TN Driver’s License F Endorsement
Questions and Answers
/. Properly adjusted seat head restraints: - Answer-✅Should always be at a level even
with the back of the head
AND
are designed to prevent whiplash if hit from behind.
/.The driver should drive with both hands on the steering wheel approximately in the: -
Answer-✅9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions.
/.When adjusting the driver's seat for best driving posture, set the seat in an upright
position where your body is about how far from the steering wheel? - Answer-✅10 to 12
inches
/.A child in a child passenger system (car seat) should: - Answer-✅Be facing the rear of
the car seat (if less than 20 pounds and under 1 year old) AND should be facing forward
(if the child is 1-3 years old and over 20 pounds).
/.Children who are 4-8 years old and whose height is is under 4 feet, 9 inches: -
Answer-✅Must be in a belt positioning booster seat system (child booster car seat) and
wearing a seatbelt.
/.The lap belt should be worn: - Answer-✅1- OVER the the pelvis with the bottom edge
toughing the tops of the thighs snugly.
2-The shoulder belt should be worn over the shoulder and across the chest, NOT
UNDER THE ARM and over the abdomen (make certain that the shoulder belt is not
worn so loosely that it slides off of the shoulders).
3- Pregnant women should wear the lap belt BELOW the abdomen and the shoulder
belt ABOVE the belly.
/.Research has found that proper use of the lap/shoulder belts: - Answer-✅Reduces the
risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by 45% and the risk of
moderate to critical injury by 50% (for occupant of light trucks 60-65%, respectively).
/.AIRBAGS and CHILDREN! Children (ages 12 and under) are safer in the backseat of
a vehicle because: - Answer-✅1- Airbags can pose a severe risk of injury to children 12
and under in the event of a crash. Airbags and children "...simply do not MIX".
2- Children are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint device or safety belt in
the rear of a vehicle regardless of whether the vehicle is equipped with a passenger
side airbag.
, 3- IT IS NOT ADVISABLE to place a child safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle
where a passenger side airbag is present. If available, the child seat should be placed in
the back or rear row seat.
4- Infants in rear facing seats should be placed in back/rear seat (if available). If the
child MUST RIDE in the front seat of a vehicle e.g., a pickup truck (with a passenger
side airbag) the seat should be moved as far back as possible! The child should also be
properly buckled.
/.The safest place for children (12 and under) to ride IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
AIR BAGS is: - Answer-✅The backseat.
/.The "Yield" sign means: - Answer-✅Slow down and yield to traffic on main road when
merging.
/.What does a traffic signal with a "YELLOW LEFT ARROW" indicate to the driver? -
Answer-✅Prepare to yield to oncoming traffic.
/.The center of the roadway is marked with one SOLID yellow line and one BROKEN
yellow line. If the BROKEN yellow line is one the RIGHT of the solid yellow line (your
side), it means: - Answer-✅You are in a "passing zone" and it is safe to pass other
vehicles if no oncoming traffic is present.
/.Octagon Shape means: - Answer-✅STOP.
(THE ONLY 8-sided sign on the roadway and it ALWAYS MEANS THAT THERE IS
DANGER).
Color: Red
/.Triangular Shape means: - Answer-✅Yield
/.Round Shape means: - Answer-✅Railroad Ahead (some railroad signs have
"Crossbucks").
/.Diamond Shape means: - Answer-✅Hazardous, unusual conditions ahead AND
WARNING.
1) Warning signs e.g., school zones, winding roads, narrow bridge, fallen rocks, cattle
crossings, Two-way traffic, bike crossing, "left lane ends", "slippery when wet", "Low
clearance", T-Intersection ahead", Chevron (a sharp change ahead), etcetera.
2)Hazardous conditions call for caution and usually for a slower speed (e.g., sign/signal
for a 4-way stop).
/.Rectangular Shape means: - Answer-✅Special Laws, regulation or important
information such as speed limits or HOV (High occupancy vehicle) signs.
Questions and Answers
/. Properly adjusted seat head restraints: - Answer-✅Should always be at a level even
with the back of the head
AND
are designed to prevent whiplash if hit from behind.
/.The driver should drive with both hands on the steering wheel approximately in the: -
Answer-✅9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions.
/.When adjusting the driver's seat for best driving posture, set the seat in an upright
position where your body is about how far from the steering wheel? - Answer-✅10 to 12
inches
/.A child in a child passenger system (car seat) should: - Answer-✅Be facing the rear of
the car seat (if less than 20 pounds and under 1 year old) AND should be facing forward
(if the child is 1-3 years old and over 20 pounds).
/.Children who are 4-8 years old and whose height is is under 4 feet, 9 inches: -
Answer-✅Must be in a belt positioning booster seat system (child booster car seat) and
wearing a seatbelt.
/.The lap belt should be worn: - Answer-✅1- OVER the the pelvis with the bottom edge
toughing the tops of the thighs snugly.
2-The shoulder belt should be worn over the shoulder and across the chest, NOT
UNDER THE ARM and over the abdomen (make certain that the shoulder belt is not
worn so loosely that it slides off of the shoulders).
3- Pregnant women should wear the lap belt BELOW the abdomen and the shoulder
belt ABOVE the belly.
/.Research has found that proper use of the lap/shoulder belts: - Answer-✅Reduces the
risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by 45% and the risk of
moderate to critical injury by 50% (for occupant of light trucks 60-65%, respectively).
/.AIRBAGS and CHILDREN! Children (ages 12 and under) are safer in the backseat of
a vehicle because: - Answer-✅1- Airbags can pose a severe risk of injury to children 12
and under in the event of a crash. Airbags and children "...simply do not MIX".
2- Children are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint device or safety belt in
the rear of a vehicle regardless of whether the vehicle is equipped with a passenger
side airbag.
, 3- IT IS NOT ADVISABLE to place a child safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle
where a passenger side airbag is present. If available, the child seat should be placed in
the back or rear row seat.
4- Infants in rear facing seats should be placed in back/rear seat (if available). If the
child MUST RIDE in the front seat of a vehicle e.g., a pickup truck (with a passenger
side airbag) the seat should be moved as far back as possible! The child should also be
properly buckled.
/.The safest place for children (12 and under) to ride IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
AIR BAGS is: - Answer-✅The backseat.
/.The "Yield" sign means: - Answer-✅Slow down and yield to traffic on main road when
merging.
/.What does a traffic signal with a "YELLOW LEFT ARROW" indicate to the driver? -
Answer-✅Prepare to yield to oncoming traffic.
/.The center of the roadway is marked with one SOLID yellow line and one BROKEN
yellow line. If the BROKEN yellow line is one the RIGHT of the solid yellow line (your
side), it means: - Answer-✅You are in a "passing zone" and it is safe to pass other
vehicles if no oncoming traffic is present.
/.Octagon Shape means: - Answer-✅STOP.
(THE ONLY 8-sided sign on the roadway and it ALWAYS MEANS THAT THERE IS
DANGER).
Color: Red
/.Triangular Shape means: - Answer-✅Yield
/.Round Shape means: - Answer-✅Railroad Ahead (some railroad signs have
"Crossbucks").
/.Diamond Shape means: - Answer-✅Hazardous, unusual conditions ahead AND
WARNING.
1) Warning signs e.g., school zones, winding roads, narrow bridge, fallen rocks, cattle
crossings, Two-way traffic, bike crossing, "left lane ends", "slippery when wet", "Low
clearance", T-Intersection ahead", Chevron (a sharp change ahead), etcetera.
2)Hazardous conditions call for caution and usually for a slower speed (e.g., sign/signal
for a 4-way stop).
/.Rectangular Shape means: - Answer-✅Special Laws, regulation or important
information such as speed limits or HOV (High occupancy vehicle) signs.
