Crash duties — District of Columbia Permit Test
Crash duties on the District of Columbia permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you are in a crash, you must stop and remain as close to the scene as possible until you have aided any injured person and identified yourself; if possible, move your car out of the line of traffic.
Leaving a crash can leave a hurt person without help, and a car left in the lane can cause a second crash.
As close to the scene as possible until you have aided any injured person and identified yourself.
You must help anyone hurt in the crash, usually by calling an ambulance, and normally should not move a person who is unconscious or seriously hurt.
Moving someone with a neck or back injury can turn a survivable injury into paralysis.
Normally, you should not attempt to move a person who is unconscious or seriously hurt.
Drivers in a crash must give their name, address and the registration information of the vehicle they are driving, and show their license on request.
Each driver has to be able to find the other later to settle who pays for the damage.
Drivers involved in crashes must give their name, address and the registration information of the vehicle they are driving.
If no one in the crash can receive your information and no police officer is present, you must report it to the nearest police department as soon as possible.
When everyone else is hurt or knocked out, the police are the only ones who can pass your details to them later.
If no one is in condition to receive the information and no police officer is present, you must, as soon as possible, report this information to the nearest police department.
After a crash you must give the name and address of your insurance company, its local agent or office, and your policy number.
The other driver's claim goes through your insurer, so they need to know exactly which company and policy to call.
You must give the name and address of your insurance company, the name and address of the local agent or local office, and your policy number or other identifying number.
If you damage an unattended vehicle or other property, try to find the owner; if you cannot, leave a written notice with your identifying information in a conspicuous and secure place on the vehicle or property.
An owner who comes back to a dented car with no note has no way to find who did it.
If the owner cannot be located, a written notice giving the identifying information listed above must be left in or on the damaged vehicle or property in a conspicuous and secure place.
Any motor vehicle crash you are involved in should be reported to your insurance company.
An insurer told late may refuse to cover a crash it never heard about.
Any motor vehicle crash in which you are involved should be reported to your insurance company.
On the test
How long must you stay at the scene of a crash you are involved in?
Until you aid and identify. Leaving a crash can leave a hurt person without help, and a car left in the lane can cause a second crash. DC Driver Manual, p.30: “As close to the scene as possible until you have aided any injured person and identified yourself.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against DC Driver Manual, published by the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DC.pdf (DC Driver Manual (English), Rev. 7/29/2021, District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, fetched 2026-10-05 from the Wayback Machine's original-bytes capture of dmv.dc.gov; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DC.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://dmv.dc.gov/publication/dc-dmv-automobile-driver-manual (read 2026-10-05; links only the 2023 Issuu flipbooks)
- https://issuu.com/dcdmv/docs/dc_dmv_driver_manual_english_revised_final (the current 2023 edition, read 2026-10-05 from its public page images to diff against the pinned edition; not pinnable)
- https://dmv.dc.gov/service/knowledge-tests (read 2026-10-05; states no count or mark for the knowledge test)
- https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=18-1 (18 DCMR chapter 1, sections 100-114, read 2026-10-05; section 104 sets what the examination covers and states no figure)
- https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1401.01 (D.C. Code 50-1401.01, read 2026-10-05; requires a knowledge examination and states no figure)