District of Columbia · DMV study resources
District of Columbia permit test prep.
Build your knowledge of District of Columbia driving rules with 62 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 644 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.
- Study questions
- 644
- Driving lessons
- 62
- Signs & illustrations
- 62
- Course units
- 12
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Practice
District of Columbia practice test
See the 25-question simulation, the 20-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.
ExploreRecognition
District of Columbia road signs
Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.
ExploreReference
District of Columbia driver handbook
Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.
ExploreA clear route through the handbook
The 62 lessons below follow 12 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.
Unit 1 · 4 lessons
Getting Your DC License
Who can apply, the knowledge test, vision screening and the road skills test
Unit 2 · 5 lessons
License Types & the GRAD Program
Learner permit, provisional license, full license, curfews and GRAD penalties
Unit 3 · 4 lessons
Points, Violations & Your Record
Points, suspensions, impaired driving, crash duties and everyday legal duties
Unit 4 · 8 lessons
Safe Driving Fundamentals
Being fit to drive, aggression, following distance, distraction, fatigue and everyday handling
Unit 5 · 6 lessons
Weather & Emergency Situations
Rain, flooding, snow and ice, fog, night driving and vehicle emergencies
Unit 6 · 4 lessons
Highway & Roundabout Driving
Entering and leaving interstates, passing, stopping on highways and roundabouts
Unit 7 · 7 lessons
Sharing the Road
Vision Zero, pedestrians, bicyclists, crossing beacons, trucks, school vehicles, motorcycles, buses and streetcars
Unit 8 · 3 lessons
Right-of-Way & Intersections
Who goes first, emergency vehicles and officers, and pedestrians at crosswalks
Unit 9 · 6 lessons
Driving Rules: Turns, Passing & Lights
Signals, passing, no-passing zones, turns, U-turns and headlights
Unit 10 · 3 lessons
Parking & Stopping Rules
Parallel and hill parking, required stops, and where you may not stop, stand or park
Unit 11 · 4 lessons
Speed, Safety Equipment & Work Zones
Speed limits, safety zones and equipment rules, seat belts and air bags, and work zones
Unit 12 · 8 lessons
Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings
Traffic and lane-use signals, sign colors and shapes, regulatory and warning signs, route markers and markings
Know which test you are studying for
DC DMV Knowledge Test (Class D, non-commercial)
This Roadwise course uses a 25-question practice test with 20 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.
DC DMV's own site (dmv.dc.gov/service/knowledge-tests) confirms time limits by license type but not question counts, so the question counts and minimum passing scores here come from the best-corroborated third-party prep source, driving-tests.org. Applicants aged 16-20 (GRAD program) take a 30-question test with 24 correct required and a 75-minute limit instead; both versions require 80%. No section is scored separately.