Road Signs

Study questions with answers

9 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. When lights are used on a slow-moving vehicle at night, a self-luminous red lamp on its rear is normally visible from how far away?

   Correct answer: 500 feet

   A red lamp on the rear of a slow-moving vehicle is normally visible for about 500 feet to the rear, helping approaching drivers recognize it early.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles

2. 2. What normal speed range should you expect from slow-moving farm and construction vehicles you approach from behind?

   Correct answer: 5 to 20 mph

   Slow-moving vehicles typically travel between 5 and 20 mph, so a fast-approaching rider closes the gap very quickly and must be ready to slow down.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles

3. 3. A slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of a farm tractor tells you what about that vehicle?

   Correct answer: It travels at low speed and needs caution

   The slow-moving vehicle emblem and related reflectors mark equipment such as farm tractors and horse-drawn vehicles that travel at low speeds, so you should prepare to slow down.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles

4. 4. Where should a vehicle never stop or park along a mountain highway?

   Correct answer: In a runaway truck ramp

   Runaway truck ramps are reserved for stopping out-of-control heavy vehicles, so passenger vehicles should never stop or park in these areas.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Large Trucks and Buses

5. 5. A runaway truck ramp beside a steep downgrade is intended for what purpose?

   Correct answer: A place to stop out-of-control trucks

   Runaway truck ramps are built to stop out-of-control trucks or buses on steep downgrades, and other vehicles should never stop or park in them.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Large Trucks and Buses

6. 6. Besides a reflective emblem, which lights might identify a slow-moving vehicle on the roadway?

   Correct answer: Rotating or oscillating red or amber lights

   In addition to slow-moving emblem reflectors, some slow vehicles use rotating or oscillating red or amber lights to make themselves easier to spot.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles

7. 7. When you approach a commercial vehicle weigh station, which lane should you avoid so trucks can merge back onto the road?

   Correct answer: The right lane

   Near a weigh station, stay out of the right lane so that slow-moving trucks can easily merge back onto the roadway.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Sharing the Road with Large Trucks and Buses

8. 8. Before passing another vehicle, a Tennessee rider is reminded to be sure of what regarding traffic markings?

   Correct answer: That you are in a legal passing zone

   The manual reminds riders that passes must be completed within posted speed limits and only where allowed, so you must know your signs and roadway markings.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual - Ride Within Your Abilities (Passing)

9. 9. Under Tennessee law, deliberately driving around a clearly posted flood warning sign or barricade into a flooded road is treated as what?

   Correct answer: Reckless driving

   Knowingly ignoring a clearly visible flood warning sign or barricade and driving into an actually flooded area is reckless driving, and the court may order the driver to repay rescue costs.

   Source: Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual - Reckless Driving