Tennessee Statutes
§ 55-8-131 — Vehicle entering highway from drive, private road, or private driveway
Tennessee § 55-8-131
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-131 (2026).
Text
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a drive, private road, or private driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway. As used in this section, "drive" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-8-128 .
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Related
Inabinet v. Cravath
749 S.W.2d 40 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1987)
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
State of Tennessee v. Horatio Lamont Harrison
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)
Brenda D. Estes v. Sandra H. Peels
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Rick Richards v. Traci Domalik
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 79,s 6, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 30; T.C.A., § 59-831.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 55-8-131, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/55-8-131.