Tennessee: Pedestrians — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What does Tennessee law say about standing on a roadway to ask for a ride?” · “Where may crosswalks be located?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual" (March 2025 printing), Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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What does Tennessee law say about standing on a roadway to ask for a ride?
- It is legal in daylight
- It is legal on rural roads
- It is illegal
- It is legal off the interstate
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Correct answer: It is illegal
In Tennessee it is illegal to stand on a roadway to solicit a ride; hitchhiking is also dangerous for the driver who stops.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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Under Tennessee law, who is defined as a pedestrian?
- Only a person walking along a marked crosswalk
- Any person on foot, but not a person using a wheelchair
- Only a person on foot who is crossing at an intersection
- Any person afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair
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Correct answer: Any person afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair
Tennessee law defines a pedestrian as any person afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)
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A pedestrian began crossing when the WALK signal appeared. What should the pedestrian do as the signal is about to change to DON’T WALK?
- Stop and wait in the street until the next WALK signal
- Continue as quickly as possible to the other side of the street
- Return to the starting curb before the signal changes
- Stop at the center line and wait for traffic to clear
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Correct answer: Continue as quickly as possible to the other side of the street
Pedestrians who started crossing on the WALK signal should keep going quickly to the other side before the signal changes.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)
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At some intersections there is a button near the base of the pedestrian signal. What does a pedestrian use it for?
- To make the traffic light turn green for vehicles at once
- To stop all traffic with a flashing red light
- To sound a warning for approaching drivers
- To activate the pedestrian signal so it shows the WALK sign
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Correct answer: To activate the pedestrian signal so it shows the WALK sign
At some intersections the pedestrian must push the button to activate the pedestrian signal to show WALK.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)
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A pedestrian signal shows the words DON’T WALK or a raised hand. What does it mean?
- It is not safe to begin crossing the street
- Pedestrians already in the crosswalk must stop where they are
- Vehicles must stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk
- It is safe to cross if no vehicles are approaching
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Correct answer: It is not safe to begin crossing the street
DON’T WALK or a raised hand means it is not safe to begin crossing.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)
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As a driver, why should you pay attention to pedestrian signals as well as traffic signals?
- To know when to turn on your headlights at the crossing
- To learn the speed limit that applies at the crossing
- To anticipate when a pedestrian may begin to cross
- To choose which lane to enter before making a turn
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Correct answer: To anticipate when a pedestrian may begin to cross
Watching both kinds of signals helps you predict when a pedestrian will start to cross.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)
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What do white crosswalk lines painted across a road indicate?
- Pedestrian crossing areas
- Where vehicles must stop for a school bus
- The beginning of a no-passing zone
- The right edge of the traffic lane
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Correct answer: Pedestrian crossing areas
White crosswalk lines show the areas where pedestrians cross the road.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 43 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 43)
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Where may crosswalks be located?
- Only at intersections with traffic signals
- Only where they are painted on the road
- At intersections or in the middle of a block
- Only near schools and parks
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Correct answer: At intersections or in the middle of a block
Crosswalks may be at intersections or mid-block, and not all of them are marked.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 43 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 43)
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Near a crosswalk, to which pedestrians must you yield the right-of-way?
- Only those who are already in the marked crosswalk
- Those who are in or about to enter the crosswalk or street
- Only those who have a WALK signal showing for them
- Only those who are crossing with children
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Correct answer: Those who are in or about to enter the crosswalk or street
You must yield to pedestrians who are in, or about to enter, the crosswalk or street.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 43 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 43)
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A stop sign has a crosswalk marked on the pavement. Where must you stop?
- At the curb of the cross street, past the crosswalk
- After you have crossed the crosswalk completely
- Ten feet before the crosswalk, whatever the markings
- Before the front of your vehicle reaches the crosswalk line
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Correct answer: Before the front of your vehicle reaches the crosswalk line
You must stop before the front of the vehicle reaches the nearest white line at the border of the crosswalk.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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At a stop sign, what must you do if there are pedestrians in the crosswalk or about to enter it?
- Proceed if you can pass behind them
- Wait for them to cross before proceeding
- Sound your horn and move forward slowly
- Proceed when they reach the middle of the crosswalk
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Correct answer: Wait for them to cross before proceeding
You must wait for pedestrians in or about to enter the crosswalk to cross before you proceed.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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How does the manual define a pedestrian?
- Any person afoot, not including those using a wheelchair of any kind
- Any person afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair
- Any person afoot or riding a bicycle on the roadway or shoulder
- Any person who is walking on a sidewalk beside the road
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Correct answer: Any person afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair
The manual defines a pedestrian as anyone afoot or using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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For which crosswalks must you yield to pedestrians?
- Marked crosswalks only
- Crosswalks with a pedestrian signal only
- Crosswalks near schools only
- Both marked and unmarked crosswalks
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Correct answer: Both marked and unmarked crosswalks
The manual says to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, marked or unmarked.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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In a marked school zone with a warning flasher operating, a pedestrian is crossing in a crosswalk. How long must you remain stopped?
- Until the pedestrian has reached the center of the road ahead of you
- Until the school zone warning flasher has stopped operating
- Until the pedestrian has crossed the roadway on which you are stopped
- Until the pedestrian has walked past the front of your vehicle
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Correct answer: Until the pedestrian has crossed the roadway on which you are stopped
You must stay stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the whole roadway on which you stopped.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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You are turning a corner and pedestrians are crossing with the light. What must you do?
- Yield to the pedestrians
- Turn first if you have signaled
- Honk and turn behind them
- Turn ahead of them if there is room
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Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrians
The manual lists turning a corner while pedestrians cross with the light as a situation where you yield to them.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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When may a vehicle be driven on a sidewalk?
- To drive around a long line of stopped traffic for a short distance
- Only to cross it when entering or exiting a driveway, alley or parking lot
- To pass a turning vehicle on its right side when the sidewalk is clear
- To get out of the way of an approaching emergency vehicle in traffic
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Correct answer: Only to cross it when entering or exiting a driveway, alley or parking lot
It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk except to cross it, and you must yield to pedestrians when crossing.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)