District of Columbia Administrative Code

1500 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1500.1 There is established a passenger bus service to provide a network of fixed-route bus services within the District of Columbia, to be known as the DC Circulator. 1500.2 The purpose of the DC Circulator is to relieve transportation congestion and impr…

1501 ROUTES 1501.1 The Director of the Department shall establish the routes and hours of service of the D.C. Circulator pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 1503. The routes shall be published on the DC Circulator website ( HYPERLINK "http://www.dccirculator.com" www.dccirc…

1502 FARES 1502.1 The fares to board a DC Circulator bus shall be as follows: Persons between the ages of five (5) and sixty-four (64): One dollar ($1.00); Persons sixty-five (65) years of age and older, upon presenting the DC Circulator bus driver or fare collector with a valid …

1503 FARE ADJUSTMENTS, SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 1503.1 DDOT shall adjust the Circulator fare (fare adjustment) or Circulator routes or hours of operation (service adjustment) pursuant to the process set forth in this section. 1503.2 Before implementing a fare…

1599 DEFINITIONS 1599.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed: Department - District Department of Transportation. Disparate impact - occurs when the difference between the DC Circulator system-wide percentage of minority riders and the pe…

1600 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1600.1 This chapter applies to the passenger light rail transit service operated by the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”), known as the DC Streetcar. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 5419 (May 30, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemak…

1601 IMPEDING THE STREETCAR SYSTEM 1601.1 It shall be unlawful to park, stop, or stand a vehicle: (a) On a streetcar guideway; or (b) Adjacent to a streetcar platform. 1601.2 A vehicle in violation of this section shall be subject to removal or impoundment at the vehicle owner's …

1602 ROUTES AND HOURS OF OPERATION 1602.1 The following routes are established for the DC Streetcar: H Street – Hopscotch Bridge to the intersection of Benning Road and Oklahoma Avenue., N.E. 1602.2 The standard operating hours for the routes established in Subsection 1602.1 may …

1603 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12286 (November 28, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Vehicles and Traffic 18 DCMR § 1603 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 5(2)(N), 5(3)(D), and 11r of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 20…

1604 DAMAGING OR TAMPERING WITH THE STREETCAR SYSTEM 1604.1 The following acts are prohibited: (a) Breaking, damaging, defacing, tampering with, or removing any part of a streetcar, streetcar guideway, or streetcar platform; or (b) Interfering with or preventing the operation of …

1605 CONDUCT IN THE STREETCAR SYSTEM 1605.1 While on a streetcar, the following acts are prohibited: Transporting any item that blocks the aisle or the areas of the streetcar reserved for passengers in wheelchairs or who use mobility aids; Transporting a bicycle on a streetcar be…

1699 DEFINITIONS 1699.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed: Streetcar guideway – the area where streetcars operate, including the streetcar track, overhead wiring, and the airspace between, above, and surrounding the streetcar tracks th…

1700 ELIGIBILITY 1700.1 Student travel privileges shall be made available to persons (“eligible students”) who are: (1) Residents of the District; (2) Under twenty-two (22) years of age; and (3) Currently enrolled in a course of instruction during the regular or summer calendar s…

1701 ISSUANCE OF STUDENT RIDER CARDS; LEVEL OF TRAVEL PRIVILEGES 1701.1 Student travel privileges shall be made available to eligible students through the issuance of a Student Rider Card. 1701.2 The process for issuing a Student Rider Card shall be determined by the Director of …

1702 METROBUS AND DC CIRCULATOR STUDENT TRAVEL PRIVILEGES 1702.1 A student with a Student Rider Card shall not be charged a fare on the Metrobus Transit System or the DC Circulator Transit System when taking an eligible student trip. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 2…

1703 METRORAIL STUDENT TRAVEL PRIVILEGES 1703.1 An eligible student, as described in §§ 1700.1 and 1701.4(a), may purchase Metrorail student travel privileges, which shall be added to his or her Student Rider Card. 1703.2 The two (2) types of Metrorail student travel passes that …

1704 PROHIBITED USES 1704.1 An eligible student shall not use his or her Student Rider Card on the Metrorail, Metrobus, or DC Circulator Transit Systems for any trip that is not an eligible student trip. Students traveling during restricted periods shall be subject to the full fa…

1799 DEFINITIONS 1799.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Eligible student trip – travel by an eligible student: (1) to or from his or her school or a recognized school-related educational activity on a school day between …

2000 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 2000.1 It is unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this subtitle. 2000.2 No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer, police cadet, or civi…

2001 APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 2001.1 The provisions of this subtitle which are applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, the District of Columbia …

2002 EXEMPTIONS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES 2002.1 The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, subject to the conditions contained in this section, in the following circumstances: (a) When responding to an emergency c…

2100 STANDARDS FOR PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, SIGNS, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2100.1 The Director of the District Department of Transportation (Director) shall place and maintain such traffic control devices upon all streets and highways as the Director shall deem necessa…

2101 INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES 2101.1 No person shall without lawful authority alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or attempt to do any of the foregoing acts to any official traffic control device, or any railroad sign or signal, including any inscription, …

2102 UNAUTHORIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, MARKINGS, AND SIGNS 2102.1 No person or authority shall place or maintain any traffic control device upon any street or highway within the District except by permission of the Director of the Department of Public Works. 2102.2 No person …

2103 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS: VEHICLES 2103.1 Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting the words “GO,” “CAUTION,” or “STOP,” or exhibiting different colored lights, arrows, or combinations of lights and arrows successively one at a time, only those col…

2104 FLASHING RED AND YELLOW SIGNALS: VEHICLES 2104.1 Whenever flashing red, yellow, or yellow arrow signals are used they shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as set forth in this section. 2104.2 When a RED lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of …

2105 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS: STREETCARS 2105.1 At any point at which a special traffic signal has been erected to control the movement of vehicles turning left across a streetcar track, no streetcar shall proceed straight ahead or turn to the right during the time when the traff…

2106 LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNALS 2106.1 The meanings of lane use control signals and the requirements for obedience to such signals are set forth in this section. 2106.2 A steady DOWNWARD GREEN ARROW means that a driver is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal i…

2200 SPEED RESTRICTIONS 2200.1 Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with this section, the limits specified in this section, or established as authorized in § 2200.2, shall be the maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle o…

2201 DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY: PROPER USE OF THE ROADWAY 2201.1 Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction…

2202 OVERTAKING AND PASSING 2202.1 The rules set forth in this section shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction. 2202.2 The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the ve…

2203 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS 2203.1 The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as set forth in this section, unless a different method of turning is directed by signs, signals or markings at the intersection. 2203.2 Where a specific method of turnin…

2204 TURNING REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS 2204.1 No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from eith…

2205 PROPER SIGNALS FOR TURNING AND STOPPING 2205.1 Required stop or turn signals shall be given by using the hand and arm, by a signal lamp or lamps, or by means of a mechanical signal device, except as otherwise provided in this section. 2205.2 Any motor vehicle in use on a hig…

2206 STARTING, STOPPING, AND BACKING 2206.1 No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety. 2206.2 No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appr…

2207 RIGHT-OF-WAY: BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS 2207.1 The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, private…

2208 RIGHT-OF-WAY: INTERSECTIONS 2208.1 When two (2) vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. 2208.2 The driver of a vehicle i…

2209 RIGHT-OF-WAY: SCHOOL BUSES AND MULTI-PURPOSE SCHOOL VEHICLES 2209.1 The driver of a vehicle approaching from any direction a school bus or a multi-purpose school vehicle on which a warning light is flashing or a stop signal arm is actuated, shall bring the vehicle to a compl…

2210 EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND APPARATUS; TRAFFIC INCIDENTS 2210.1 Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of this title, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible si…

2211 STREETCARS, RAILROAD TRAINS, AND SAFETY ZONES 2211.1 The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass upon the left nor drive upon the left side of any streetcar proceeding in the same direction, whether the streetcar is actually in motion or temporarily at rest, except i…

2212 COASTING 2212.1 The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast, with the gears of the vehicle in neutral. 2212.2 The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. SOURCE: Com…

2213 OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER’S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM: IMPROPER RIDING 2213.1 No person shall drive a vehicle with any object in any position that obstructs a significant portion of the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle, or interferes with the driver’s cont…

2214 ENTERING AND LEAVING A VEHICLE: VEHICLE DOORS 2214.1 No person shall board or alight from a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. 2214.2 No driver shall permit any person to board or alight from the vehicle he or she is driving while the vehicle is in motion. 2214.3 No mot…

2215 RIDING ON MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES AND RIDING IN AUTOCYCLES 2215.1 A person operating a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached, and the operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride…

2216 RAILROAD CROSSINGS 2216.1 Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50 ft.), but not less than fifteen feet (15 ft.), from the near…

2217 CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS 2217.1 Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating a street or portion of a street is a local access street, no person shall drive a vehicle upon such street or portion of the stre…

2218 FUNERAL PROCESSIONS, PARADES, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PROCESSIONS 2218.1 Processions and parades, except funerals, shall not be allowed except by permit issued by the Chief of Police, which permit shall designate the time and route of such procession or parade, and no part of t…

2219 SEVERE WEATHER TRAFFIC CONTROLS: SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTE 2219.1 Between October 15th and April 15th of each year, whenever snow, sleet, or freezing rain is falling within the District or whenever there is a covering or coating of snow, sleet, or ice on any street in the Distric…

2220 RESTRICTED LANES 2220.1 The Director is authorized to designate any traffic lane on any roadway for the exclusive use of a single class or combination of classes of vehicles during certain hours. The Director shall post signs indicating any lanes designated as restricted. Th…

2221 MISCELLANEOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS 2221.1 No vehicle shall be operated or used in such a manner as to cause unnecessary or disturbing noise. 2221.2 When the driver of a vehicle desires to park at the curb when there is room enough for only one (1) car between two (2) other cars…