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TN Code § 55-8-209 (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|§ 55-8-209. Regulation of Use and Operation of Personal Delivery Device

  A personal delivery device must:  Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to all other traffic, including pedestrians;   Not unreasonably interfere with other traffic, including pedestrians;   If the personal delivery device is being operated between sunset and sunrise, be equipped with lighting on both the front and rear of the personal delivery device visible in clear weather from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') to the front and rear of the personal delivery device; and   Not transport hazardous materials regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 5103) that are required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F.     A personal delivery device may be operated in a pedestrian area at speeds up to ten (10) miles per hour.   A personal delivery device must:  Be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and   Be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.     A personal delivery device and any entity that operates a personal delivery device is not subject to any requirements or laws applicable to motor vehicles, including the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12, part 1 of this title; the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act of 1988, compiled in chapter 50 of this title; and chapters 3 and 4 of this title, relating to titling and registration.   Personal delivery devices may be prohibited by local resolutions or ordinances if the local government determines that the prohibition is necessary, in the interest of public safety. This section does not affect the authority of a local authority's law enforcement officers to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery device.   An entity that operates a personal delivery device must maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damages arising from the combined operations of personal delivery devices under a personal delivery device operator's control.
TN Code § 55-8-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Class 1 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph);   “Class 2 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph);   “Class 3 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour (28 mph); and   “Electric bicycle” means a device upon which any person may ride that is equipped with two (2) or three (3) wheels, any of which is twenty inches (20") or more in diameter, fully operable pedals for human propulsion, and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts, and meets the requirements of one (1) of the three (3) classes of electric bicycles defined in subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
TN Code § 55-8-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-302. Requirements and Laws Applicable to Electric Bicycles

 An electric bicycle and any person operating an electric bicycle is not subject to any requirements or laws applicable to motor vehicles, including the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12, part 1 of this title; the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act of 1988, compiled in chapter 50 of this title; and chapters 3 and 4 of this title, relating to titling and registration. Except as otherwise specified by this part, the requirements and laws applicable to bicycles in this title shall apply to electric bicycles.
TN Code § 55-8-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-303. Label

  On or after January 1, 2017, every manufacturer or distributor of new electric bicycles intended for sale or distribution in this state shall permanently affix, in a prominent location, to the electric bicycle a label that contains the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage of the electric bicycle, and is printed in Arial font in at least nine-point type.   On or after January 1, 2017, no new electric bicycle shall be sold to the general public in this state unless a label is affixed to the electric bicycle pursuant to subsection (a).   A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is an unfair and deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1.
TN Code § 55-8-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-304. Unlawful Modification of Electric Bicycle

 It is an offense for a person to knowingly modify an electric bicycle so as to change the speed capability of the electric bicycle and not appropriately replace, or cause to be replaced, the label indicating the classification required in § 55-8-303. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-305. Equipment Requirements

  No electric bicycle shall be operated upon any street or highway unless the electric bicycle:  Complies with applicable equipment and manufacturing requirements for electric bicycles established by state and federal law, including federal standards adopted by the United States consumer product safety commission and compiled in 16 CFR Part 1512; and   Is equipped in such a manner that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the brakes are applied, or that the electric motor is engaged through a switch or mechanism that, when released or activated, will cause the electric motor to disengage or cease to function.     No class 3 electric bicycle shall be operated upon any street or highway unless it is equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed the electric bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.   A person who knowingly operates an electric bicycle in violation of subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-306. Operation of Electric Bicycle on Street or Highway or Path or Trail

   A class 1 electric bicycle or a class 2 electric bicycle may be operated on any part of a street or highway where bicycles are authorized to travel, including a bicycle lane or other portion of a roadway designated for exclusive use by bicyclists, the shoulder or berm, and any path or trail intended for use by bicyclists.   A local government or state agency having jurisdiction over any part of any path or trail where bicycles are authorized to travel may regulate or prohibit, by resolution or ordinance if a local government or by rule or policy if a state agency, the operation of a class 1 electric bicycle or class 2 electric bicycle on that path or trail, if the local government or state agency determines that the regulation or prohibition is necessary, in the interest of public safety.   No class 3 electric bicycle shall be operated on any part of a path or trail where bicycles are authorized to travel, unless the path or trail is within or adjacent to the street or highway, or the local governing body or state agency having jurisdiction over the path or trail permits, by resolution or ordinance if a local government or by rule or policy if a state agency, the operation of a class 3 electric bicycle on that path or trail.   No electric bicycle shall be operated on any sidewalk unless the use of bicycles on sidewalks is authorized by resolution or ordinance if a local government or by rule or policy if a state agency, of the local government or state agency having jurisdiction over that sidewalk, and the electric motor is disabled.   Any local resolution or ordinance or state agency rule or policy adopted in accordance with this subsection (a) shall use the definitions in this part for electric bicycle, class 1 electric bicycle, class 2 electric bicycle, or class 3 electric bicycle. References to motor vehicles in any local resolution or ordinance shall not be applicable to an electric bicycle.   A person who knowingly operates an electric bicycle in violation of subdivision (a)(3) or (a)(4) commits a Class C misdemeanor.     On any roadway, highway, or street, electric bicycles shall be restricted, limited, or excluded by local resolutions and ordinances to the same extent as bicycles are restricted, limited, or excluded.
TN Code § 55-8-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 3 - Electric Bicycles|§ 55-8-307. Prohibited Operation of Class 3 Electric Bicycle by Person Under 14 Years of Age — Helmet Requirements

  It is a delinquent act for a person under fourteen (14) years of age to operate a class 3 electric bicycle upon any street or highway; provided, that the person may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.   The operator and all passengers of a class 3 electric bicycle, regardless of age, shall wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet meeting federal standards established by the United States consumer product safety commission or the American Society for Testing and Materials. A label on the helmet shall be affixed signifying the helmet complies with this subsection (b).    A violation of subsection (a) shall be punishable only by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).   A person who violates subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 55-9-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   “Autocycle,” “motor vehicle,” “motorcycle,” “motor-driven cycle,” and “motorized bicycle” have the meanings ascribed to them in § 55-8-101; and   “Automated driving system,” “ADS,” and “ADS-operated vehicle” have the meanings ascribed to them in § 55-30-102.
TN Code § 55-9-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 55-9-104. Vehicles Stopping for Causes Other Than Disablement — Display of Warning Devices

  Whenever any bus, truck or truck tractor is stopped upon the traveled portion of the highway or the shoulder next thereto, except within a business or residential district of a municipality or for any cause other than disablement or for necessary traffic stops, the following requirements shall be complied with during the period of the stop:  During the time that lights are required, a lighted fusee or lighted red electric lantern or red emergency reflector shall be immediately placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the motor vehicle. Pickup trucks having not more than two (2) rear wheels may comply with this subdivision (a)(1) by displaying emergency flashing lights at the front and rear; and   If the stop exceeds or is intended to exceed ten (10) minutes, the placing of flares, red electric lanterns or red emergency reflectors or flags shall be in the manner prescribed for disabled vehicles. Pickup trucks having not more than two (2) rear wheels may comply with this subdivision (a)(2) by displaying emergency flashing lights at the front and rear.     Except during the time that lights are required to be displayed by § 55-9-401, none of the provisions of this chapter that relate to fire extinguishers, red lanterns, red flags, tire chains, flares, and fusees, shall apply to trucks and pickup trucks owned and operated by any person in the transportation of produce and farm products grown exclusively by that person in transporting them to and from market.
TN Code § 55-9-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 55-9-106. Studded Tires

  No person shall use a tire on a vehicle moved on a highway that has on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberances of a material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except as otherwise provided in this section.   A person may operate on a highway a vehicle equipped with a tire that has imbedded in it wire or other material for improving traction on snow and ice during the period of October 1 through April 15 of each year. Such a tire shall be so constructed that the percentage of wire or other material in contact with the roadway does not exceed, after the first one thousand (1,000) miles of use or operation, five percent (5%) of the total tire area in contact with the roadway. During the first one thousand (1,000) miles of use or operation of any such tire, the wire or other material in contact with the roadway shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total tire area in contact with the roadway. The studded tires allowed by this subsection (b) shall not be used at any time on a vehicle with a maximum gross weight of more than nine thousand pounds (9,000 lbs.), unless this a vehicle is a school bus or an emergency vehicle.   It is permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions on any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other condition tending to cause a vehicle to skid.   It is permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances that will not injure a highway.
TN Code § 55-9-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 55-9-108. Airbags

  For purposes of this section:  “Airbag” means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system device that is part of a supplemental restraint system;   “Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component” means a replacement supplemental restraint system component, including, but not limited to, an airbag, that displays a mark identical to, or substantially similar to, the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from that manufacturer or supplier, respectively;   “Nonfunctional airbag” means a replacement airbag that meets any of the following criteria:  The airbag was previously deployed or damaged;   The airbag has an electric fault that is detected by the vehicle's airbag diagnostic systems when the installation procedure is completed and the vehicle is returned to the customer who requested the work to be performed or when ownership is intended to be transferred;   The airbag includes a part or object, including a supplemental restraint system component, that is installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has been installed; or   The airbag is subject to the prohibitions of 49 U.S.C. § 30120(j); and     “Supplemental restraint system” (“SRS”):  Means a passive inflatable motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for use in conjunction with active restraint systems, as defined in 49 CFR 571.208; and   Includes one (1) or more airbags and all components required to ensure that an airbag works as designed by the vehicle manufacturer, including both of the following:   The airbag operates in the event of a crash; and   The airbag is designed in accordance with federal motor vehicle safety standards of the specific make, model, and year of the motor vehicle in which it is or will be installed.         A person shall not knowingly manufacture, import, install, reinstall, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any device intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component in any motor vehicle if the device is a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional airbag, or device that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards as provided in 49 CFR 571.208.   A person shall not knowingly sell, install, or reinstall in a vehicle, any device that causes the vehicle's diagnostic systems to fail to warn when the vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional airbag, or when no airbag is installed.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-202. Mufflers — Muffler Cutouts Prohibited — Penalty

  No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any road, street or highway unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.   It is unlawful to use a “muffler cutout” on any motor vehicle upon any road, street or highway.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-203. Windshield Must Be Equipped With Wipers — Penalty

  Every motor vehicle having a windshield shall be equipped with two (2) windshield wipers for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield in order to provide clear vision for the driver, unless one (1) windshield wiper cleans to within one inch (1") of each side of windshield.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-204. Brakes — Equipment Required on Various Type Vehicles — Penalty

  Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels.   Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.    Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or more when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and the brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied.   Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to any trailer or semitrailer operating solely intrastate with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of seven thousand five hundred pounds (7,500 lbs.) or less and equipped with a hydraulic breakaway mechanism that is separate from the hitch itself and utilizes surge brakes. “Surge brakes” is defined as a system complying with SAE Standards J135, J661, J667, and J684 whereby the brakes of a trailer are actuated as a result of the forward pressure of the trailer against the tow vehicle during deceleration.     Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold after May 21, 1937, in this state and operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of the vehicle, except trucks and truck tractors having three (3) or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, unless these vehicles are equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one (1) such axle need not be equipped with brakes, except any motorcycle, and except that any semitrailer of less than one thousand five hundred pounds (1,500 lbs.) gross weight need not be equipped with brakes.   The requirements of subdivision (c)(1) and subsection (d) shall not apply to trailers that are not required to be registered and licensed and that are used by or on behalf of farmers:  Transporting farm products or livestock from farm to market;   Transporting products, equipment, materials or supplies used in agricultural pursuits from market to farm or in their transfer from farm to farm or from one (1) part of a farm to another part of the same farm; or   Delivering the trailer to any farm.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-205. Performance Ability of Brakes — Penalty

  The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be adequate to stop the vehicle or vehicles when traveling twenty miles per hour (20 mph) within a distance of thirty feet (30') when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material where the grade does not exceed one percent (1%).   Under the conditions in subsection (a), the hand brake shall be adequate to stop the vehicle or vehicles within a distance of fifty-five feet (55') and the hand brake shall be adequate to hold the vehicle or vehicles stationary on any grade upon which operated.   Under the conditions in subsection (a), the service brakes upon a motor vehicle equipped with two (2) wheel brakes only, and when permitted, shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of forty feet (40') and the hand brake adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of fifty-five feet (55').   All braking distances specified in this section shall apply to all vehicles mentioned, whether the vehicles are not loaded or are loaded to the maximum capacity permitted under this chapter.   All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-206. Trucks to Be Equipped With Rearview Mirror

 Any motor truck using the streets, roads, highways, and other public thoroughfares, which, by reason of its construction, either when loaded or unloaded, prevents the driver's view of the rear, shall be equipped with a mirror arranged in a manner and maintained so that the driver or operator may view the roadway to the rear and note the approach of vehicles from the rear of the motor truck.