Tennessee permit test: highways & freeways
Entering, exiting and driving on limited-access roads. 4 questions.
How should you enter an interstate from an on-ramp?
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How should you enter an interstate from an on-ramp?
- A Slow to 25 mph before entering the traffic lane
- B Stop at the very end of the ramp and wait for a big gap in traffic
- C Speed up in the acceleration lane to match traffic, then merge
- D Enter immediately; interstate traffic must yield to you
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C. Speed up in the acceleration lane to match traffic, then merge
Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of interstate traffic, signal, and merge when there is a safe gap. Yielding is your responsibility, but stopping on the ramp causes many rear-end collisions.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 82
You miss your exit on a Tennessee interstate. What should you do?
- A Back up carefully on the shoulder
- B Continue to the next exit
- C Use the next emergency crossover to turn around
- D Make a U-turn when traffic is light
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B. Continue to the next exit
It is illegal to back up, make a U-turn or cross the median on a Tennessee interstate. If you miss your exit, go to the next one and turn around legally there.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 84
During rush hour, you are alone in your car with your baby in a car seat. May you use a Tennessee HOV lane marked for two or more people?
- A Yes; a baby in a car seat counts as a passenger
- B No; only adults count toward the occupancy
- C No; HOV lanes are for buses only
- D Only if you pay a toll
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A. Yes; a baby in a car seat counts as a passenger
During HOV hours (7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.), the lane is for vehicles with two or more people, and a baby in a car seat counts. Violators face a $50 fine plus court costs.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 83
At a cloverleaf interchange, how do you make a left turn onto the crossroad?
- A Take the right-turn ramp before the overpass
- B Take the right-turn ramp just after the overpass
- C Cross the median and turn around
- D Turn left across traffic before the overpass
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B. Take the right-turn ramp just after the overpass
At a cloverleaf, all turns are right turns. To go right, take the ramp before the overpass; to go left, take the ramp just after the overpass and loop around. You never cross the path of traffic.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 84