Don’t feel like cleaning off the snow and ice from your car? In Pennsylvania, that could result in you getting a fine of $ $25 and $75 for each offense. Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Lehigh County, has reintroduced a bill that would require drivers to make “all reasonable efforts” to remove all ice or snow from their vehicles. Recently, Boscola reintroduced a similar bill that would… READ MORE
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Recently, it has been observed that users of Facebook are going live while behind the wheel. Being on Facebook Live while driving has backfired several times on the driver. There was an incident last year when a Florida motorist, Whitney Beall was arrested for allegedly using Periscope while driving drunk. She even titled her live stream “drunk girl driving” and… READ MORE
South Central Pennsylvania’s law enforcement agencies have joined the Pennsylvania State Police and municipal agencies statewide in conducting targeted aggressive driving enforcement from July 6 through August 28. 41 local agencies came in contact with 3,233 vehicles total during this time period, 3,085 of these stops were related to aggressive driving and the drivers received citations. 2,093 of the stops… READ MORE
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Governor Tom Wolf give safety tips for driving in the winter. Carry a cellphone and a winter emergency travel kit. Listen to weather and travel advisories, if you don’t have to travel in bad weather, don’t. Keep your gas tank at least half full. Slow down and increase following distance between you and other cars.… READ MORE
PennDOT has applied to make Pennsylvania a testing ground for a pilot federal project designed to prepare for the kind of self-driving cars. “We submitted a very thorough application detailing our safety standards,” said Pocono the Raceway President and CEO Brandon Igdalsky. Pennsylvania’s interest comes in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation request for applicants to be designated as… READ MORE
The Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invite parents and caregivers to make this holiday season a safer one by taking advantage of free car seat checks across the state that will complement the nationwide Click It or Ticket “Operation Safe Holiday” enforcement effort occurring from November 20 through December 4. Troopers and other department members… READ MORE
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is responsible for protecting children and consumers against unreasonable risks associated with thousands of consumer products. For all products regulated by the CPSC, a Letter of Advice (LOA) is issued when there has been a violation of a mandatory standard. This letter advises the company of such a violation and any corrective action that… READ MORE
Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) are breathalyzers for automobiles that require drivers to blow into them before the vehicle can start. If the driver’s breath alcohol concentration (BAC) is greater than the preprogrammed BAC limit, the engine will not start. Pennsylvania is among the many states in the nation that makes installation of IIDs mandatory for repeat driving under the influence… READ MORE
A 20-year-old West Point cadet pleaded not guilty to charges of rape by forcible compulsion, rape of an unconscious person, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault of an unconscious person, misdemeanor indecent assault, and indecent assault of an unconscious person at a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Mark Bruno of West Chester on September 20. A West… READ MORE
An 18-year-old Lower Salford man was charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, and terroristic threats after police said he allegedly robbed a gas station near his home on September 18, according to the Reporter. Lower Salford police told the Reporter that cops were dispatched to an Exxon station for a reported robbery in progress where they learned “that a… READ MORE