are caused by driving too fast for the weather and road conditions.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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Hydroplaning occurs when which part of the vehicle starts to ride up on pooled water?
- The steering tires
- The rear bumper
- The brake drums
- The exhaust system
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Correct answer: The steering tires
Hydroplaning occurs when the steering tires start to ride up on pooled water, similar to the action of water skis.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What is the best way to avoid traction loss from hydroplaning?
- Brake firmly as soon as you see a puddle ahead
- Follow closely behind the vehicle in front of you
- Slow down when it rains or the road is wet
- Drive through puddles in a lower gear at speed
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Correct answer: Slow down when it rains or the road is wet
The manual says the best way to avoid traction loss from hydroplaning is to slow down in the rain or when the road is wet with pooled water or puddles.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If you see a flooded roadway, what should you do?
- Drive through it slowly in a low gear
- Find another route to get to your destination
- Follow the vehicle ahead through the water
- Stop and wait in the water until it drains
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Correct answer: Find another route to get to your destination
The manual says not to drive through large bodies of standing water on a road, and to find another route if the roadway is flooded.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If your vehicle starts to skid, in which direction should you turn the wheel, if you can do so without running off the road or hitting something?
- Away from the direction of the skid
- Straight ahead and hold it there
- Back and forth in short quick turns
- In the direction of the skid
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Correct answer: In the direction of the skid
The manual says to turn the wheel in the direction of the skid, but only if you can do so without running off the road or hitting something.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What effect does braking suddenly have when your vehicle is skidding?
- It increases the skid
- It ends the skid sooner
- It has no effect on the skid
- It straightens the vehicle
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Correct answer: It increases the skid
The manual reminds drivers that braking suddenly will increase the skid.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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Which of these should you never use when you are trying to stop a skid?
- The steering wheel
- The horn
- The clutch
- The turn signal
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Correct answer: The clutch
The manual states: never use the clutch when you are trying to stop a skid.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What should you do with the brakes if you have a flat tire or blowout?
- Apply the brakes suddenly and firmly to stop quickly
- Release the accelerator, then brake slowly and cautiously
- Keep your foot on the accelerator and brake lightly
- Pump the brakes rapidly until the vehicle has stopped
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Correct answer: Release the accelerator, then brake slowly and cautiously
After a flat tire or blowout, do not apply the brakes suddenly: take your foot off the accelerator, then brake slowly and cautiously.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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After a flat tire or blowout, what may you do if you have plenty of stopping distance?
- Shift into a lower gear and accelerate
- Apply the parking brake at once
- Turn off the engine immediately
- Allow the vehicle to stop by itself
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Correct answer: Allow the vehicle to stop by itself
The manual says that if you have plenty of stopping distance after a blowout, you can allow the vehicle to stop by itself.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If you run off the pavement, how should you use the brakes before returning to the roadway?
- Lightly
- Firmly
- Not at all
- Repeatedly and rapidly
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Correct answer: Lightly
The manual says that if you run off the pavement, use the brakes lightly before returning to the roadway.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If your car becomes disabled on a road, where should you pull over?
- To the extreme left shoulder
- Into the left lane next to the median
- To the extreme right shoulder
- Onto the nearest cross street only
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Correct answer: To the extreme right shoulder
The manual says that if your car becomes disabled you should pull over to the extreme right shoulder.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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When you must walk to seek help, what type of road does the manual say you must NEVER cross?
- Any four-lane highway
- Any county road
- Any road without a shoulder
- Any interstate
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Correct answer: Any interstate
The manual says to be extremely careful crossing any highway and never to cross any interstate.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If you are involved in an accident, what must you do first?
- Stop at once and help anyone who has been injured
- Move the vehicle out of sight and call your insurer
- Leave the scene if you were not at fault
- Wait for the officer without speaking to the other driver
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Correct answer: Stop at once and help anyone who has been injured
The manual says to stop at once and help anyone who has been injured.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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Which information must you give to all other parties involved in an accident?
- Your name, address, Social Security number, and employer
- Your name, license plate number, and bank account number
- Your address, insurance premium, and credit card number
- Your name, address, license plate number, and insurance information
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Correct answer: Your name, address, license plate number, and insurance information
The manual says to give all other parties your name, address, license plate number, and insurance information, and to get the same from them for your own protection.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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If you are injured so badly after an accident that you cannot make an immediate report, who else may make it?
- Only a law enforcement officer
- Any one of your passengers
- Only the other driver
- Only your insurance company
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Correct answer: Any one of your passengers
The manual says that if you are injured too badly to report immediately, any one of your passengers may do so.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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How does the manual describe the accident reports made to law enforcement?
- They are open to the public
- They are shared with your employer
- They are posted online
- They are confidential
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Correct answer: They are confidential
The manual states that these accident reports are confidential.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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What do you dial on a cellular phone to be connected toll free to a Mississippi Highway Patrol dispatcher to report an emergency traffic situation on an interstate or highway?
- *HP (*47)
- *MS (*67)
- *DL (*35)
- *MHP (*647)
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Correct answer: *HP (*47)
The manual says to dial *HP (*47) on a cellular phone, to state your emergency and give the location, and to report only actual emergencies.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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If you are involved in an accident or your car breaks down on the interstate, where should you move your vehicle?
- Onto the left shoulder next to the median, as far from traffic as you can
- Off the pavement onto the extreme right shoulder or as far right as is practical
- Onto the nearest exit ramp, even if you must stop and back up to reach it
- Into the right lane, staying in it with your emergency flashers turned on
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Correct answer: Off the pavement onto the extreme right shoulder or as far right as is practical
After an accident or breakdown you move off the pavement onto the extreme right shoulder or as far to the right as is practical.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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If you are involved in an accident or break down at night, what should you do with your lights?
- Turn off all of your lights to avoid being hit
- Switch to your parking lights only and raise the hood
- Turn off your headlights but leave the flashers on
- Leave your lights on and use your emergency flashers
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Correct answer: Leave your lights on and use your emergency flashers
At night you leave your lights on and use your emergency flashers.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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If you are stranded on the interstate, what should you do?
- Stay inside your vehicle, lock the doors, and wait for reliable help
- Get out and stand beside your vehicle so that others can see you
- Hitchhike to the nearest exit and call for help from there
- Get out and wave down passing drivers in the main flow of traffic
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Correct answer: Stay inside your vehicle, lock the doors, and wait for reliable help
A stranded driver stays inside the vehicle with the doors locked and waits for reliable help, and never stands beside the vehicle or hitchhikes.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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If you operate a bus or truck at night, what is the least number of flares, fuses, electric flares, or reflectors you must carry?
- One
- Two
- Four
- Three
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Correct answer: Three
At night a bus or truck must carry at least three flares, fuses, electric flares, or reflectors.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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If your truck becomes disabled, about how far ahead of your location should you place the first warning device?
- About one hundred feet
- About fifty feet
- About two hundred feet
- About five hundred feet
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Correct answer: About one hundred feet
One warning device goes approximately one hundred feet ahead, a second one hundred feet to the rear, and a third at the roadway side of the vehicle.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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When a truck is disabled, where should the third warning device be placed, after one ahead and one to the rear?
- Two hundred feet behind the vehicle
- On the roof of the cab
- At the roadway side of the vehicle
- At the nearest intersection
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Correct answer: At the roadway side of the vehicle
The third warning device goes at the roadway side of the vehicle, in addition to those one hundred feet ahead and one hundred feet to the rear.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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What should you use in daylight hours, in the same positions as night flares, when your truck is disabled?
- White flags
- Red flags
- Orange traffic cones
- Hazard lights alone
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Correct answer: Red flags
In daylight hours you should use red flags in the same positions as the night warning devices.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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After an accident involving a truck carrying gasoline, oil, or explosives, whom should you keep away?
- Only the other driver
- Only people in vehicles
- Only children
- People, especially smokers
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Correct answer: People, especially smokers
In case of an accident, you should keep people, especially smokers, away from the truck.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 87 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 87)
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On the Natchez Trace Parkway, to whom should you report accidents, fires, or other emergencies?
- The nearest county sheriff's office
- The nearest Ranger
- The nearest driver license station
- The nearest hospital emergency room
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Correct answer: The nearest Ranger
All accidents, fires, and other emergencies on the Parkway should be reported to the nearest Ranger.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 90 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 90)
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If you cannot find the telephone number for help on the Natchez Trace Parkway, what does the manual say to do?
- Dial "0" for the operator and ask to be connected to the nearest Natchez Trace Park Ranger
- Wait at the roadside until a Park Ranger happens to drive by and stops to help you
- Drive off the Parkway and ask for help at the next driver license station you find
- Call the Superintendent's office in Tupelo and leave a message describing the problem
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Correct answer: Dial "0" for the operator and ask to be connected to the nearest Natchez Trace Park Ranger
A driver who cannot locate the number dials "0" for the operator and asks to be connected to the nearest Natchez Trace Park Ranger.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 90 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 90)
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When you ask the operator to connect you to a Natchez Trace Park Ranger, what should you be sure to give?
- Your driver's license number and vehicle registration papers
- Your full name, home address and the name of your insurance company
- Your approximate location and a description of the circumstances
- The number of passengers and the make and model of your vehicle
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Correct answer: Your approximate location and a description of the circumstances
The caller should give an approximate location and describe the circumstances.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 90 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 90)