Interstate vehicle breakdowns — Tennessee Permit Test

Interstate vehicle breakdowns on the Tennessee permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If you have vehicle trouble, move to the right shoulder or emergency stopping area as soon as you can and turn on your emergency flashers.

A car stopping in a travel lane gets hit from behind. The shoulder and flashers keep you out of the way and seen.

If you have vehicle trouble, move to the right shoulder or emergency stopping area as soon as you can.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.72

If you need help after a breakdown, raise your hood and tie a white cloth to the hood or radio antenna.

A raised hood and white cloth tell passing officers you are stuck and need help, not just resting.

If you need help, raise your hood and tie a white cloth to the hood or radio antenna.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.72

If possible, stay in or near your disabled vehicle on the side away from traffic.

Standing on the traffic side puts your body inches from cars that may drift onto the shoulder.

If possible, it is better to stay in or near your vehicle on the side away from traffic.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.72

On the test

Your car starts having trouble on the interstate. Where should you go?

To the right shoulder. A car stopping in a travel lane gets hit from behind. The shoulder and flashers keep you out of the way and seen. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.72: “If you have vehicle trouble, move to the right shoulder or emergency stopping area as soon as you can.”

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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.