District of Columbia driving lessons
District of Columbia driving lessons.
Read 62 lessons across 12 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in District of Columbia’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.
Your course, in order
Start at the beginning or choose a topic you want to understand better. Open a lesson in the study app when you want to take its checkpoint and save your progress.
Unit 1 · 4 lessons
Getting Your DC License
Who can apply, the knowledge test, vision screening and the road skills test
- Who can get a DC license 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- The knowledge test & vision screening 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- The road skills test 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Your road test vehicle 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
Unit 2 · 5 lessons
License Types & the GRAD Program
Learner permit, provisional license, full license, curfews and GRAD penalties
- The learner permit 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- The provisional license 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- GRAD driving hours & exceptions 2 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- Full license & leaving GRAD 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- GRAD violations & suspensions 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 3 · 4 lessons
Points, Violations & Your Record
Points, suspensions, impaired driving, crash duties and everyday legal duties
- The points system 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Everyday legal duties 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Impaired driving & the IID program 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Crash duties 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 4 · 8 lessons
Safe Driving Fundamentals
Being fit to drive, aggression, following distance, distraction, fatigue and everyday handling
- Being ready to drive 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Aggressive, reckless & negligent driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Road rage & your emotions 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Following & stopping distance 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Distraction & cell phones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Fatigue & highway hypnosis 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
- Backing, horn & inside the car 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Slowing down & driving defensively 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
Unit 5 · 6 lessons
Weather & Emergency Situations
Rain, flooding, snow and ice, fog, night driving and vehicle emergencies
- Wet roads, hydroplaning & flooding 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Winter driving & skids 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Fog & night driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Brake, pedal, steering & light failures 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
- Fire, wrong-way cars, trains & running off the road 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- Tires, blowouts & disabled vehicles 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
Unit 6 · 4 lessons
Highway & Roundabout Driving
Entering and leaving interstates, passing, stopping on highways and roundabouts
- Entering & leaving the interstate 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Passing & lane changes on highways 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
- Stopping, parking & backing on highways 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Roundabouts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 7 · 7 lessons
Sharing the Road
Vision Zero, pedestrians, bicyclists, crossing beacons, trucks, school vehicles, motorcycles, buses and streetcars
- Vision Zero: pedestrians & bicyclists 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- HAWK signals & flashing crosswalk beacons 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- Bicyclists on the road 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Trucks: passing, turning & stopping 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Truck & bus no-zones 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- School vehicles & motorcycles 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Buses, bus lanes & streetcars 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 8 · 3 lessons
Right-of-Way & Intersections
Who goes first, emergency vehicles and officers, and pedestrians at crosswalks
- Right-of-way rules 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
- Emergency vehicles, officers & dead signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Pedestrians at crosswalks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 9 · 6 lessons
Driving Rules: Turns, Passing & Lights
Signals, passing, no-passing zones, turns, U-turns and headlights
- Turn signals & hand signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- How to pass safely 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Where you must not pass 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Turning rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- U-turns, turnabouts & keeping right 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Headlights: low & high beams 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 10 · 3 lessons
Parking & Stopping Rules
Parallel and hill parking, required stops, and where you may not stop, stand or park
- Parallel & hill parking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Full stops, rolling stops & blocking the box 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- No stopping, standing or parking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
Unit 11 · 4 lessons
Speed, Safety Equipment & Work Zones
Speed limits, safety zones and equipment rules, seat belts and air bags, and work zones
- Speed limits & speed signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Safety zones, earplugs & vehicle equipment 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- Seat belts, child seats & air bags 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Work zones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
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
- Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Railroad crossings & lane-use signals 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Sign colors & shapes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Regulatory signs 2 min · 3 checkpoint questions
- Warning signs: intersections, curves & lanes 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- More warning signs & route markers 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
- Pavement markings: lines & arrows 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
- Special lanes: center turn lanes, HOV & yield lines 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions