It is always best to await instructions from the responding authority, but in cases where there are no injuries and only minor property damage, it may be safer to move your vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway while awaiting arrival of authorities.

Tennessee law provides that if you are involved in a minor traffic accident on a Tennessee interstate or divided highway, you should move your vehicle off the road as soon as possible.

Signs along urban interstates urge motorists to move their vehicles if they are involved in fender benders. Remember, however, this provision of Tennessee law applies only to accidents that occur on a divided, controlled access highway or interstate highway.