Tennessee Permit Test: Safe Driving Practice Questions

Correct answer: The driver and all front-seat passengers

Safety belts are required for all drivers and all front-seat passengers any time the vehicle is in motion; some back-seat passengers must also buckle up.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Yes, belt and child-seat laws are enforced on their own

Officers can stop and ticket drivers solely for not obeying the safety belt and child restraint laws.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Yes, it is required for passengers 4 to 17 in that case

When the driver has a learner permit or intermediate license, back-seat passengers between four and 17 must wear safety belts.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: In a rear-facing car seat

A child under one year old, or any child under 20 pounds, must be in a car seat facing the rear of the car.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: In a forward-facing child restraint system

Children one through three years old who weigh more than 20 pounds must be in a forward-facing child restraint system.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: In a belt-positioning booster seat, wearing a seat belt

Children four through eight years old and shorter than four feet, nine inches must use a belt-positioning booster seat and a seat belt, in the back seat if there is one.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: 16

The driver is responsible for protecting children up to age 16 and may be fined $50 if children under 16 are not properly restrained.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Low over the pelvis, touching the tops of the thighs

The lap belt should sit low over the pelvis with its bottom edge snug against the tops of the thighs; the shoulder belt goes across the chest, not under the arm.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Lap belt below the abdomen, shoulder belt above the belly

Pregnant women should wear the lap belt below the abdomen and the shoulder belt above the belly.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: 10 to 12 inches between your chest and the air bag

Sit as far as practical from the steering wheel; NHTSA recommends 10 to 12 inches between your chest and the air bag module.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Properly restrained in the back seat

Air bags pose a severe risk to children 12 and under, so they are safest properly restrained in the rear seat.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: No, it is illegal for any child under 6

It is illegal to let any child under 6 ride in a pickup bed; children 6 to 12 may not ride there on state or interstate highways, with narrow exceptions for parades and farm work.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: $200

Leaving a child under 7 unattended (without someone at least 13) when there is a risk, the engine is running, or the keys are inside is a Class B misdemeanor with a $200 fine for a first offense and $500 after that.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: Such crashes are rare, and staying conscious helps you escape

Only about one-half of one percent of crashes involve fire or submersion, and a belt can keep you from being knocked out so you can escape.

Source: Section B-2: Tennessee Safety Belt Laws

Correct answer: From 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise

Headlights must be on from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise, and also whenever conditions call for them.

Source: Section B-4: Rules of the Road