Tennessee turns on red — Tennessee Permit Test

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

The rules

A left turn on red is allowed where a one-way street meets another one-way street and traffic moves in the direction of the turn.

Turning left on red onto a two-way street sends you across lanes of moving cars.

A left turn at a red light or stop signal is permitted at all intersections where a one-way street intersects with another one-way street and the traffic is moving in the same direction into which the left turn would be made.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.58

A left turn on red follows the same rules for complete stops, yielding and turn-prohibiting signs as a right turn on red.

A left on red still crosses walkers and cars. Skipping the stop because the turn is allowed is how people get hit.

The same rules for complete stops, yielding, and observing signs prohibiting turns must be followed as you would for a right turn on red.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.58

On the test

Where is a left turn on a red light allowed in Tennessee?

From a one-way street onto another one-way street. Turning left on red onto a two-way street sends you across lanes of moving cars. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.58: “A left turn at a red light or stop signal is permitted at all intersections where a one-way street intersects with another one-way street and the traffic is moving in the same direction into which the left turn would be made.”

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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.