{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-142","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-142","heading":"Turning movements - Signal for stop or decrease in speed","body":"(a) No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in § 55-8-140 , or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway, unless and until this movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in §§ 55-8-143 and 55-8-144 in the event any other traffic may be affected by this movement.\n(b) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give this signal.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 8"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"29659a51b1b81edc2164ce6dc8f43663130626891feb91eed39f1d748c91a806","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-141","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}