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Page 3 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20714 – October 2025 PENNSYLVANIA Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must turn on their headlights if visibility is less than 1,000 feet. • Drivers must turn on their headlights if they are using their windshield wipers. • Drivers must remove snow from their vehicles. If snow or ice falls off their car and causes injury or death to another motorist or pedestrian, they will face fines. • It is illegal to disregard signs and drive on a road that is closed due to hazardous conditions. • Drivers are permitted to use tires with studs or ice grips from November 1 through April 15. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway where an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If any type of emergency response vehicles or personnel, or a disabled vehicle marked with at least two signal lamps, road flares, caution signs and/or any other traffic control device, are on the shoulder, drivers must move over to a lane not adjacent to the area and slow down at least 20 mph below posted speed limit. • It is illegal to follow an emergency vehicle with its lights and siren on within 500 feet. Sharing the Road with School Buses – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • Drivers are required to stop at least 10 feet away from a school bus that has its red lights flashing. This applies to not only public highways, but also private roads and parking lots. • Drivers do not have to stop if they are on the opposite side of a divided highway (barrier or median). Sharing the Road with Motorcycles – Participant Guidebook Page 83 • Drivers are prohibited from sharing a lane with a motorcycle. Sharing the Road with Bicycles – Participant Guidebook Page 84 • When passing a bicyclist, drivers must keep at least 4 feet between them and the bicyclist at a prudent reduced speed. • If a driver makes a right turn while a cyclist is on their right, they must yield the right-of-way to the cyclist. • If a cyclist reaches an intersection before the driver, the driver must yield the right-of-way and let them cross. Sharing the Road with Pedestrians – Participant Guidebook Page 85 • If a pedestrian is entering a crosswalk, the driver must yield. A driver must completely yield until the pedestrian is out of the crosswalk. • If a driver is making a right turn while a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, they must yield to the pedestrian. • When pulling out on to the road, a driver must stop before they cross a sidewalk, even if there are no pedestrians. • If a pedestrian crosses a road somewhere other than at a crosswalk in an intersection, they must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.