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§ 55-8-163 — Limitations on backing

Tennessee § 55-8-163
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-163 (2026).

Text

The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless that movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.

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Related

Hickman v. Jordan
87 S.W.3d 496 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
16 case citations
Elizabeth Hickman v. Celia Jordan
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)

Legislative History

Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 63; T.C.A., § 59-864.

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