Monday, January 29, 2007

FYI: New Pennsylvania Driving Laws

I'm passing this along from Lethal Amoeba Jay:

Two new driving laws went into effect throughout Pennsylvania today. First, drivers must turn their headlights on if windshield wipers are in use due to inclement weather. Violators face a $25 fine, which could jump to $100 with court costs.The law applies if wipers are either fully engaged or in the intermittent mode, but not if they are simply being used to clean the windshield.

Second, drivers can now be fined if snow or ice falls off their cars and someone is injured or killed as a result. The fine is anywhere between $200 and $1,000.Previously, state law only required that the windshield be cleared.

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