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2015 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
- § 55-8-101 - Chapter and part definitions.
- § 55-8-102 - Provisions refer to vehicles upon highways -- Exceptions.
- § 55-8-103 - Required obedience to traffic laws -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-104 - Obedience to police officers.
- § 55-8-105 - Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
- § 55-8-106 - Public officers and employees -- Exceptions.
- § 55-8-107 - Persons working on highways -- Exceptions.
- § 55-8-108 - Authorized emergency vehicles.
- § 55-8-109 - Obedience to any required traffic-control device.
- § 55-8-110 - Traffic-control signals -- Inoperative signals with vehicle detection devices for motorcycles -- Right of way at signals inoperative due to mechanical failure or accident -- Inoperative signals with vehicle detection devices for bicycles.
- § 55-8-111 - Pedestrian-control signals.
- § 55-8-112 - Flashing signals.
- § 55-8-113 - Display or sale of unauthorized signs, signals or markings.
- § 55-8-114 - Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals.
- § 55-8-115 - Driving on right side of roadway -- Exceptions.
- § 55-8-116 - Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions.
- § 55-8-117 - Overtaking a vehicle on the left.
- § 55-8-118 - When overtaking on the right is permitted.
- § 55-8-119 - Limitations on overtaking on the left.
- § 55-8-120 - Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway.
- § 55-8-121 - No-passing zones.
- § 55-8-122 - One-way roads and rotary traffic islands.
- § 55-8-123 - Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
- § 55-8-124 - Following too closely.
- § 55-8-125 - Driving on divided highways.
- § 55-8-126 - Restricted access.
- § 55-8-127 - Restrictions on use of controlled-access roadway.
- § 55-8-128 - Vehicle approaching or entering intersection.
- § 55-8-129 - Vehicle turning left at intersection.
- § 55-8-130 - Vehicle entering through highway or stop intersection.
- § 55-8-131 - Vehicle entering highway from drive, private road, or private driveway.
- § 55-8-132 - Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of emergency vehicle and when approaching certain stationary vehicles.
- § 55-8-133 - Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.
- § 55-8-134 - Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks.
- § 55-8-135 - Crossing at other than crosswalks.
- § 55-8-136 - Drivers to exercise due care.
- § 55-8-137 - Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks.
- § 55-8-138 - Pedestrians on roadways.
- § 55-8-139 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.
- § 55-8-140 - Required position and method of turning at intersections.
- § 55-8-141 - Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-142 - Turning movements -- Signal for stop or decrease in speed.
- § 55-8-143 - Signals for turns.
- § 55-8-144 - Signals by hand and arm or signal device.
- § 55-8-145 - Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-146 - All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings -- Statutes not to affect common law right of recovery -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-147 - Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings.
- § 55-8-148 - Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings.
- § 55-8-149 - Requirements for stop signs -- Vehicles and streetcars must stop at stop signs -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-150 - Emerging from alley, driveway or building.
- § 55-8-151 - Overtaking and passing school, youth or church bus -- Markings -- Discharging passengers -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-152 - Speed limits -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-153 - Establishment of speed zones.
- § 55-8-154 - Minimum speed regulation -- Turnouts -- Passing bays -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-155 - Special speed limitation on motor-driven cycles -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-156 - Special speed limitations -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-157 - Charging violations.
- § 55-8-158 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residential districts, and entrance or exit ramps of highways.
- § 55-8-159 - Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles.
- § 55-8-160 - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specific places -- Penalty -- Exceptions for disabled veterans and persons with physical disabilities.
- § 55-8-161 - Additional parking regulations.
- § 55-8-162 - Unattended motor vehicles -- Unattended vehicles containing medical or hazardous waste -- Penalty and liability -- Application to utility.
- § 55-8-163 - Limitations on backing.
- § 55-8-164 - Riding on motorcycles.
- § 55-8-165 - Obstruction to driver's view of driving mechanism -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-166 - Driving on mountain highways.
- § 55-8-167 - Coasting prohibited -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-168 - Following fire apparatus prohibited -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-169 - Crossing fire hose -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-170 - Putting glass, nails and other substances on highway prohibited -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-171 - Operation of bicycles and play vehicles -- Penalty -- Effect of regulations.
- § 55-8-172 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-173 - Riding on bicycles -- Playing and use of play vehicles -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-174 - Clinging to vehicles -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-175 - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-176 - Carrying articles on bicycles -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-177 - Bicycle lamps and brakes -- Penalties.
- § 55-8-178 - Regulations governing nonmotor vehicles and animals -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-179 - Use of raised identifying cane or blaze orange dog leash restricted to blind or deaf persons -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-180 - Pedestrians led by guide dog or carrying identifying cane given right of way -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-181 - Rights and duties of motorcycle operator.
- § 55-8-182 - Operation of motorcycles on laned roadways.
- § 55-8-183 - Funeral processions.
- § 55-8-184 - Indication of ownership on traffic control signs, signals, markers or devices -- Unlawful possession -- Penalty.
- § 55-8-185 - Use of off-highway motor vehicles on highways.
- § 55-8-186 - Responsibility for illegal parking.
- § 55-8-187 - Obscene or patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs, etc., prohibited.
- § 55-8-188 - High occupancy vehicles -- Lanes.
- § 55-8-189 - Transporting child in truck bed.
- § 55-8-190 - Street sweeper operation -- Liability.
- § 55-8-191 - Operation of low speed and medium speed vehicles -- Prohibitions -- License.
- § 55-8-192 - Use of mobile telephone by school bus drivers.
- § 55-8-193 - Excessive noise from motor vehicles.
- § 55-8-194 - Required training for emergency vehicle drivers.
- § 55-8-195 - Rules and regulations directing truck tractors and semis to specific lanes on certain highways.
- § 55-8-196 - Attendance at driver education course in county of residence.
- § 55-8-197 - Failure to yield right of way.
- § 55-8-198 - Citations based on unmanned traffic enforcement cameras.
- § 55-8-199 - Use of hand-held mobile telephone or personal digital assistant to transmit or read a written message prohibited while driving.
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