Pennsylvania

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN PENNSYLVANIA:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law Up To Age 8
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
High BAC Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
Repeat Offender Law
Sobriety Checkpoints Law

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE YEAR 2004: 1,490

Click here to view the Partners for Child Passenger Safety Study on booster seats in Pennsylvania in Adobe Acrobat Format.

For more information on the highway and auto safety laws of Pennsylvania go to http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ or http://www.pasen.gov/.

If you are interested in working with Advocates in this state, contact Jaime Lotter at jlotter@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.