Tennessee Permit Practice Test

Correct answer: Time

Only time can sober a person who has been drinking, and it is a slow process. The liver can oxidize only about one drink per hour — coffee, exercise, and cold showers cannot speed this up.

Correct answer: Ordinary passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, and vans up to 26,000 pounds, not used for commercial purposes

A Class D license covers regular passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, and vans up to 26,000 pounds that are not used for commercial purposes. A motorcycle needs a Class M license, and heavier commercial vehicles need a Class A, B, or C (CDL).

Correct answer: Backing into a parallel parking space

Never back into a travel lane except when backing into a parallel parking space. Other drivers do not expect a vehicle to be backing toward them and may not react in time.

Correct answer: Stop immediately at the scene, or as close to it as possible without obstructing traffic

The law requires drivers involved in a crash to stop immediately at the scene, or as close to it as possible without obstructing traffic. Turn off the ignition to prevent a fire and check on the people involved.

Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

Where roads cross and there are no signs or signals, yield to any vehicle coming at the same time on your right. The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

Correct answer: All drivers and all front-seat passengers any time the vehicle is in motion

Safety belts are required for all drivers and all front-seat passengers any time the vehicle is in motion. Officers can stop and ticket drivers solely for a safety-belt or child-restraint violation.

Correct answer: A pedestrian

Any person on foot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair is considered a pedestrian by state law. Be especially alert for young, elderly, disabled, and intoxicated pedestrians.

Correct answer: Turn right, unless a sign prohibits it, when no pedestrians or cross traffic are present

A red light means stop behind the crosswalk or stop line. Unless otherwise posted, you may turn right on red after coming to a complete stop and when no pedestrians or cross traffic are present.

Correct answer: At least two seconds — as the car ahead passes a fixed point, you should not reach it before counting to at least "one-thousand-two"

Pick a fixed point the car ahead passes and count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two." If you reach that point before finishing the count, you are following too closely. This principle holds true at any speed.

Correct answer: At least 50 feet before the turn or lane change

You must turn on your signal lights at least 50 feet before the turn or lane change. Your signal lets other drivers plan ahead, but it does not give you the right-of-way.

Correct answer: A measurement of the percentage of alcohol in the blood

BAC is a measurement of the percentage of alcohol in the blood. The higher the BAC number, the more impaired the person is. BAC changes with body weight, time spent drinking, and the amount consumed.

Correct answer: 15 years old

To obtain a Class PD learner permit you must have reached age 15 and pass the written knowledge test and vision screening for a Class D license.

Correct answer: Look to the front, both sides, and rear, and turn to look through the rear window

Before backing, look to the front, both sides, and the rear. Place your arm on the back of the seat and turn so you can look directly through the rear window — do not depend solely on your mirrors.

Correct answer: Notify the police immediately by calling 911

Notify the police immediately by calling 911. Crashes involving property damage, personal injury, or death must be reported to the police. Remain calm and stay at the scene.

Correct answer: The vehicle that reaches the intersection first — if two arrive together, yield to the vehicle on the right

At an all-way stop, all vehicles must stop, and the one that reaches the intersection first gets to go first. If more than one vehicle arrives at the same time, yield to the vehicle on the right.

Correct answer: A rear-facing child passenger restraint system (car seat)

A child under one year old, or under 20 pounds, must ride in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system. These seats should be in the rear seat of the car if possible.

Correct answer: Have the right-of-way, and there is a crosswalk at every intersection even if it is not marked

Pedestrians generally have the right-of-way at intersections, and there is a crosswalk at every intersection even if painted lines do not mark it. As the driver, it is your job to protect pedestrians when they may be in danger.

Correct answer: Caution — prepare to stop for the red light; stop if you can do so safely

A steady yellow light is a caution signal warning that the red is about to appear. Adjust your speed to make a smooth stop; do not speed up to beat the light.

Correct answer: During inclement weather, at night, at higher interstate speeds, or when following a motorcycle

During inclement weather, night driving, higher-speed interstate driving, and when following a motorcycle, the two-second rule should be increased to a minimum of four seconds for better reaction time.

Correct answer: Changing lanes, turning, or pulling away from or over to the curb

Use turn signals before changing lanes, turning at an intersection or into a driveway, entering or exiting the interstate, pulling away from a parked position, pulling to the curb, or slowing suddenly.