TN Permit Practice Test 11

All 20 questions in test 11

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1. 1. On a cold wet day, which road surfaces should a Tennessee driver expect to freeze first?

   1. Bridges and overpasses, which freeze before the rest of the road
   2. Sunny straight stretches in midday sun
   3. Sunny straight stretches of highway
   4. Gravel shoulders beside the pavement
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   Bridges and overpasses, which freeze before the rest of the road. Bridges and overpasses tend to freeze before the rest of the road and can hide spots of ice. On cold, wet days, areas shaded by trees or buildings can also hide ice; those shaded areas freeze first and dry out last. The manual identifies bridges and overpasses as tending to freeze before the rest of the road. The manual names bridges and overpasses, rather than sunny stretches, as tending to freeze before the rest of the road.

   Study this in the handbook: Headlights, night driving and bad weather

2. 2. What must a Tennessee license holder do after moving to a new address?

   1. Wait until renewal to mention it
   2. Tell only the post office
   3. Notify the Department of Safety within 10 days so the official driver record has the new address.
   4. Update the vehicle title only
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   Notify the Department of Safety within 10 days so the official driver record has the new address.. Notify the Department of Safety within 10 days of an address change. Notifying the post office does not update the driver record. The manual says the law requires the address to be changed in department files, not on the actual license. Renewal may be years away, leaving records stale. Mail forwarding does not update state driver records. The license record itself also needs the new address.

3. 3. When windshield wipers are needed in Tennessee rain, what else should the driver do?

   1. Turn off all lights to reduce glare
   2. Rely only on parking lights in heavy rain.
   3. Use hazard flashers while moving at full speed
   4. Turn on headlights so the vehicle can be seen
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   Turn on headlights so the vehicle can be seen. Tennessee requires headlights when rain, mist, snow, or other precipitation requires constant windshield-wiper use. Headlights help other drivers and pedestrians see your vehicle. Headlights are required when precipitation requires constant windshield-wiper use. The manual prohibits driving with only parking lights in inclement weather; turn on headlights. Hazard flashers do not satisfy the manual’s requirement to turn on headlights. Switch the headlights on whenever wiper use becomes constant in precipitation.

   Study this in the handbook: Headlights, night driving and bad weather

4. 4. What roadway pattern does the winding-arrow sign identify?

   
   1. A road where strong crosswinds are guaranteed
   2. A rough surface requiring tire chains
   3. A winding road with a series of curves ahead
   4. A single curve followed by a straight bridge
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   A winding road with a series of curves ahead. The Tennessee manual labels this yellow warning sign WINDING ROAD, so it tells you the road ahead winds through curves instead of running straight. Warning signs alert road users to conditions that might call for a reduction of speed, so slow down before the first bend and keep a speed you can control through the turns. The sign does not promise high winds, identify a rough surface, or limit the warning to one isolated curve followed by a straight bridge.

   Study this in the handbook: Warning, railroad, work zone and guide signs

5. 5. On a road without center-line markings and with traffic in both directions, what minimum share of the road must you give oncoming traffic?

   1. One third of the road surface
   2. Only the shoulder portion
   3. At least half the road
   4. The full width until they pass
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   At least half the road. Lanes still exist even when pavement markings are absent. On a road without a center line where traffic comes from both directions, give traffic traveling the opposite way at least half the road. One third crowds the opposing vehicle. The shoulder alone is not your half. The stated requirement is at least half the road, not a requirement to surrender the full width.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and emergency vehicles

6. 6. By when must a new or returning Tennessee resident holding another state license obtain a Tennessee license?

   1. Within 90 days of establishing residency
   2. No later than 30 days after establishing residency
   3. Within 6 months of establishing residency
   4. At the next birthday after moving
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   No later than 30 days after establishing residency. A new or returning resident holding another state’s license must obtain a Tennessee license no later than 30 days after establishing residency. If the out-of-state license has been expired for more than six months, knowledge, road skills, and vision tests are required. Ninety days belongs to teen licensing transfers. Full testing is required when an out-of-state license has been expired for more than six months; the residency deadline is 30 days.

7. 7. Who may use reserved handicapped parking spaces in Tennessee?

   1. Anyone stopping for under five minutes
   2. Vehicles displaying a valid disability placard or license plate, only when transporting the person to whom it was issued
   3. Delivery drivers during business hours
   4. Any driver when the lot is nearly empty
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   Vehicles displaying a valid disability placard or license plate, only when transporting the person to whom it was issued. Reserved disability parking spaces may be used only by vehicles displaying a valid disability placard or license plate and only when transporting the person to whom it was issued. A short stop does not satisfy the placard or plate and passenger requirements. Delivery work creates no borrowing right. An empty lot grants no exception. The manual passage behind this item states: "convenience and availability of these spaces is important for disabled citizens. The use of reserved handicapped spaces by others is prohibited by law."

8. 8. At what minimum age may a Tennessee minor be issued a Class H hardship license?

   1. 15 years old
   2. 16 years old
   3. 13 years old
   4. 14 years old
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   14 years old. A Class H hardship license may be issued at age 14 for specific family hardship needs. Applications are reviewed individually, and fewer than one percent of licenses issued to minors are hardship licenses. Fifteen is the learner permit starting age. Sixteen is the regular graduated license age. The minimum age stated for a Class H hardship license is 14, not 13. The manual passage behind this item states: "A hardship license (Class H) may be issued to a minor who is 14 years old to operate either a Class D passenger vehicle or Class M motorcycle or both."

   Study this in the handbook: Getting a license and taking the tests

9. 9. What is the purpose of the Tennessee Highway Patrol program called Project CAR in work zones?

   1. It closes highway work zones to all traffic during rush hour
   2. It places State Troopers in work zones to target motorists who violate traffic laws while workers are present
   3. It pays drivers a reward for slowing down in construction areas
   4. It trains flaggers to direct traffic at school crossings
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   It places State Troopers in work zones to target motorists who violate traffic laws while workers are present. Project CAR stands for Construction Accident Reduction. The Tennessee Highway Patrol uses it to put State Troopers in work zones across the state, targeting motorists who break traffic laws while roadway workers are present. Work zones are not closed to traffic by the program, and it does not pay drivers anything. It also has nothing to do with school crossings, so the enforcement purpose is the correct choice.

   Study this in the handbook: Teen penalties, phones and school rules

10. 10. You are leaving a parking lot and your path crosses a sidewalk where someone is walking. What must you do?

    1. Proceed slowly; vehicles leaving lots have priority
    2. Honk so the pedestrian steps aside
    3. Cross the sidewalk quickly before the pedestrian arrives
    4. Yield to pedestrians walking on the sidewalk
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    Yield to pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. Yield to pedestrians walking on the sidewalk when entering or leaving a driveway, public parking garage, alley, or parking lot if your path crosses the sidewalk. Do not honk, rev the engine, or do anything to rush or scare a pedestrian in front of the car, even if you have the legal right-of-way. Vehicles crossing sidewalks yield; slow rolling claims no priority.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles and slow vehicles

11. 11. Besides fines, what may a person convicted of littering in Tennessee be required to spend time doing?

    1. Up to 8 hours of classroom instruction only
    2. Up to 40 hours of public service removing litter
    3. Thirty days picking up trash on interstates
    4. Community service only if litter exceeds one ton
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    Up to 40 hours of public service removing litter. A person convicted of littering is required to spend up to 40 hours of public service removing litter. At the court’s discretion, the person may also spend up to eight additional hours working in a waste recycling center. The stated requirement is up to 40 hours of public service removing litter; the additional eight hours concern recycling-center work. Thirty days on interstates is not the stated service.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits and the Basic Speed Rule

12. 12. You rear-end a car that stopped suddenly in downtown traffic while you were within the posted limit. Tennessee says this shows what?

    1. Either a Basic Speed Rule violation or following too closely
    2. The lead driver automatically bears all fault
    3. No violation if your speed matched the sign
    4. A brake defect is presumed by law
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    Either a Basic Speed Rule violation or following too closely. In the manual’s downtown-traffic example, if the car ahead stops suddenly and you cannot avoid hitting it from behind, you are either breaking the Basic Speed Rule or following too closely, even if you were within the posted limit. The manual describes the Basic Speed Rule as a general safety principle rather than a Tennessee law. The example identifies unsafe speed for conditions or following too closely as the following driver’s problem.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits and the Basic Speed Rule

13. 13. What may a Tennessee identification license (ID Only) be used for?

    1. Driving a passenger car but not a motorcycle
    2. Driving only during daylight hours
    3. Identification only; it is not valid to operate any vehicle or motorcycle
    4. Driving to work and school without further testing
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    Identification only; it is not valid to operate any vehicle or motorcycle. An ID Only license exists solely for identification. It carries no driving privilege at all, for cars or for motorcycles, at any hour. Daylight only driving describes the hardship license limits, not this credential, so that choice mixes two different documents. Work and school driving likewise requires an actual driver license with the proper class. No testing is done for the ID, but identity and residency proof standards still apply. Carrying this card and then driving would leave the holder unlicensed behind the wheel.

    Study this in the handbook: Getting a license and taking the tests

14. 14. At what point does Tennessee treat you as driving a slow-moving vehicle?

    1. When you travel 10 mph or more below the lawful maximum speed
    2. When you travel 5 mph below the posted limit on any street
    3. When any single vehicle waits behind you at a light
    4. When you drive below 30 mph inside city limits
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    When you travel 10 mph or more below the lawful maximum speed. The manual considers a vehicle slow-moving when it travels 10 mph or more below the lawful maximum speed. If five or more vehicles are lined up behind it, the driver should turn or pull off the roadway as soon as it is safe. Five under the limit alone does not meet the ten mile threshold. A single waiting vehicle does not define slow-moving travel.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits and the Basic Speed Rule

15. 15. For a first DUI conviction, how does jail time change when BAC is 0.20 percent or more?

    1. It stays at 48 hours
    2. It becomes 45 days minimum
    3. No jail applies on a first conviction
    4. It rises from 48 hours to 7 days
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    It rises from 48 hours to 7 days. A first conviction normally starts at forty eight hours in jail, but a blood alcohol level of point twenty or higher lifts that floor to seven days, alongside fines of three hundred fifty to fifteen hundred dollars and one year revocation. Ignoring the elevated tier understates the penalty for extreme intoxication. Forty five days is the minimum jail entry for a second conviction. Jail does apply from the first conviction onward. Vehicle seizure begins at second conviction in the same table.

    Study this in the handbook: DUI law, implied consent and penalties

16. 16. An 18 to 20 year old is convicted a second time of purchasing or possessing alcohol. How long is the driving privilege lost?

    1. One year, same as the first time
    2. Ninety days
    3. Two years
    4. Until age 21 only
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    Two years. The first alcohol purchase, attempt, or possession conviction at eighteen to twenty costs one year of driving privilege; the second costs two years. Repeating the one year term ignores the escalation written for repeat conduct. Ninety days appears in teen graduated license delays, not here. An until twenty one cap would shorten the loss for a twenty year old below the stated two years. Notably, this law applies whether or not the young person was driving or even inside a vehicle.

    Study this in the handbook: How alcohol and drugs affect driving

17. 17. When is it safest to return to the driving lane after passing another vehicle?

    1. Not until you can see both headlights of the vehicle you just passed in the rearview mirror
    2. As soon as your front bumper clears theirs
    3. When the passed driver flashes their lights
    4. After two seconds regardless of mirror view
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    Not until you can see both headlights of the vehicle you just passed in the rearview mirror. It is safest to return to the driving lane only when you can see both headlights of the vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror. Leave enough room between the vehicles to return safely, and do not count on other drivers to make room for you. Bumper clearance ignores the gap behind. Counting on others is expressly warned against. The manual uses seeing both headlights in the rearview mirror as the criterion, not a fixed two-second interval.

    Study this in the handbook: Defensive driving and road rage

18. 18. What does a solid yellow line at the center of a Tennessee roadway indicate?

    1. Traffic on the other side moves the opposite direction and passing restrictions apply
    2. Passing is allowed freely in both directions
    3. It marks a bicycle lane
    4. It separates lanes moving the same direction
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    Traffic on the other side moves the opposite direction and passing restrictions apply. Yellow center lines separate opposing traffic. A solid yellow line on your side of the center marking means you may not cross it to pass. White lane markings separate traffic moving in the same direction. Solid yellow restricts rather than frees passing. A solid yellow center line marks opposing traffic and passing restrictions, not a bicycle lane. Same direction lanes are divided by white lines.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and pavement markings

19. 19. Which carbon monoxide precaution does Tennessee list among habits that avoid poisoning?

    1. Run the engine briefly each hour in a closed garage
    2. Never let the engine run in a closed garage
    3. Keep the windows closed while idling to trap fumes outside
    4. Ignore unusual roars from under the car
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    Never let the engine run in a closed garage. Never let the engine run in a closed garage. Carbon monoxide has no taste, smell, or visibility and can kill. The manual also advises regular exhaust checks, attention to unusual roars, avoiding heater or air-conditioner use in a parked car with closed windows, and closing the fresh-air vent in congested traffic. Any running in a closed garage is dangerous. Closed windows with heat or air running is warned against.

    Study this in the handbook: Seat, mirrors, steering and the hands free law

20. 20. Active duty military stationed outside Tennessee must renew within how long after discharge, separation, or reassignment back to Tennessee?

    1. Within 10 days
    2. Within 30 days
    3. Within one year
    4. Within sixty (60) days
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    Within sixty (60) days. Sixty days after separation on the DD214 or reassignment to a Tennessee duty station is the renewal deadline, and assignment to Fort Campbell counts as returning to this state. Ten days governs address change reporting. Thirty days is the new resident licensing deadline. A full year would leave a driver on an indefinitely extended credential long after the military justification ended. While still on active duty outside Tennessee, the license stays valid past its printed date if not surrendered, canceled, or suspended.