Welcome to the information page. Most of these items are for Pennsylvania roads/traffic situations, but are ALSO very COMMON SENSE ITEMS. Good to know stuff!!!
The Pioneer Hose Company of Robesonia wishes to make a statement for the records that we have NOT given permission nor recommended any person to make application to any other fire company using Pioneer Hose Company as a reference to gain membership to that company.If any fire company recieves an applicatipon for membership, male or female, using our name, please contact Pioneer Hose Company and talk to the president, Fire Police Captain, or Police Chief for verificaiton. THANK YOU PIONEER HOSE COMPANY, ROBESONIA,PA 19551.
NEW LAW IN PA.
If you use your windshield wipers in ANY speed including intermittent, you MUST turn on your headlights. AND DRIVING LIGHTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE HEADLIGHTS. ( your taillights may NOT come on with ONLY driving lights, SOME DO SOME DONT.)
BE ADVISED, IF YOU MUST SET UP BARRACADES OVER NIGHT,According to PennDOT, THEY MUST HAVE A FLASHING LIGHT ATTACHED.
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IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO PASS A SCHOOL BUS EVEN IF UNDER LIGHTS AND SIRENS. IF YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE DRIVER ( he or she has turned their lights off,) THEN AND ONLY THEN YOU CAN PASS. DONT GET CAUGHT SHORT, YOU WILL LOSE MORE THAN YOU WANT.
PA VEHICLE CODE STATES UNDER CHAPTER 175.68,para 4: No Object or material shall be hung from the rear view mirror and NO object or material shall be hung, placed or attached in such postion as to materially obstruct, obscure or impair drivers vision through windshield or in any manner construe a safety hazard.
STATUTES ARE LAWS!!!!! According to the NEW OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH. The MOST used/MOST updated dictionary available.
STATUE: NOUN,
(a) A written Law passed by a legislative body.
(b) A rule of an organization or institution.
STATUTE LAW: NOUN
The body of principles and rules of law laid down in statutes. COMPARE WITH COMMON LAW/CASE LAW.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (Title 75), Part IV Vehicle characteristics, Chapter 43,
&4302 Periods for requiring lighted headlamps include but are not limited to RAIN, SNOW,FOG,SLEET, HAIL,SMOKE and SMOG.
Part IV C.S. SS 4101-4573 and 4901-4983 Pertaining to vehicle characteristics such as lighting, safety equipment of authorized and emergency vehicles. Para 175.66 Lighting and electrical systems.
sub para (h), Ornamental Lamps. Lamps not listed in this seciton are prohibitied unless they are origional equipment. Illuminated signs are prohibited except on taxicabs, ambulances, and Heavy trucks.
Para L,(1) Auxiliary driving lamps shall NOT be substituted for headlamps. Auxiliary driving lamps may only be used with HIGH Headlight Beams.
Para L,(2) Fog lamps shall not be substituted for headlamps. Except under conditions of rain or fog, Fog lamps may only be used with LOWER Headlamp Beams.
Para L,(3) Auxiliary driving lamps and fog lamps shall be mounted on front, spaced not less than 20 inches apart, from center to center and at a height not less than 12 inches, nor more than 42 inches above level surface upon which vehicle stands.
INFORM (politely) that it is ILLEGAL (according to PENNSYLVANIA LAW) to drive THROUGH an accident scene, UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO , and then have it done SAFELY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT IN THE KNOW, BUT should be, because if you drive, you MUST be, but if approached by flashing lights and sirens, it is your responsibility BY LAW to pull to the right side of the road, STOP and allow the emergency vehicle to pass you. ALSO, common courtesy says, allow that "blue lighter" to go first because HE/SHE might be going to YOUR HOUSE to put out a fire, or at the least, getting the equipment to PUT out the fire.
THOSE Blue headlights you see are ILLEGAL (if they show blue on a white piece of paper). If they show WHITE, it is passable by PENN DOT. As of January 2006, this is directly from The State Police inspections branch.