Section 18-2501. WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF VEHICLES

 

2501.1Except as provided in §§ 2501.2 and 2501.3, the total outside width of any vehicle shall not exceed eight feet (8 ft.).

 

2501.2Buses may have an overall width not to exceed eight feet, six inches (8 ft. 6 in.), if travel is restricted to a route approved by the Director.

 

2501.3Tractor-trailer combinations may have an overall width not to exceed eight feet, six inches (8 ft 6 in.), if the tractor-trailer combination travels on a route, street, road, or highway specified in § 2511.

 

2501.4No passenger vehicle shall be operated on any public District highway, street, or road with any load carried on the vehicle extending laterally beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extending laterally more than six inches (6 in.) beyond the line of the fenders on the right side.

 

2501.5No vehicle which is higher than thirteen feet, six inches (13 ft. 6 in.), including the height of any load on that vehicle, shall operate on a public District highway, street, or road.

 

2501.6The intent and purpose of § 2501.5 is to regulate vehicle height only, and nothing in this title shall be construed to require the District government, any railroad, or any private corporation to do the following:

 

(a)To provide sufficient vertical clearance to permit the operation of regulated vehicles; or

 

(b)To make any changes in or about existing structures now crossing streets, roads, or other public thoroughfares in the District.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 3716 (June 20, 1986).