Funeral procession law — Tennessee Permit Test

Funeral procession law on the Tennessee permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Tennessee, it is a common and accepted practice for oncoming traffic to pull to the side of the road as a sign of respect when meeting a funeral procession.

Families in a funeral line notice who slows and pulls over. It is a small kindness that Tennessee drivers expect of each other.

In Tennessee, it is a common and accepted practice for oncoming traffic to pull to the side of the roadway as a sign of respect when meeting a funeral precession.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.46

On a two-lane road, vehicles following a funeral procession may not try to pass it.

A funeral line can be long. A driver trying to pass it on a two-lane road may meet an oncoming car with nowhere to go.

Vehicles following a funeral procession on a two-lane roadway may not attempt to pass such procession;

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.46

No driver may drive between the vehicles of a properly identified funeral procession unless a traffic officer directs it.

The cars in a funeral line follow close and go through lights together. Cutting in can cause a crash and splits the family apart.

No operator of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles in a properly identified funeral procession except when directed to do so by a traffic officer.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.46

On the test

What do oncoming Tennessee drivers commonly do when they meet a funeral procession?

Pull to the side of the road. Families in a funeral line notice who slows and pulls over. It is a small kindness that Tennessee drivers expect of each other. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.46: “In Tennessee, it is a common and accepted practice for oncoming traffic to pull to the side of the roadway as a sign of respect when meeting a funeral precession.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, published by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.