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Local Traffic News

The local news / traffic station is KYW News Radio, 1060 AM. Traffic is announced "on the twos", IE 4:02, 4:12, 4:22, etc.

Local Driving Laws To Note

It is illegal in this area to have a driver or passenger not wearing a seatbelt. You will be pulled over if this is noticed, and fined heavily per passenger. This is now a primary offense, which means you do not have to be disobeying any other traffic law to be pulled over and cited for not wearing a seatbelt. The fine is per passenger.

Pennsylvania has an open container law. This means that you cannot have an open container of alcohol anywhere in the passenger compartment of the car while you are driving. You can put half-finished beverages, such as a wine you may have taken to a BYOB in the trunk of the car.

The BAC for Driving Under the Influence / Driving While Intoxicated in Pennsylvania is 0.08%. You can also be charged with Aggrivated DUI / DWI if you are at 0.16%, are excessively speeding, or have minors in the car at the time of your DWI. Please, call a taxi. Every bar will be more than happy to call one for you.

It is illegal in this area to text while driving. It is a new law, so they will be enforcing it strictly.

Please be careful with your speed. Obey the speed limit. On both I-76 and I-476 the speed limit will vary from 50 mph to 65 mph. Police often watch these roads. Traffic may travel anywhere from the speed limit up to 95 mph on these roads. Some drivers are very aggressive in the left lane. Please be aware that with a cliff-face to one side, and the river to the other, there is a reason that I-76 along the Schuykill River is nicknamed the SureKill Expressway. There is no room for speedtraps in that specific stretch, so drivers often are extremely aggressive. While it is not unsafe at face value, driving recklessly here can have catastrophic consequences.