Mississippi Road Signs Cheat Sheet.
The night-before summary, built like the exam.

The numbers to remember

• Real exam: 20 computerized multiple-choice questions, no published passing score.
• Testing hours: weekdays 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; statewide, testing stops at 4 p.m.
• Fail once: retest the next business day. Fail three times: wait 30 days.
• Learner's permit fee: $7.00. Regular 4-year license fee: $24.00.
• Regular permit minimum age: 15. Temporary (school) permit: 14.
• Permit valid for 2 years; must hold it at least 12 months before upgrading to a license.
• Supervising driver must be 21+ and seated next to you; aim for 50 hours supervised practice.

Sign shapes at a glance

• Octagon → STOP (only shape used for it).
• Triangle (equilateral) → YIELD (only shape used for it).
• Diamond → warning ahead (curve, hazard, intersection).
• Pentagon → school zone/crossing.
• Round → railroad crossing advance warning.
• Rectangle → regulatory (speed limit) or guide sign.
• Pennant → no-passing zone.

Colors: red = stop/prohibited, yellow = caution, orange = construction, green = guide/direction, blue = services, brown = recreation, white/black = regulatory rule.

Right-of-way in one breath

• First to arrive at an uncontrolled intersection goes first; tie goes to the driver on the right.
• Left turns yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, even on green.
• Pedestrians in a crosswalk beat turning/through traffic.
• Emergency vehicles with lights/sirens beat everyone — pull right, stop.
• In a roundabout, traffic already circulating beats traffic entering.

Top traps

• Don't just memorize color — a sign's shape is tested independently of its color.
• Posted speed limits are a ceiling for ideal conditions, not a safe speed in rain, fog, or on ice — slow down below the limit when conditions demand it.
• Green light does not cancel your duty to yield when turning left.
• Fatigue is tested like impairment: slowed reactions and microsleeps count against you just like alcohol or drugs.
• Zero-tolerance rules commonly apply to drivers under 21, even for a small amount of alcohol.
• Since a third fail costs you 30 days, don't wing the real exam hoping to "see what's on it" — you only get one cheap retake (next business day) before the wait kicks in.
• Testing statewide cuts off at 4 p.m. — arriving late can cost you the whole day, not just a few minutes.