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The Tennessee knowledge test is a single 30-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 24 correct (80%) to pass.
Answer: The vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on its right
When two vehicles arrive simultaneously at an uncontrolled intersection, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on its right.
Right-of-Way
Answer: After a complete stop, when clear of pedestrians and cross traffic, unless posted otherwise
Right turns on red are allowed after a complete stop when clear of pedestrians and cross traffic, unless a sign prohibits it.
Signals
Answer: 3 points
Going 6-15 mph over the limit adds 3 points on top of the base speeding points.
Point System
Answer: Within 18 inches
Tennessee requires stopping within 18 inches of the curb.
Parking Rules
Answer: Yes — falling under 20 lbs alone requires rear-facing, even past age 1
Tennessee requires rear-facing if a child is under 1 year old OR under 20 lbs — either condition alone keeps them rear-facing, even if the other (age) has been met.
Child Passenger Safety
Answer: The first vehicle to arrive; if simultaneous, the vehicle on the right goes first
At an all-way stop, the first vehicle to arrive goes first; if two arrive simultaneously, the one on the right goes first.
Right-of-Way
Answer: 3 seconds minimum
Tennessee law requires the yellow light to be shown for a minimum of three seconds before the light turns red.
Signals
Answer: 6 points
Reckless driving carries 6 points under Tennessee's point table.
Point System
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Questions and exam format researched against Tennessee's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 20 August 2026.
Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security / TDOSHS, tn.gov), full 135-page manual text-extracted and researched, cross-checked against dl.safety.tn.gov and the GDL FAQ pages — researched and verified 2026-08-18. EXAM FORMAT WARNING: the knowledge test is confirmed structurally as one unified pool weighted approximately 25% Traffic signs and signals / 25% Safe driving principles / 25% Rules of the road / 25% Drugs and alcohol (the alcohol/drugs share is stated by law), but NEITHER the total question count NOR the passing percentage is published anywhere official — checked the full manual, the GDL FAQ page, dl.safety.tn.gov, and several tn.gov subpages with no result. Re-verification attempted again 2026-08-20 (direct fetch of tn.gov/safety/driver-services subpages, including classd.html and classd/new-drivers.html) again found no published figure — the new-drivers page confirms only that applicants must "pass the Regular (Class D) Driver License knowledge test," with no count or score given, corroborating the original finding. This module uses signCount: 0, ruleCount: 30, rulePassPct: 0.80 as a third-party-consensus ESTIMATE ONLY — call TDOSHS at 866-903-7357 to confirm the real numbers before treating this as final. Failing the real test requires a mandatory 1-day wait before retesting, plus a $2 fee per failed attempt. CONTENT AUDIT 2026-08-20: former r11 (speed) was removed rather than replaced — it tested whether the manual's "Basic Speed Rule" is codified as an actual statute (a fact about the manual's own legal framing, not a driving/traffic-law fact), and this session could not reach a live official TN source to source a genuine, independently-verifiable replacement speed-category fact for that same sub-topic; the speed category still carries 11 well-sourced questions. KNOWN GAPS deliberately NOT invented: Tennessee's minimum liability insurance dollar figures are not stated anywhere in the 135-page manual (a commonly-cited $25,000/$50,000/$15,000 figure via TCA 55-12-102 could not be verified against an official TN source this pass, so it is omitted rather than asserted); truck/bus no-zone footage figures (image-only in the source PDF); a numeric following-distance rule for emergency vehicles (the manual uses "within the block," not a specific foot figure); the painted-curb color-to-rule mapping (only "yellow curb = no-parking zone" is confirmed in prose — the rest is a graphic legend, not extractable text); a standalone statutory definition of "reckless driving" beyond its cited triggers and points value; and a mandatory statewide classroom-hour or behind-the-wheel driver's-ed requirement for the standard GDL pathway (only triggered as a corrective step after a 2nd moving violation on Intermediate Restricted). Re-verify periodically, as DOSHS manual content, fees, and thresholds change over time.
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