Tennessee Permit Test Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
If you have had several beers before driving, the effects of alcohol will be
reduced only by Answer: waiting several hours.
When taking any medicine, you should Answer: consult your doctor about the
effects before driving.
The amount of alcohol in the blood is referred to as Answer: blood alcohol
concentration (BAC).
Driving under the influence (DUI) for a first conviction is determined by what
blood alcohol concentration? Answer: .08%.
Alcohol in any concentration is Answer: a depressant.
What substances can affect the ability to drive? Answer: tranquilizers,
marijuana and sedatives AND cough syrups and cold tablets containing
codeine or antihistamines.
The DUI law states that upon a second conviction the violator will serve not
less than Answer: 45 days in jail.
If you have a BAC of .10%, you are _______ times more likely to cause an
accident than if you were sober. Answer: 7.
Special studies show that all fatal crashes involving alcohol in Tennessee
Answer: have decreased.
The DUI law states that upon first conviction the penalty will be Answer: a
$350.00 fine, 48 hours in jail and 1 year revocation.
What driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs? Answer:
alertness AND coordination.
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If you are operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a drug or
alcohol and you are involved in a crash that results in a death of another
person(s), you may Answer: be charged with vehicular homicide AND if
convicted, be fined and sentenced to a term in prison.
Drinking three drinks in one hour affects you just the same as drinking three
drinks in three hours Answer: is a false statement.
Driving while under the influence of drugs carries Answer: the same penalty as
for alcohol.
If you have had three beers in the past hour, about how long will it take for all
the alcohol to leave your blood stream? Answer: three hours.
In parallel parking, the wheels should be how far from the curb? Answer:
withing 18 inches.
When are you permitted to double park? Answer: never.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on primary and secondary state and
federal highways is Answer: 55 mph.
By law, the brakes on every vehicle (other than a motorcycle) must Answer:
consist of a good foot brake and an "emergency" or "parking" brake.
It is illegal to park Answer: within 15 feet of a fire hydrant AND within 50 feet
of a railroad crossing.
Slow moving vehicles shall turn or pull off the roadway when there are how
many vehicles in line behind them? Answer: five or more.
If you change your address, Tennessee law requires you to notify the
Department of Safety within Answer: 10 days.
An advisory letter is mailed to a licensee having how many points on a driving
record within any twelve months? Answer: 6-11.