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Tennessee Permit Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: If an emergency vehicle displaying flashing red or blue lights or sounding a siren or air
horn is approaching from either direction, you must
ANS 🗹🗹: pull over to the right.
Q: If your vehicle starts to skid, you should turn the steering wheel
ANS 🗹🗹: in the direction in which you want your vehicle to go.
Q: To hold the steering wheel, especially in turns, you should keep
ANS 🗹🗹: hands on 9 and 3
Q: In Tennessee, your headlights must be turned on
ANS 🗹🗹: from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
Q: When a train is approaching a railroad crossing, you must stop _________ from the
nearest rail.
ANS 🗹🗹: between 15 and 50 feet
Q: If you miss your exit on an interstate highway, what should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: proceed to the next exit
Q: If you plan to turn beyond an intersection, you should
ANS 🗹🗹: signal after you enter the intersection.
Q: In Tennessee, you must dim your headlights at night whenever you are within
_______ of a vehicle you are meeting or following.
ANS 🗹🗹: 500 feet
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Q: _________ are mobile devices that are used to give drivers advance warning of work
zones or other unusual conditions.
ANS 🗹🗹: flashing arrow panels
Q: Work zone signs usually have
ANS 🗹🗹: black letters on an orange background
Q: Two common types of interchanges are
ANS 🗹🗹: cloverleaf and diamond
Q: If another driver tries to pass you on your left, you should
ANS 🗹🗹: stay in your lane, maintain your speed, and move to the right to give the
passing vehicle more space to pass you safely.
Q: When driving through dense fog, heavy rain, or snow in the daytime, you must
switch on your
ANS 🗹🗹: low beam headlights
Q: If a driver holds a learner permit or an intermediate restricted driver license, which
occupants of the vehicle must wear seat belts or suitable child restraints?
ANS 🗹🗹: the driver and all passengers
Q: On an interstate highway, you can prevent highway hypnosis by
ANS 🗹🗹: shifting your eyes frequently
Q: The stopping distance of a car traveling at 50 mph under ideal driving conditions is
approximately
ANS 🗹🗹: 200 feet
Q: If two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection (i.e., one without signs or
signals) at about the same time, then
ANS 🗹🗹: the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Q: If you see a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane, you must
Tennessee Permit Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: If an emergency vehicle displaying flashing red or blue lights or sounding a siren or air
horn is approaching from either direction, you must
ANS 🗹🗹: pull over to the right.
Q: If your vehicle starts to skid, you should turn the steering wheel
ANS 🗹🗹: in the direction in which you want your vehicle to go.
Q: To hold the steering wheel, especially in turns, you should keep
ANS 🗹🗹: hands on 9 and 3
Q: In Tennessee, your headlights must be turned on
ANS 🗹🗹: from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
Q: When a train is approaching a railroad crossing, you must stop _________ from the
nearest rail.
ANS 🗹🗹: between 15 and 50 feet
Q: If you miss your exit on an interstate highway, what should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: proceed to the next exit
Q: If you plan to turn beyond an intersection, you should
ANS 🗹🗹: signal after you enter the intersection.
Q: In Tennessee, you must dim your headlights at night whenever you are within
_______ of a vehicle you are meeting or following.
ANS 🗹🗹: 500 feet
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Q: _________ are mobile devices that are used to give drivers advance warning of work
zones or other unusual conditions.
ANS 🗹🗹: flashing arrow panels
Q: Work zone signs usually have
ANS 🗹🗹: black letters on an orange background
Q: Two common types of interchanges are
ANS 🗹🗹: cloverleaf and diamond
Q: If another driver tries to pass you on your left, you should
ANS 🗹🗹: stay in your lane, maintain your speed, and move to the right to give the
passing vehicle more space to pass you safely.
Q: When driving through dense fog, heavy rain, or snow in the daytime, you must
switch on your
ANS 🗹🗹: low beam headlights
Q: If a driver holds a learner permit or an intermediate restricted driver license, which
occupants of the vehicle must wear seat belts or suitable child restraints?
ANS 🗹🗹: the driver and all passengers
Q: On an interstate highway, you can prevent highway hypnosis by
ANS 🗹🗹: shifting your eyes frequently
Q: The stopping distance of a car traveling at 50 mph under ideal driving conditions is
approximately
ANS 🗹🗹: 200 feet
Q: If two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection (i.e., one without signs or
signals) at about the same time, then
ANS 🗹🗹: the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Q: If you see a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane, you must
