Mississippi Motorcycle Operator Manual
Mississippi Motorcycle Manual 2026
Download the official Mississippi DPS motorcycle manual PDF, or read all 60 pages online.
- Edition
- 2023
- Pages
- 60
- PDF size
- 754 KB
- Published by
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety
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How to use the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual
The DPS draws its 30-question knowledge test from the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual, and you need 80% to pass, which is 24 correct answers. Read the 60 pages once for coverage, then answer practice questions to find the rules that did not stick. Practice tells you what you do not know yet; the Motorcycle Manual is where the rule is actually stated, in the words the state chose.
It is also the only source that settles an argument. When a practice answer and your instinct disagree, the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual decides it, and every explanation we write points back into it.
What is inside the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual
The Mississippi Motorcycle Manual runs to 60 pages. These are the areas it covers that the knowledge test can ask about.
- Choosing and fitting a helmet and protective gear
- Motorcycle controls and the pre-ride inspection
- Basic skills: starting, stopping, turning and shifting
- Lane position, visibility and being seen in traffic
- Following distance, escape routes and scanning for hazards
- Cornering, braking and swerving
- Riding over surface hazards and in bad weather
- Carrying passengers and cargo
- Group riding
- Alcohol, drugs and impairment on a motorcycle
- Licensing, endorsement steps and the skills test
The Mississippi knowledge test at a glance
Everything below comes from the DPS directly. It is what the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual is preparing you for.
- Questions
- 30
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct answers needed
- 24 of 30
- Time limit
- Time limit not published
- Test fee
- $7
- Minimum age
- 15
- Can you take it online?
- No, in person only
Verified against the DPS in 2026-07.
Source and edition
This is the 2023 edition of the Mississippi Motorcycle Manual, published by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. We mirror it so it loads fast and stays reachable when the agency moves the file. We last checked it against the agency on 2026-07-30. The authoritative copy is always the agency's own: view it on the DPS website.