Tennessee Permit Practice Test 3

Correct answer: Affect you more, because you become intoxicated faster

Drinking three drinks in one hour affects you more than drinking them over three hours. The more you drink in a fixed time, the higher your BAC and the faster you become intoxicated.

Correct answer: Class M

The operator of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized scooter needs a Class M license. A driver who wants both a car and a motorcycle license would hold a combined Class DM.

Correct answer: Continue to the next exit — it is illegal to back up on the interstate

If you miss your turn or exit, do NOT back up. Go on to the next exit or a place where you can safely and legally turn around. Backing up on the interstate is illegal.

Correct answer: Move the vehicle to the emergency lane to avoid blocking traffic

On the interstate, if the vehicle is still drivable and there are no serious injuries or deaths, Tennessee law allows you to move it to the emergency lane and await the arrival of a police officer or state trooper.

Correct answer: Yield to all vehicles already on the main road

When entering a main road from a driveway, alley, parking lot, or roadside, you must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles already on the main road.

Correct answer: They keep you from being ejected, which greatly increases the chance of death or serious injury

Safety belts prevent ejection, shift crash forces to the strongest parts of the body, and spread those forces over a wide area. The chance of being killed in a crash by being ejected is one in eight.

Correct answer: Stop and yield to a pedestrian crossing, and remain stopped until they have crossed your side of the road

In a marked school zone with the warning flashers operating, you must stop to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk and remain stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the roadway on which your vehicle is stopped. It is the law.

Correct answer: Come to a complete stop, then proceed when it is safe — the same as a stop sign

A flashing red signal means the same as a stop sign: come to a complete stop, look both ways, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and proceed only when it is safe to do so.

Correct answer: Take your foot off the brake and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid

As a general rule for vehicles without anti-lock brakes, if the car starts to skid, take your foot off the brake and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid — if you can do so without running off the road or into traffic.

Correct answer: Your brake lights, which flash as a signal that you are slowing

When you slow down, your brake lights flash as a signal. Slowing down itself acts as a signal. You may also use hand and arm signals, which can be useful in bright sun or heavy traffic.

Correct answer: One to two minutes

Alcohol begins to be absorbed into the bloodstream within one to two minutes after a drink is consumed, and it accumulates in your blood as you keep drinking.

Correct answer: A Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail

Driving while revoked, canceled, or suspended is a Class B misdemeanor. The penalty is a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or six months in jail.

Correct answer: Far enough from any travel lane to avoid interfering with traffic, and visible from either direction

Park far enough from any travel lane to avoid interfering with traffic, in a place that is easily visible to vehicles approaching from either direction. Drivers are responsible for making sure their parked vehicles are not hazards.

Correct answer: 20 days

For a reportable crash — one involving death, injury, or property damage over $400 — the operator or owner must file an Owner/Driver report with the Tennessee Department of Safety within 20 days. Failure to report can suspend your driving privileges.

Correct answer: Yield to traffic already circulating in the roundabout

On approaching a roundabout, travel to the right and yield to vehicles already in the circulating traffic. Enter when there is a gap, and once inside do not stop unless directed by signs, signals, or an officer.

Correct answer: From 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise

Your headlights must be turned on 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise, and any time daylight is not good enough to see clearly.

Correct answer: 3 feet

When passing a bicyclist traveling in the same direction, do so slowly and leave a distance of at least 3 feet between your vehicle and the bicycle. It’s the law in Tennessee — and keep that clearance until you are safely past.

Correct answer: You may turn left after yielding to all oncoming traffic and to pedestrians and bicyclists in the crosswalk

A flashing yellow arrow allows you to turn left after yielding to all oncoming traffic and to any bicyclists and pedestrians in the crosswalk. You must wait for a safe gap before turning.

Correct answer: Perception time, reaction time, and braking time

There are three steps in stopping: perception time (about 0.5 second to see the danger), reaction time (about 0.66 second to move your foot to the brake), and braking time, which varies by speed and vehicle condition.

Correct answer: Signal a driver behind you to come around and pass your vehicle

Use your signals only to indicate when YOU plan to turn or change lanes. Do not use them to wave a driver behind you around to pass — this is misleading. Your brake lights are enough to warn those behind you.