Tennessee permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 7 questions.
A driver with a learner permit has a 15-year-old passenger in the back seat. Must that passenger wear a seat belt?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
A driver with a learner permit has a 15-year-old passenger in the back seat. Must that passenger wear a seat belt?
- A Only on interstate highways
- B No; back-seat belts are only for children under 9
- C Yes; with a permit or intermediate driver, passengers 4 to 17 must buckle up
- D No; only front-seat passengers need belts
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C. Yes; with a permit or intermediate driver, passengers 4 to 17 must buckle up
When the driver has a learner permit or intermediate license, all passengers from 4 through 17 must wear a seat belt wherever they sit. Belts prevent ejection, which is one of the deadliest crash outcomes.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 45
In Tennessee, which child must ride in a rear-facing car seat?
- A A child under 2 years old or under 30 pounds
- B A child under 1 year old or weighing less than 20 pounds
- C Any child shorter than 4 feet 9 inches
- D Any child under 4 years old
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B. A child under 1 year old or weighing less than 20 pounds
Tennessee law requires a rear-facing car seat for any child under one year old or weighing less than 20 pounds. Children one through three who weigh more than 20 pounds ride forward-facing.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 45
A child under 16 rides unbuckled while the parent is not in the car. Who can be fined, and how much?
- A The driver, who may be fined $50
- B The child, who may be fined $10
- C The vehicle owner, who may be fined $500
- D No one, because back-seat belts are optional
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A. The driver, who may be fined $50
Tennessee makes the driver responsible for properly restraining children up to age 16, with a $50 fine for violations. If a parent is in the car but not driving, the parent is responsible instead.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 45
Under Tennessee law, which child may NEVER ride in the bed of a pickup truck on a public road (outside the parade and farm exceptions)?
- A Only infants under 1 year
- B A child under age 16
- C A child under age 6
- D A child under age 4 only
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C. A child under age 6
It is illegal to let any child under 6 ride in a pickup bed, and children 6 to 12 may not ride there on state or interstate highways. The exceptions are parades under 20 mph and agricultural work.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 47