Regulatory signs pictured — Tennessee Permit Test

Regulatory signs pictured on the Tennessee permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

This sign tells you where passing is not permitted.

Passing here means driving in the lane of oncoming cars where you cannot see far enough ahead.

No Passing Signs: These signs tell you where passing is not permitted.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37

This sign marks a no passing zone.

It faces you just as you would swing out to pass. Ignoring it can put you head-on with a car over the rise.

A triangular No Passing Zone sign can also be used.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37

This sign means no left turn.

The cars you would turn across do not expect anyone to turn there. A left turn puts you broadside in their path.

NO LEFT TURN

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37

This sign means no U-turn.

A U-turn swings your car across every lane. Where it is banned, traffic is not looking for a car doing it.

NO U TURN

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37

This sign tells you that you are approaching a one-way street and must not enter from the direction you are traveling.

Past this sign the cars are all coming straight at you. Driving in means a head-on crash.

This sign tells you that you are approaching a one-way street and that you must not enter from the direction you are traveling.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37

On the test

What does this sign mean?

You may not pass here. Passing here means driving in the lane of oncoming cars where you cannot see far enough ahead. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.37: “No Passing Signs: These signs tell you where passing is not permitted.”

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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.