Tennessee CDL — General Knowledge practice
Sharing the Road
Driving safely around motorcycles, bicycles, large trucks, pedestrians, and school buses — and knowing who has the right of way.
Questions reviewed against the official Tennessee driver handbook · July 7, 2026
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12 sample Sharing the Road questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
1. What are two dangers of traveling right alongside another vehicle?
Correct answer: The other driver could turn into you, or you could be boxed in when you need to change lanes
Driving beside another vehicle risks that driver turning into you, and it can trap you with no space to change lanes.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Managing Space)
2. How does aggressive driving differ from road rage?
Correct answer: Aggressive driving is careless operation; road rage intends to harm others
Aggressive driving is operating selfishly and pushily without regard for others' safety, while road rage is driving with intent to harm another person.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Aggressive Drivers/Road Rage)
3. What clues suggest a driver may be impaired by alcohol or drugs?
Correct answer: Weaving, drifting, or stopping at the wrong time
Weaving across the road, drifting, leaving the lane, or stopping at the wrong time are clues to an impaired driver.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Seeing Hazards)
4. Why should you be especially careful near a stopped bus?
Correct answer: Riders may step out around its front or rear and not see you
Riders often step out around the front or rear of a halted bus and may not notice your approaching truck.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Seeing Hazards)
5. Which vehicles are most affected by strong crosswinds?
Correct answer: Lighter vehicles
High winds make holding your lane difficult, and lighter vehicles generally suffer the worst of it.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Managing Space)
6. In heavy traffic, what is generally the safest speed to travel?
Correct answer: The same speed as the surrounding traffic
The safest speed in heavy traffic is the speed of the vehicles around you, since traffic moving together is less likely to collide.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Controlling Speed)
7. How should you handle a driver who appears distracted?
Correct answer: Give them plenty of room and pass with extra care
Give a distracted driver plenty of room, keep your following distance, and be careful passing since they may drift toward you.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Distracted Driving)
8. Going uphill with a heavy load that slows you down, what should you do about lane position?
Correct answer: Stay in the right lane when you can
If a heavy load slows you on a grade, stay in the right lane when you can so faster traffic can get around you.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Managing Space)
9. Why should you not flash your brake lights or tap your taillights at a tailgater?
Correct answer: It confuses or provokes the tailgater instead of helping
Tricks like flashing your lights can confuse or provoke the tailgater; instead keep steady and increase your following distance.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Managing Space)
10. Why do children require extra caution as road users?
Correct answer: They act quickly without checking for traffic
Young children often dart out suddenly without ever looking for traffic, making them a serious and unpredictable hazard.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Seeing Hazards)
11. Why should you keep your vehicle centered in its lane?
Correct answer: To keep safe clearance on both sides of a wide vehicle
Staying centered keeps safe clearance on both sides, which matters because a wide commercial vehicle has little room to spare.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Managing Space)
12. Why are drivers whose rear windows are blocked, such as in loaded vans, a hazard?
Correct answer: They may move or back into your path without seeing you
Drivers who can't see out are dangerous because they may back out or move into your lane without seeing you.
Source: Tennessee CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Seeing Hazards)
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