For some, the dreaded parallel park — squeezing into a 19- by 9-foot parking space with traffic waiting behind you — can make you sweat bullets. But now, you'll need that skill to pass the D.C.

Freedom-yearning teenagers in Maryland can take a collective sigh of relief, because there's one less bit of red tape — err, orange cone — between them and a coveted driver's license. The Maryland ...

Saying that it tests parallel parking skills in other ways, Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration is phasing out the portion of its test that has intimidated new drivers for generations. Maryland is ...