D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-2217

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Rule 18-2217 - 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 street except drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and drivers of vehicles whose destination or origin is on or within two (2) blocks of such street or portion of the street.

2217.2

No person shall drive a vehicle on a street that has been designated a play street or closed to vehicular traffic except as specifically permitted by an official traffic control device.

2217.3

No person shall drive any vehicle across or over any public street at which there is an official barrier, sign, or authorized person indicating that the street is closed, except as otherwise provided.

2217.4

When the driving of a vehicle on a street described in §§ 2217.1, 2217.2, or 2217.3 is authorized, the maximum speed at which a person shall drive a vehicle shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour.

2217.5

No person shall operate a vehicle on those portions of streets designated as bus lanes by pavement markings or signage, except:

(a) Public transit buses, tour buses, and school buses;

(b) Bicycles and motorized bicycles, except pedicabs;

(c) Electric mobility devices;

(d) Maintenance vehicles, while making or supervising a service or repair to a vehicle or infrastructure or responding to an emergency;

(e) Streetcars;

(f) Accessible transportation service vehicles, while actively transporting an individual with a disability;

(g) Authorized emergency vehicles, while responding to an emergency;

(h) Other vehicles that are explicitly allowed by official signage or a permit issued by the Director, subject to such time, purpose, and location restrictions that may be imposed by the signage or permit;

(i) A vehicle that is actively performing a necessary maneuver to legally park on the opposite side of the bus lane; and

(j) As provided in §2217.6.

2217.6

A vehicle may enter a designated bus lane to engage in a turn at an intersection or driveway:

(a) where an official sign indicates that a vehicle may do so; or

(b) if no official sign indicates where a vehicle may enter a bus lane to engage in a turn at an intersection or driveway, if the vehicle is within forty feet (40 ft.) of an intersection or driveway.

2217.7

Whenever authorized signs are erected to restrict buses from a street or portion of street, no person shall operate a bus upon such street or portion of the street at any time except as specifically directed to do so by a police officer or other law enforcement or public safety official or by an official traffic control device.

2217.8

When driving a vehicle on a street described in §§2217.1, 2217.2, or 2217.3 is authorized, an operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, cyclists, and all other non-vehicular traffic at all points.

2217.9

On a street described in §§2217.1, 2217.2, or 2217.3, a person on a bicycle shall have the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian according to §2217.8; provided, that the cyclist shall yield to pedestrians.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-2217

Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 4322 (July 3, 1987); and amended by D.C. Act 16-553, 53 DCR 10225 (December 29, 2006); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14092 (10/30/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 1900 (2/12/2021); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 15111 (11/17/2023)