Tennessee Permit Test Study Guide

Tennessee Permit Test Study Guide 1. Properly adjusted seat head restraints: Are designed to prevent whiplash if hit from behind and Should always be at a level even with the back of head 2. The driver should drive with both hands 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position on the steering wheel approximately in the: 3. When adjusting the driver's seat for best 10 to 12 inches driving posture, set the seat in an upright position where your body is about how far from the steering wheel? 4. A child in a child passenger restraint sys- Should be facing the rear of tem (car seat) should: the car if weighing less that 20 pounds and under 1 year and Should be facing forward if the child is one through three years old, and weighs more than 20 pounds. 5. The lap belt should be worn: by pregnant women below the abdomen and the shoulder belt above the belly 6. The safest place for children 12 and under The back seat to ride in a vehicle equipped with air bags is: 7. The sign at right means: Slow down and yield to traffic on main road when merging. 8. When does a traffic signal with yellow left Prepare to yield to oncoming arrow indicate to the driver? traffic and Protected left turn is about to end 9. The center of the roadway is marked with You are in a "passing zone" and one solid yellow line and one broken yel- it is safe to pass other vehicles low line. If the broken yellow line is on the if no oncoming traffic is present. 1/3 right of the solid yellow line (your side) it means: 10. It is illegal to park: Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and within 50 feet of a railroad crossing 11. The two-second rule for following at a safe distance will hold true at: Any speed 12. Which lane must you be in before making The lane nearest the right curb a left turn from a one-way street? 13. Motorist are required by law when pass- 3 feet ing a bicycle traveling in the same direction to allow a minimum distance of: 14. When entering an interstate highway, you Check for cars, increases your should: speed to match the flow of traffic and merge when the way is clear. 15. Emergency crossovers on the interstate Emergency vehicles and highare legal in Tennessee for: way maintenance crews only. 16. Interstate driving demands require the driver to: Have a complete awareness of higher speed driving and constant alertness by the driver 17. Continuous hard braking on ice and snow Locks the front wheels causing often: the loss of steering control 18. When driving in foggy conditions, do not Low beams provide greater visiput your headlights on high beams be- bility and you can be better seen cause by other vehicles. 19. Driving at night is: More hazardous because your range of visibility is limited by your headlights 2/3 20. Driving while under the influence of drugs carries: The same penalty as for alcohol 21. If you have had three beers in the past Three hours hour, about how long will it take for all the alcohol to leave your blood stream? 22. As the percentage of alcohol (BAC) in your blood increases, you become More intoxicated 23. The implied consent law means: If asked, you will take a test to determine alcohol or drug content in the blood 24. Which of the following driving skills are Alertness and concentration; affected by the use of alcohol and/or Reaction time and coordination drugs ? 25. If involved in a reportable accident, the 20 Days operator of the vehicle must file an accident report to the Department of Safety within: 26. If you are not the first at the scene of ac- Drive on and do not interfere cident and your help is not needed, what with procedures. should you do? 27. A driver license may be revoked or sus- Frequent convictions of traffic pended for: law violations resulting in 12 or more "points" within a 12 month period and Fraudulently altering a driver license 3/3