Tennessee parking practice questions
2 questions below test Tennessee’s own parking law, each with the statute or Tennessee Driver Services handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on parking rules that apply in every state.
The Tennessee permit knowledge test has 30 questions in total and needs 24 correct (80%) to pass.
Tennessee law
2 questions on Tennessee’s own parking rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. Tennessee parking rules prohibit parking within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- A20 feet
- B5 feet
- C10 feet
- 15 feet
Answer: 15 feet. The Tennessee Driver License Manual lists parking prohibitions including within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Source: Tennessee Driver License Manual — Parking
2. Tennessee parking rules prohibit parking within how many feet of a crosswalk?
- 20 feet
- B30 feet
- C10 feet
- D15 feet
Answer: 20 feet. The Tennessee Driver License Manual lists parking prohibitions including within 20 feet of a crosswalk or in the crosswalk marked area.
Source: Tennessee Driver License Manual — Parking
Sources for the Tennessee items above
Applies everywhere
Parking rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national parking bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Tennessee items above for 12 questions in total.
1. Parking is prohibited in places such as:
- AMarked parking bays at night
- BAny residential street
- In front of a driveway, on a crosswalk, or blocking a hydrant
- DAny space beside a curb
Answer: In front of a driveway, on a crosswalk, or blocking a hydrant. These spots block access for residents, pedestrians, and emergency crews, so they are restricted everywhere.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Parking — prohibited locations
2. Parking in a marked accessible space without the required permit is:
- Prohibited regardless of how long you stay
- BAllowed if no other space is free
- CPermitted outside business hours
- DAllowed for brief stops
Answer: Prohibited regardless of how long you stay. These spaces and their access aisles exist so people with disabilities can reach the entrance. Even a short stop can block that.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Parking — accessible parking
3. When parking your vehicle facing uphill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:
- Away from the curb or left
- BParallel to the street
- CStraight ahead
- DToward the curb or right
Answer: Away from the curb or left. Turn front wheels away from the curb (left) so if the brakes fail, the back of the front tire will roll against the curb.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Parking — hills
More Tennessee topics
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Parking elsewhere
Parking rules in other states
Parking law is set state by state — compare how another state handles it.
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Statutes and handbooks change. Tennessee Driver Services is authoritative for Tennessee parking rules and for the permit test itself.
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