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TN Code § 55-8-162 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-162. Unattended Motor Vehicles — Unattended Vehicles Containing Medical or Hazardous Waste — Penalty and Liability — Application to Utility — Inapplicability to Ads-Operated Vehicle

  No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person shall leave unsecured and unattended any truck, tractor-trailer or tractor-semitrailer combination, with a rated capacity of more than one (1) ton, containing “medical waste,” as defined in rules promulgated under §§ 68-211-101 — 68-211-122, or “hazardous waste,” as defined in § 68-212-104, in any residential area, or within one thousand feet (1,000') of any church, school or park.    Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(B), a violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The fine imposed by this subdivision (b)(2)(A) shall be upon the owner of the truck, tractor-trailer or tractor-semitrailer combination. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.   In addition to any fine imposed upon the owner pursuant to subdivision (b)(2)(A), the driver's license to drive shall be suspended for six (6) months.   Suspension of the driver's commercial driver license pursuant to subdivision (b)(2)(B) shall not alter the driver's eligibility to maintain a Class D driver license.     Nothing in this chapter shall alter the liability imposed by any other provision of law for unlawful disposal of medical waste.   This section shall only apply to persons operating any truck, tractor-trailer or tractor-semitrailer combination and transporting materials found to be hazardous under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, which requires the motor vehicle to be placarded.      Subsection (b) shall not apply to any utility.   As used in subdivision (c)(1), “utility” means any person, municipality, county, metropolitan government, electric cooperative, telephone cooperative, board, commission, district or any entity created or authorized by public act, private act, or general law to provide electricity, natural gas, water, waste water services, telephone services, or any combination thereof, for sale to consumers in any particular service area.     Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an ADS-operated vehicle.
TN Code § 55-8-163 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-163. Limitations on Backing

 The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless that movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
TN Code § 55-8-164 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-164. Riding on Motorcycles

  A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person, nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle, unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.   A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, headlamp illuminated, facing forward, with one (1) leg on each side of the motorcycle.   No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.   No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.    An operator commits an offense who, on the streets of any municipality, roads of any county, or the highways of this state, carries a child as a passenger on a motorcycle whose feet are not on footpegs; provided, that this subsection (e) shall not apply to persons riding in a motorcycle sidecar.    A violation of this subsection (e) is a Class C misdemeanor.   A person charged with a violation of this subsection (e) may, in lieu of appearance in court, submit a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction of the offense within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed.   No litigation tax levied pursuant to title 67, chapter 4, part 6 shall be imposed or assessed against anyone convicted of a violation of this subsection (e), nor shall any clerk's fee or court costs, including, but not limited to, any statutory fees of officers, be imposed or assessed against anyone convicted of a violation of this subsection (e).     The revenue generated by ten dollars ($10.00) of the fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine for a person’s first conviction under this subsection (e), shall be deposited in the state general fund without being designated for any specific purpose. The remaining forty dollars ($40.00) of the fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine for a person’s first conviction under this subsection (e) shall be deposited to the child safety fund as provided in § 55-9-602(f).   The revenue generated from a person's second or subsequent conviction under this subsection (e) shall be deposited to the child safety fund as provided in § 55-9-602(f).
TN Code § 55-8-165 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-165. Obstruction of Driver's View or Interference With Driver's Control — Penalties

  No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding four (4), as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.   No passenger in a vehicle or streetcar shall ride in a position that interferes with the driver's or operator's view ahead or to the sides, or that interferes with the driver's or operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or streetcar.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-166 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-166. Driving on Mountain Highways

 The driver of a motor vehicle traveling on mountain highways shall hold that motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the highway as reasonably possible and, upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of two hundred feet (200') along the highway, shall give audible warning with the horn of the motor vehicle.
TN Code § 55-8-167 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-167. Coasting Prohibited — Penalties

  The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.   The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-168 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-168. Following Fire Apparatus Prohibited — Penalty

  The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet (500') or park the vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-169 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-169. Crossing Fire Hose — Penalty

  No streetcar or vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-170 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-170. Putting Glass, Nails and Other Substances on Highway Prohibited — Penalty

  No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon the highway.   Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.   Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-171 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-171. Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles — Penalty — Effect of Regulations

  It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in §§ 55-8-171 — 55-8-177.   The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit that child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.   The regulations applicable to bicycles and electric bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle or electric bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein.   This section and §§ 55-8-172 — 55-8-177 are applicable to electric bicycles as defined in § 55-8-301.
TN Code § 55-8-172 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-172. Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Riding Bicycles — Penalty

  Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301, upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their nature can have no application.   Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301, is subject to the special regulations in §§ 55-8-171 — 55-8-177 applicable to bicycles or electric bicycles.   Every person riding an electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301, is subject to the special regulations in part 3 of this chapter applicable to electric bicycles.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-173 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-173. Riding on Bicycles — Playing and Use of Play Vehicles — Penalties

  A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, except for a certified police cyclist who is performing duties that require riding in a side dismounting position.   No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed or equipped.   No person shall play on a highway other than upon the sidewalk thereof, within a city or town, or in any part of a highway outside the limits of a city or town, or use thereon roller skates, coasters or any similar vehicle or toy or article on wheels or a runner, except in those areas as may be specially designated for that purpose by local authorities.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-174 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-174. Clinging to Vehicles — Penalty

  No person riding upon any bicycle, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the bicycle, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle, or that person's own body, to any streetcar or vehicle upon a roadway.   This section shall not be construed to prohibit the attachment of a bicycle trailer or bicycle semitrailer to a bicycle if the trailer or semitrailer is designed specifically for that purpose.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-175 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-175. Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths — Penalty

   Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situations:  When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;   When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway; or   When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge. For purposes of this section, “substandard width lane” means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.     This subsection (a) does not apply to a certified police cyclist engaged in the lawful performance of duty relating to traffic control.      Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.   Subdivision (b)(1) does not apply to a certified police cyclist engaged in the lawful performance of duty relating to traffic control or in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.      This subsection (c) shall be known and may be cited as the “Jeff Roth and Brian Brown Bicycle Protection Act of 2007.”   The operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall leave a safe distance between the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than three feet (3') and shall maintain the clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-176 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-176. Carrying Articles on Bicycles — Penalty

  No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-177 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-177. Bicycle Lamps and Brakes — Penalties

  Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front, which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') to the front, and either a red reflector or a lamp emitting a red light, which shall be visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') to the rear, when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.   Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle within twenty-five feet (25') from a speed of ten miles per hour (10 mph) on dry, level, clean pavement.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-179 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-179. Use of Raised Identifying Cane or Blaze Orange Dog Leash Restricted to Blind or Deaf Persons — Penalty

  No person, unless totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or thoroughfare shall carry in any raised or extended position any cane or similar walking stick colored white or white tipped with red.   No person, unless totally or partially deaf, shall carry, hold, or use on any street, highway, or in any other public place, a leash blaze orange in color on any dog accompanying that person.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-180 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-180. Pedestrians Led by Guide Dog or Carrying Identifying Cane Given Right-of-Way — Penalty

  Whenever any pedestrian guided by a guide dog or dog on a blaze orange leash, or carrying in any raised or extended position a cane or similar stick white in color or white tipped with red, shall undertake to cross any public street or thoroughfare in this state, the driver of each and every vehicle approaching that pedestrian carrying the cane or stick or conducted by such dog shall bring such vehicle to a complete stop and before proceeding shall take all precautions necessary to avoid injuring the pedestrian; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as making any person totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated guilty of contributory negligence in undertaking to cross any street or thoroughfare without being guided by a trained dog or carrying a cane or stick of the type specified in subsection (a).   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-181 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-181. Rights and Duties of Motorcycle or Autocycle Operator

 Every person operating a motorcycle or autocycle is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapter and chapter 9 of this title, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 9 of this title that by their nature can have no application.
TN Code § 55-8-182 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-182. Operation of Motorcycles on Laned Roadways

  All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in a manner that deprives any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection (a) shall not apply to motorcycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane.   The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.   No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.   Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.   Motorcycles that are autocycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.   Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
TN Code § 55-8-184 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-184. Indication of Ownership on Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Markers or Devices — Unlawful Possession — Penalty

  The department of transportation or any agency of local government responsible for erection or maintenance of any traffic-control sign, signal, marker or device is authorized to indicate the ownership of the sign, signal, marker and device in letters on the back of those items in letters not less than one-fourth inch (¼") nor more than three-fourths inch (¾") in height by use of a metal stamp, etching, or other permanent marking.   Unlawful possession of any such sign, signal, marker or device is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-186 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-186. Responsibility for Illegal Parking

  The responsibility for illegally parking on any road, highway, or street in this state in any restricted zone or space to include, but not limited to:  An unauthorized parking space designated for persons with disabilities as provided for in §§ 55-21-106 and 55-21-108;   Specifically prohibited places, as provided for in § 55-8-160;   No parking zones;   Overtime zones or metered parking spaces; or   Fire lanes;  shall not apply to the registered owner of a rented or leased vehicle parked in violation of law when that owner can furnish sworn evidence that the vehicle was, at the time of the parking violation, leased or rented to another person.      In such instances, the owner of the vehicle shall, within thirty (30) days after notification of the parking violation, furnish to the appropriate court or law enforcement agency, the name, address, and driver license number of the person or company who leased or rented the vehicle. If the owner fails to provide the information within the thirty-day period, then the owner shall become personally liable for the violation.
TN Code § 55-8-187 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-187. Obscene or Patently Offensive Bumper Stickers, Window Signs, or Other Markings Prohibited

 To avoid distracting other drivers and thereby reduce the likelihood of accidents arising from lack of attention or concentration, the display of obscene and patently offensive movies, bumper stickers, window signs or other markings on or in a motor vehicle that are visible to other drivers is prohibited and display of such materials shall subject the owner of the vehicle on which they are displayed, upon conviction, to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). “Obscene” or “patently offensive” has the meaning specified in § 39-17-901.