Tennessee U turn limits — Tennessee Permit Test

You may not make a U-turn at an intersection where a traffic light or police officer controls the traffic.

Drivers moving on a green or an officer's wave do not expect a car swinging around in front of them.

At any intersection where a traffic light or police officer is controlling the traffic flow.

You may not make a U-turn where you cannot see traffic coming from both directions for at least 500 feet.

A U-turn leaves your car sideways across the road. You need room to see a fast car before it reaches you.

At any rural or urban location where you cannot see traffic coming from both directions for at least 500 feet in each direction.

Do not make a U-turn between intersections in a city; drive around the block instead.

A mid-block U-turn crosses lanes where nobody expects a car to turn.

The safest thing to do is drive around the block.

It is illegal in Tennessee for any driver to make a U-turn on an interstate highway.

Interstate traffic moves too fast for anyone to stop for a car turning across it.

It is illegal in Tennessee for any driver to make a U-turn on an interstate highway.

Emergency crossovers on the interstate are for emergency vehicles and highway maintenance crews only.

A car crawling out of a crossover into 70 mph traffic gives other drivers no time to stop.

Emergency crossovers are for the use of emergency vehicles and highway maintenance crews only.

Where is a U-turn not allowed?

At an intersection run by a traffic light or officer. Drivers moving on a green or an officer's wave do not expect a car swinging around in front of them. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.59: “At any intersection where a traffic light or police officer is controlling the traffic flow.”