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Practice deck · part of Tennessee permit test — state rules · written against: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (TDOSHS), information current as of July 1, 2022, March 2025 printing, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. How old must you be to apply for a Tennessee learner permit (Class PD)?

    A) 15
    B) 14
    C) 15½
    D) 16
    A) 15

    At 15 you take the knowledge test and vision screening; the road test comes with the Intermediate Restricted license.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. Under Tennessee's hands-free law, which of these is illegal for an adult driver?

    A) Holding a phone with any part of the body
    B) Talking through a dashboard-mounted phone
    C) Using one earpiece
    D) Listening to the radio
    A) Holding a phone with any part of the body

    Writing or reading texts, reaching for a phone so you leave your seated position, and watching or recording video are also banned.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Under Tennessee law, when does the required nighttime headlight period start and end?

    A) From sunset to sunrise, every night
    B) From 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise
    C) Only when it is fully dark outside
    D) From 30 min after sunset to 30 min before sunrise
    D) From 30 min after sunset to 30 min before sunrise

    Headlights are required from half an hour (30 minutes) after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, in fog, smoke or rain, and at any other time when the light is too poor to make out a person on the road 200 feet away.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Tennessee?

    A) No closer than 10 feet
    B) No closer than 20 feet
    C) No closer than 25 feet
    D) No closer than 15 feet
    D) No closer than 15 feet

    Fire lanes are off limits altogether.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may a Tennessee driver turn left on a red light?

    A) Never, not even onto a one-way street
    B) From any street onto a one-way street
    C) At any intersection with no oncoming cars
    D) From a one-way onto a one-way street
    D) From a one-way onto a one-way street

    Left on red is allowed from one one-way street onto another, after a complete stop, unless a sign forbids it. The traffic on the street you enter must be moving in the direction of your turn.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Who must wear a seat belt in the front seat of a moving car in Tennessee?

    A) Driver and all front-seat riders
    B) Only the driver, no passengers
    C) Front-seat riders under 18 only
    D) Only those under age 65
    A) Driver and all front-seat riders

    The driver and every front-seat passenger must be belted. Officers can stop and ticket for a belt or child-restraint violation alone.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security), information current as of July 1, 2022, printing of March 2025, checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Current law checked against the Tennessee Code Annotated, Tennessee Public Chapters (Secretary of State) and the Department of Safety's points and crash-report pages, 2026-10-12.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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