2025 Tennessee Permit Test 17
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Tennessee. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Tennessee please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/tennessee/car.
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1. If weather or light conditions require you to have your lights on while driving:
Explanation
Use your low beam headlights when driving in foggy, snowy, or rainy conditions. Light from high beam headlights will reflect back, causing glare and making it even more difficult to see ahead.
2. It is dangerous to follow a motorcycle too closely because:
Explanation
Motorcycles can stop quickly and following them too closely endangers your life and that of the motorcyclist. If the motorcyclist makes a mistake, you need to have enough time and space to avoid a crash.
3. When merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:
Explanation
You should enter a freeway at or near the speed of traffic, unless the speed of traffic exceeds the legal speed limit.
4. This sign means:
Explanation
This sign warns that two lanes of traffic going the same direction will soon merge into one lane.
5. Only ____ can reduce blood alcohol content (BAC) and alcohol's effects on the body.
Explanation
Only the passage of time can remove alcohol and its impairing effects from the body.
6. Use your headlights on rainy, snowy, or foggy days:
Explanation
On rainy, snowy, or foggy days, it may be difficult for other drivers to see your vehicle. Under these conditions, headlights make your vehicle easier to see. If the weather requires you to turn on your windshield wipers, you must also turn on your low beam headlights.
7. When you see an emergency vehicle approaching while using its flashing lights, you must:
Explanation
If you see an emergency vehicle approaching while using its flashing lights, pull over to the right edge of the road and stop. Position yourself parallel to the curb. On one-way streets, drive toward the road edge nearest you.
8. Stopping distances and the severity of collisions:
Explanation
Excessive vehicle speed can have disastrous effects. As a vehicle's speed increases, the potential impact of a collision also increases, elevating the possibility of serious injury and death. Increase your following distance as your speed increases to ensure that you will be able to stop safely if needed.
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