Tennessee Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 2026

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Sample questions

1. When turning, you should:

   • Move your knees away from the gas tank.
   • Turn just your head, not your shoulders, to look through the turn. ✓
   • Turn your head and shoulders to look through the turn.

   General Driving Knowledge · Answer: B · Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 3

2. When you must brake and swerve to avoid a hazard, you should:

   • Perform both actions at the same time.
   • Only brake.
   • Perform one action, then the other. ✓

   Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation · Answer: C · Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 27

3. In areas where dangers could be present, a motorcyclist should:

   • Maintain their speed.
   • Assume they will be safe.
   • Cover the clutch and both brake levers to reduce their reaction time. ✓

   Speed Limits & Following Distance · Answer: C · Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 19

4. It is illegal to operate a motorcycle with a minimum blood alcohol content (BAC) of:

   • 0.08 percent. ✓
   • 0.1 percent.
   • 0.3 percent.

   Impaired Driving & Penalties · Answer: A · Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 41

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