Parking on streetcar routes — District of Columbia Permit Test
Parking on streetcar routes on the District of Columbia permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
District law prohibits parking, stopping or standing a vehicle on or within a streetcar guide-way or next to a streetcar platform; a vehicle in violation is subject to fine and removal or impounding.
A streetcar on rails cannot steer around a parked car, so one car on the guide-way stops the whole line.
District law prohibits parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle on or within a streetcar guide-way or adjacent to a streetcar platform.
When parking along a streetcar route, do not park on the tracks, and park your vehicle within the solid white line.
A car with even a wheel past the white line can block a streetcar that has no way to go around it.
Park your vehicle within the solid white line
When parking along a streetcar route, check for an approaching streetcar when opening your vehicle doors.
A streetcar on fixed rails cannot swerve around a door swung open into its path.
Check for approaching Streetcar when operating vehicle doors
On the test
What may happen to a car parked in a streetcar guide-way?
A fine and towing. A streetcar on rails cannot steer around a parked car, so one car on the guide-way stops the whole line. DC Driver Manual, p.69: “District law prohibits parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle on or within a streetcar guide-way or adjacent to a streetcar platform.”
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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)