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2016 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.
TN Code § 55-8-167 (2016) What's This?
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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