Pickup truck bed children — Tennessee Permit Test

It is illegal in Tennessee to let any child under 6 ride in the bed of a pickup truck.

Nothing holds a child in a truck bed. A bump or a sudden stop can toss them onto the road.

It is illegal in Tennessee to allow any child under the age of 6 to ride in the bed of a pickup truck.

It is against the law to let a child between 6 and 12 ride in the bed of a pickup truck on any state or interstate highway.

Highway speeds turn a fall from a truck bed into a deadly one.

It is also against the law to allow any child between the ages of 6 and 12 to ride in the bed of a pickup truck on any state or interstate highway.

A child may ride in a truck bed during an organized parade or ceremony if the vehicle does not go over 20 mph.

At parade speed a fall is much less likely to be deadly, so the law allows it there and nowhere fast.

One exception to this law is when a child is being transported in the bed of the vehicle when it is part of an organized parade, procession or other ceremonial event and the vehicle must not exceed the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.

What is the age limit below which no child may ride in the bed of a pickup truck anywhere in Tennessee?

Under 6 years old. Nothing holds a child in a truck bed. A bump or a sudden stop can toss them onto the road. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.33: “It is illegal in Tennessee to allow any child under the age of 6 to ride in the bed of a pickup truck.”