Section 18-2214. ENTERING AND LEAVING A VEHICLE: VEHICLE DOORS

 

2214.1No person shall board or alight from a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.

 

2214.2No driver shall permit any person to board or alight from the vehicle he or she is driving while the vehicle is in motion.

 

2214.3No motor vehicle shall be operated with any front door(s), sidedoor(s), or rear door(s) tied open or swinging.

 

2214.4No person shall open any door of a vehicle unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with moving traffic, bicyclists, or pedestrians and with safety to such person and passengers. No person shall leave a door open on a side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to receive or discharge passengers.

 

 

authority

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Amendment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-0155; 63 DCR 10143 (August 5, 2016)).

source

Commissioners' Order 274, 310/949, effective September 1, 1949; 17 DCRR §§ 71-75 (October 19, 1970); as amended by the Bicyclist Responsibility Regulation Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-178; 43 DCR 4240 (August 9, 1996)); as amended by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Amendment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-0155; 63 DCR 10143 (August 5, 2016)).