Driving

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Driving while drowsy can have deadly consequences, yet most Americans do it

Filmmakers who set out to produce a comedy on the PPA instead confront tragedies of a car-obsessed culture

Car Brain 1

Philly's parallel parking contest will showcase drivers' skills. Its organizers hope it also spurs better etiquette

Parallel Parking Competition

Drive a Ferrari, Lamborghini and more at New Jersey Motorsports Park this spring

PA Turnpike raises tolls for 18th straight year, but E-ZPass users will only have to pay 8 cents more

PA Turnpike rate hike

Cameras to start flagging drivers who are speeding on Broad Street on Monday

mayor parker speed camera

Traffic in Philly may feel like the worst, but it's far from it — and getting better

Section of Market Street to close to westbound traffic for over 3 months

Market Street closure

Struggling to find parking near the Ocean City boardwalk? This app can help

Parking app Ocean City

Pennsylvania's handheld device ban for drivers takes effect June 5

Section of 47th Street in West Philly to be turned into one-way road to make room for bike lane

Bike lane 47th street

Pennsylvania law toughens ban on using cellphones behind the wheel

Pennsylvania Driving Law

With flashlights and buckets, volunteers 'listen for the hops' to save frogs and toads in Roxborough

Toad Crossing 2

City reopens program to repair broken concrete, potholes on shared driveways

Driveway repair program

New online tool provides public data on demographics of drivers getting pulled over in Philly

Driving equality dashboard police

PA Turnpike expects a Labor Day record 2.9 million drivers on its roads over a five-day stretch

PA Turnpike Labor Day traffic

Callowhill's Noble Street Bridge indefinitely closed to vehicles due to its deteriorating condition

Noble Street Bridge

Summer road trip guide: Music, podcast and audiobook recommendations to get through those long drives

Road trip

Wawa Welcome America: These are the road closures related to the Fourth of July festivities

Wawa Welcome America road closures 2024

Who is to blame for the current high gas prices?

gas prices summer

PennDOT, PA Turnpike Commission implement work zone speed cameras

PennDOT work camera .jpeg

Automated license plate readers will be installed on 4 Delaware River bridges

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People are driving less but traffic deaths have spiked — and lawmakers are puzzled

Atco Dragway abruptly closes after 63 years in Camden County

Atco Dragway Closed

Philadelphia ranks among top 10 most traffic-congested cities in the world

Traffic Report Philadelphia

Repeat DUI offenders in Pa. now face tougher penalties under law honoring Delco woman killed by drunk driver

Pennsylvania DUI Laws

Wawa's rival Sheetz offers gas discount through Thanksgiving week

Pa. Turnpike Commission in more debt than entire state government, auditor general says

Turnpike Debt

Pennsylvania court rules drivers can be pulled over if any details on a license plate are covered

Police to target aggressive drivers in Philly, suburbs this summer

Aggressive Driving Enforcement

Gas prices hit record highs in Philly region as Congress targets oil industry

Gas Prices Philly Region

Settlement of Pennsylvania State Police immigrant profiling lawsuit results in policy changes

PSP Immigration Lawsuit

Pennsylvania gas prices break all-time record set in 2008, AAA reports

Gas Prices.

Philadelphia confronts mounting pedestrian deaths as rise in reckless driving hits national tipping point

Philly Pedestrian Traffic Deaths

N.J. becomes third state allowing drivers to present electronic vehicle registration at traffic stops

N.J. electronic vehicle registration

Children's Health

CHOP's new virtual driving assessment program aims to prepare teens for the road

CHOP teen driving program

Variable speed limits now enforceable on Schuylkill Expressway between Philly and KOP

PennDOT VSL I76

Variable speed limit system enters test phase on Schuylkill Expressway between Philly and KOP

Variable Speed Limits I-76

Philly's traffic congestion ranks among worst in the world, new study finds

Inrix traffic report philly

Four Philly-area bottlenecks among the 100 worst in the U.S., ATRI finds

Philly Traffic Bottlenecks

The best way to reduce COVID-19 risk in a car? Roll down the windows

Pennsylvania Turnpike rates increases go into effect Jan. 3

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