12 Easy Ways to Save Gas and the Environment Do you purchase the correct fuel for your vehicle? According to “Pump Money into Your Wallet,” a brochure produced by the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), if your vehicle does not require premium or mid-grade fuel, you should purchase less expensive regular unleaded gasoline realizing a savings of approximately $0.19 per gallon. The brochure points out that producing higher-octane gasoline uses more crude oil than the lower octane gasoline, and may often involve the use of toxic substances, which means your wallet and the environment suffers.
(04/24/06)
Child Passenger Safety Week Is your child’s passenger safety seat properly secured? How old must a child be to ride in a booster seat? When can a child begin to ride in a vehicle without a safety or booster seat? The annual February observance of Child Passenger Safety Week focuses our attention on our use of child passenger safety seats and booster seats.
(02/21/06)
Motorcycle Learner’s Permit Changes Motorcycle operators are now required to successfully complete a motorcycle knowledge test before they receive a Class M motorcycle learner's permit. Previously, a completed application and payment of related fees was all that was required to obtain a motorcycle learner's permit.
(01/18/06)
Pennsylvania’s Polar Express This holiday make new memories like those from a time gone by. Rekindle Christmas memories of a tiny train circling below the tree in a snowy wonderland with a visit to the National Toy Train Museum. The museum has one of the most extensive toy train collections in the world housed within a Victorian Era railroad station.
(12/12/05)
HARRISBURG, PA. – Legislation that would prohibit price gouging during and immediately after a state of disaster emergency was approved by the Senate today, according to state Sen. Joe Conti (R-Bucks, Montgomery). Senate Bill 450 prohibits “unconscionably excessive” pricing during a declared state of disaster emergency and 30 days after.
