Parking at night — Tennessee Permit Test

Parking at night on the Tennessee permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Parked headlights are just as likely to blind approaching drivers as headlights on a moving car, so do not leave them on even for a brief stop.

A driver coming toward your parked car with its lights on may think you are moving in their lane and swerve.

They are just as likely to blind approaching drivers when your car is stationary as they are when it is moving.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.75

Whenever you park on or along a highway at night, leave your emergency and parking lights on.

A dark car on the shoulder is nearly invisible until someone is right on it. Flashers tell drivers to move over in time.

Whenever you park on or along a highway at night, leave your emergency and parking lights on.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.75

On the test

Why should you turn off your headlights when you park at night, even briefly?

They still blind drivers coming toward you. A driver coming toward your parked car with its lights on may think you are moving in their lane and swerve. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.75: “They are just as likely to blind approaching drivers when your car is stationary as they are when it is moving.”

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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.