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Minimum Speed on Limited Access Divided Highway:
Limited access roads are multiple-laned, with restricted
access using exit and entrance ramps rather than
intersections.
Interstate highways are national limited access roads
which connect metropolitan and industrial areas.
Seat Belt Law:
The driver and front seat passenger must wear seat belts,
and children under four years must be provided with and
restrained by a suitable car seat.
Interstate Highways
10 - Runs parallel with the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
between Louisiana and Alabama.
20 - Runs east-west from the border with Louisiana via
Jackson to meet Interstate 59 at Meridian.
55 - Runs north-south, from the border with Tennessee
just south of Memphis, via Jackson to the border with
Louisiana at a point just south of McComb.
59 - Runs diagonally across the southern corner of
Mississippi, from the border with Alabama east of
Meridian via Hattiesburg and on to cross into Louisiana
at Picayune.
Driving Permits
In the U.S.A you are not required to carry an
International Driving Permit (IDP) if you hold a valid
driving license, often you are required to have held your
license for a minimum of one year.
In the U.S.A driving license's include the drivers
photograph, so if you are from a country where this is
not the case it is wise to also carry your passport to
avoid any unnecessary complications or delays should you
have to produce it.
Driving Essentials:
You must hold, and carry with you, a current, valid
driving license issued in the country in which you live,
if your license is not in English an International
Driving Permit may be of assistance.
All occupants of a vehicle must wear seatbelts at all
times.
Do not drink and drive.
Take rest stops on long journeys.
Some special Driving Laws:
Seizure free period: 1 year
Periodic medical updates required after licensure: None
required
Doctors must report epilepsy: No
DMV appeal of license denial: Yes, within 10 days.
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