TN DMV Sharing the Road 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When passing a bicycle on a Tennessee road, how much space must you give?
- At least 3 feet (Correct answer)
- At least 1 foot
- At least 5 feet
- At least 6 inches
Correct answer: At least 3 feet
Tennessee law requires motor vehicles to provide at least 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist.
Question 2: When a pedestrian is crossing at a marked crosswalk in Tennessee, drivers must:
- Stop and yield until the pedestrian has completely crossed (Correct answer)
- Slow down and honk to warn the pedestrian
- Proceed if the pedestrian is still more than halfway away
- Yield only if a crossing guard is present
Correct answer: Stop and yield until the pedestrian has completely crossed
Tennessee law requires drivers to stop and remain stopped until a pedestrian has completely crossed the roadway at a marked crosswalk.
Question 3: In Tennessee, motorcycles are entitled to:
- The full use of a traffic lane (Correct answer)
- Only the right half of a lane
- The shoulder of the road during traffic
- Lane splitting between slow cars
Correct answer: The full use of a traffic lane
Tennessee law grants motorcycles the full width of a traffic lane, and no vehicle may squeeze into the same lane as a motorcycle.
Question 4: Lane splitting — riding a motorcycle between lanes of slow or stopped traffic — is:
- Illegal in Tennessee (Correct answer)
- Legal if traffic is stopped
- Legal at speeds under 15 mph
- Legal only on highways
Correct answer: Illegal in Tennessee
Lane splitting is not legal in Tennessee; motorcycles must follow the same lane discipline rules as other vehicles.
Question 5: What should a driver do when approaching a horse and rider on a Tennessee road?
- Slow down, give plenty of space, and avoid sudden noises (Correct answer)
- Honk to alert the rider of your presence
- Pass quickly to minimize the time near the animal
- Maintain normal speed but move to the left lane
Correct answer: Slow down, give plenty of space, and avoid sudden noises
Horses can be spooked by loud noises or fast-moving vehicles, so slow down significantly, give wide clearance, and pass gently.
Question 6: What is a blind spot in relation to large trucks?
- Areas around the truck where the driver cannot see other vehicles (Correct answer)
- A section of road where visibility is blocked by a hill
- The area directly in front of the truck cab
- A zone where your headlights don't reach
Correct answer: Areas around the truck where the driver cannot see other vehicles
Large trucks have significant blind spots on all four sides where the truck driver cannot see smaller vehicles in mirrors.
TN DMV Sharing the Road 1
When passing a bicycle on a Tennessee road, how much space must you give?