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TN Code § 55-8-189 (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|§ 55-8-189. Transporting Child in Truck Bed

  A person commits an offense who, on the streets of any municipality, roads of any county, or the highways of this state, transports a child under six (6) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (¾) ton and having a pickup body style.    A person commits an offense who, on any interstate defense highway or state highway, transports a child between six (6) years of age and under twelve (12) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (¾) ton and having a pickup body style.   A city or county may prohibit, by ordinance or resolution, a person from transporting a child between six (6) years of age and under twelve (12) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (¾) ton and having a pickup body style on city or county roads or highways.     This section does not apply to a person transporting a child in the bed of such vehicle when that vehicle is being used as part of an organized parade, procession, or other ceremonial event, and when that vehicle is not exceeding the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).   This section does not apply when the child being transported is involved in agricultural activities.   A violation of subsection (a) or subdivision (b)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-190 (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|§ 55-8-190. Street Sweeper Operation — Liability

  For the purpose of this section, “street sweeper” means a vacuum or broom-type vehicle used for routine mechanized street, road, interstate highway, and/or bridge sweeping to clean and remove sand, dirt, soil, paper, glass, cans, and other debris.   If operated in compliance with the national highway traffic safety administration standards, including the National Highway Safety Manual, a street sweeper may make intermittent stops as necessary to collect tree limbs, debris, and other objects the street sweeper cannot automatically collect and travel at a speed below the lawful minimum speed:  On any particular roadway in all nonresidential areas at any time except six thirty a.m. (6:30 a.m.) to eight thirty a.m. (8:30 a.m.) and three thirty p.m. (3:30 p.m.) to six o'clock p.m. (6:00 p.m.) on weekdays;   On any particular roadway in all residential areas at any time; or   Notwithstanding subdivisions (b)(1) and (2), at any time on any roadway after an emergency or an event that makes street sweeping necessary or desirable.     Absent noncompliance with this section, operator negligence or an intentional tort by an operator, operation of a street sweeper in compliance with this section shall not be a violation of law, and shall not subject the street sweeper to liability for claims for personal injury, property damage or death.
TN Code § 55-8-191 (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|§ 55-8-191. Operation of Low Speed and Medium Speed Vehicles — Prohibitions — License

   A low speed vehicle as defined in § 55-8-101 may be operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) or less. This subdivision (a)(1) does not prohibit a low speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph).   A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of low speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.   The department of transportation may prohibit the operation of low speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.      A medium speed vehicle as defined in § 55-8-101 may be operated at a rate not to exceed thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets where the posted speed limit is forty miles per hour (40 mph) or less. This subsection (b) does not prohibit a medium speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than forty miles per hour (40 mph).   A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of medium speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.   The department of transportation may prohibit the operation of medium speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.     Any person operating a low speed vehicle or medium speed vehicle must have in possession a valid Class D driver license.
TN Code § 55-8-192 (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|§ 55-8-192. Use of Portable Electronic Device by School Bus Drivers

  No driver shall operate a school bus as defined by § 55-8-101 anywhere in this state while using a portable electronic device:  While the vehicle is in motion and while the vehicle is transporting one (1) or more children; or   When the vehicle is stopped for the purposes of loading or unloading one (1) or more children from the vehicle.     As used in this section, “portable electronic device” means any:  Mobile, cellular, analog, wireless, or digital telephone;   Personal digital assistant;   Hand-held device with mobile data access;   Laptop computer;   Pager;   Broadband personal communication device;   Two-way messaging device;   Electronic game;   Camera;   Portable computing device;   Global positioning system, if the driver is using at least one (1) hand to hold the device or to enter data into the device while the school bus is in motion; or   Electronic device used to input, write, send, receive, read, or view text or media for present or future communication.     This section shall not apply to:  Two-way radio communications, or any device used in a similar manner as two-way radio communications, made to and from a central dispatch, school transportation department, or its equivalent; or   The use of a device capable of voice communication to report an emergency to the 911 system, a law enforcement agency, fire department, or emergency medical provider.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a minimum period of confinement of not less than thirty (30) days; a minimum fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and the court shall order that a person convicted of violating this section is permanently prohibited from operating a school bus as defined by § 55-8-101 in this state.
TN Code § 55-8-193 (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|§ 55-8-193. Excessive Noise From Motor Vehicles

  No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on any public street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system including, but not limited to, any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker, or any other electrical device used for the amplification of sound from within the motor vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet (50') or more from the vehicle. For the purpose of this section, “plainly audible” means any sound that clearly can be heard, by unimpaired auditory senses based on a direct line of sight of fifty feet (50') or more; however, words or phrases need not be discernible and the sound shall include bass reverberation.   This section shall not be applicable to emergency or public safety vehicles, vehicles owned and operated by a municipal or county government or any utility company, for sound emitted unavoidably during a job-related operation, school or community sponsored activities, auctioneers or auctioning activities, boats or other watercraft operated on waters or any motor vehicle used in an authorized public activity for which a permit has been granted by the appropriate agency of a municipal or county government.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of up to fifty dollars ($50.00).
TN Code § 55-8-194 (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|§ 55-8-194. Required Training for Emergency Vehicle Drivers

   It is the intent of the general assembly that each person who drives an emergency vehicle in an official capacity shall be adequately trained to drive the emergency vehicle. Documentation by the agency providing training shall include:  Training in the operation of the vehicle in emergency and non-emergency situations;   A review of all applicable laws pertaining to emergency vehicles; and   Training to respond to actions of nonemergency vehicles.     Each emergency vehicle driver shall take not less than two (2) hours of training annually, and each emergency vehicle driver shall take and pass a comprehensive examination pertaining to subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(C) every year.     This section shall apply to all law enforcement personnel, firefighters, including volunteer firefighters, rescue personnel, including volunteer rescue personnel, and emergency services personnel.
TN Code § 55-8-195 (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|§ 55-8-195. Rules and Regulations Directing Truck Tractors and Semitrailers to Specific Lanes on Certain Highways

  The department of transportation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations directing truck tractors and semitrailers, as defined in § 55-8-101, to specific lanes, as indicated by appropriate highway signage on interstate and multilane divided highways that are three (3) or more lanes in each direction. Rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall not apply when truck tractors and semi trailers are passing other motor vehicles.   A violation of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
TN Code § 55-8-196 (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|§ 55-8-196. Attendance at Driver Education Course in County of Residence

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, whenever a person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 9 of this title or parts 1-5 of chapter 10 of this title is required, at the discretion of the court, to attend a driver education course approved by the department of safety, in addition to, or in lieu of any portion of, any other penalty imposed, the court has the discretion to allow the violator to attend a driver education course in the person's county of residence, instead of attending a course in the county where the citation was issued. The driver education course shall be approved by the department of safety and operated and conducted in accordance with the requirements of § 55-10-301.
TN Code § 55-8-197 (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|§ 55-8-197. Failure to Yield Right-of-Way

  Any person who violates subdivisions (a)(1)-(6) and the violation results in an accident resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:  Section 55-8-115 by failing to drive on the right half of the roadway as provided in the section, except for those motor vehicles in compliance with § 55-7-115 or § 55-7-202;   Section 55-8-118 or § 55-8-119 by unlawfully overtaking and passing another vehicle as provided in those sections;   Section 55-8-128, § 55-8-129, § 55-8-130 or § 55-8-131 by failing to yield the right-of-way as provided in those sections;   Section 55-8-134, by failing to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in crosswalks as provided in the section;   Section 55-8-136, by failing to exercise due care as provided in the section; or   Section 55-8-175(c), by failing to overtake and pass a bicycle safely as provided in § 55-8-175(c).     For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “serious bodily injury” means:  Substantial risk of death;   Serious disfigurement; or   Protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member, organ or mental faculty.      A violation of subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor if the accident results in serious bodily injury of another.   A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor if the accident results in the death of another.     The court shall send the department a record of any of the convictions of any of the sections indicated in subsection (a). The court shall indicate on the record or abstract whether the violation resulted in serious bodily injury of another or death of another.   Upon conviction, the court may revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of a person convicted under this section for a period of up to six (6) months, if the accident results in serious bodily injury of another, and up to one (1) year if the accident results in death of another.
TN Code § 55-8-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-201. Operation of a Platoon

  A person may operate a platoon on the streets and highways of this state after the person provides notification to the department of transportation and the department of safety. The notification provided pursuant to this subsection (a) must include a plan for general platoon operations.   If the notification and the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) are not rejected by either the department of transportation or the department of safety within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notification and the plan, the person may operate a platoon on the streets and highways of this state.   For purposes of a platoon operating pursuant to this section:  Vehicles in the platoon are not a caravan or motorcade;   The lead vehicle in the platoon is not drawing any subsequent vehicle in the platoon; and   If the platoon includes a commercial motor vehicle, an appropriately endorsed driver who holds a valid commercial driver license must be present behind the wheel of each commercial motor vehicle in the platoon.
TN Code § 55-8-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-202. Motor Vehicles Equipped With Autonomous Technology

  No political subdivision may by ordinance, resolution, or any other means prohibit within the jurisdictional boundaries of the political subdivision the use of a motor vehicle equipped with autonomous technology if the motor vehicle otherwise complies with all safety regulations of the political subdivision.    “Autonomous technology” means technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed in high or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event;   “Driving mode” means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following:  Expressway merging;   High speed cruising;   Low speed traffic jam; and   Closed-campus operations;     “Dynamic driving task” means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task;   “Operational” means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway;   “Strategic” means determining destinations and waypoints; and   “Tactical” includes, but is not limited to, the following:  Responding to events; and   Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.
TN Code § 55-8-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-204. “Slow Poke law.”

  On interstate and multilane divided highways that are two (2) or more lanes in each direction, a person shall not operate a vehicle in the passing lane, except when overtaking or passing a vehicle that is in a nonpassing lane.   This section shall not apply:  When the volume of traffic does not permit the vehicle to safely merge into a nonpassing lane;   When inclement weather or an official traffic control device makes it necessary to drive in the passing lane;   When obstructions or hazards exist in a nonpassing lane;   When avoiding traffic moving onto the highway from an acceleration or merging lane;   When highway design makes it necessary to drive in the passing lane to exit or turn left;   To authorized emergency vehicles engaged in official duties; or   To vehicles engaged in highway maintenance and construction operations.     The department of transportation is authorized to use the department's existing permanent electronic overhead informational displays located on the interstate system to provide periodic messages to the motoring public as to this section, including the restriction on the left lane being used as a passing lane only. The department may develop guidelines for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on the displays.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of fifty dollars ($50.00).   As used in this section:  “Nonpassing lane” means any lane that is to the right of the passing lane; and   “Passing lane” means:  The furthermost left lane; or   The lane immediately to the right of the furthermost left lane, during the specified hours of specified days of the week when the furthermost left lane is reserved for the exclusive use of high occupancy vehicles pursuant to § 55-8-188.
TN Code § 55-8-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-205. Vehicular Use of Bicycle Lanes Prohibited — Penalties

  As used in this section, “bicycle lane” means any portion of the roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.   It is an offense for a person to operate a motor vehicle within a bicycle lane, except under the following situations:  When parking, stopping, or leaving standing the motor vehicle pursuant to § 55-8-158, § 55-8-160, or other law, upon the right side of the roadway or the roadway's shoulder or berm; provided, that a carrier of passengers for hire or other motor vehicle used to provide public transportation may only be parked, stopped, or left standing within a bicycle lane temporarily when loading or unloading passengers and when the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway that is otherwise designated or primarily used to load or unload passengers is obstructed;   When turning into an intersecting or adjoining highway, drive, road, or driveway; or   When yielding the right-of-way to, or temporarily parking or stopping upon the approach of, an authorized emergency vehicle or police vehicle pursuant to § 55-8-132 or other law.     Any person failing to conform with subsection (b) shall receive a warning citation on first offense and be liable for a fine of twenty dollars ($20.00) on second offense, and fifty dollars ($50.00) on third and subsequent offenses.   Nothing in this section preempts or otherwise affects an ordinance or resolution governing the parking, stopping, or standing of motor vehicles in bicycle lanes that is more restrictive than subdivision (b)(1), whether enacted or modified prior to, or on or after, July 1, 2016, by a municipality or county, including a county with a metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 55-8-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-206. Guidelines for Best Behavior During Traffic Stops

  Within six (6) months from May 2, 2017, the department of safety, in consultation with state and local law enforcement agencies, shall develop advisory guidelines concerning best behaviors for drivers to exercise when stopped by law enforcement officers.   After the advisory guidelines are completed and approved by the commissioner, the department of education shall make the advisory guidelines an integral part of driver education in this state.   These advisory guidelines shall be promoted to the public, as the department deems fit, to increase awareness and public safety.   Law enforcement officers shall be trained that citizens may, but are not required to, follow the advisory guidelines established pursuant to this section, and that citizens shall not be liable for any civil damages or subject to any other liability or action for any failure to comply with these guidelines.
TN Code § 55-8-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 2 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road — Continued|§ 55-8-207. [reserved.]

 Section 55-8-302 applies to an electric scooter and any person operating an electric scooter, including an exclusion from chapters 3 and 4 of this title, relating to titling and registration. Nothing in this section or § 55-8-302 preempts a county, municipality, or metropolitan form of government, by ordinance of its legislative body, from regulating, controlling, or banning the use and operation of electric scooters within the geographic boundaries of the county, municipality, or metropolitan government. The ordinances must be reasonably related to promotion and protection of the health, safety, and welfare of riders, operators, pedestrians, and motorists.