Bad Weather & Night Driving — Mississippi
Mississippi permit practice test: 480 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 50 questions.
Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | Mississippi Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 50 (10% of 480 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (50)
1. When driving under snowy or icy conditions:
- It is safe to use your cruise control.
- Make speed and directional changes more gradually than you would otherwise. ✓
- Drive as you would under normal conditions.
Answer: B. Make speed and directional changes more gradually than you would otherwise.
2. If the rear of your vehicle is skidding to the left, you should:
- Not turn your steering wheel.
- Turn your steering wheel to the left to correct the skid. ✓
- Turn your steering wheel to the right to correct the skid.
Answer: B. Turn your steering wheel to the left to correct the skid.
3. When driving behind another vehicle at night, you should:
- Keep your headlights on the low beam setting. ✓
- Use your high beam headlights until you are within 10 feet of the vehicle ahead.
- Use your high beam headlights.
Answer: A. Keep your headlights on the low beam setting.
4. When driving in fog, drivers should use:
- Their low beam headlights. ✓
- Their high beam headlights.
- Their parking lights.
Answer: A. Their low beam headlights.
5. If the roadway is wet or icy, you should:
- Reduce your speed. ✓
- Drive at the posted speed.
- Speed up.
Answer: A. Reduce your speed.
6. When driving on a slippery surface, such as snow or ice:
- Shift to a low gear before going down steep hills. ✓
- Maintain traction by following other vehicles closely.
- Pump your brakes to keep them from freezing.
Answer: A. Shift to a low gear before going down steep hills.
7. Continuous hard braking on ice and snow often:
- Helps you stop faster.
- Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering. ✓
- Keeps the brakes from freezing.
Answer: B. Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering.
8. Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a thin film of water instead of on the surface of the road. To prevent hydroplaning in rainy weather, you should:
- Put on your cruise control to maintain a constant speed.
- Decrease your speed. ✓
- Move to the shoulder of the road as soon as it starts to rain.
Answer: B. Decrease your speed.
9. It is more dangerous to drive at night than during the day because:
- You cannot see as far ahead at night. ✓
- The road is always more slippery at night.
- Your reaction time is slower at night.
Answer: A. You cannot see as far ahead at night.
10. To avoid hydroplaning while driving in rainy conditions, you should:
- Drive at a speed appropriate for ideal conditions.
- Apply your brakes as soon as your car starts to skid.
- Slow down. ✓
Answer: C. Slow down.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook