Shippensburg Police Department
Fred A. Scott, Chief of Police
60 West Burd Street ~ Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257 ~ Department: 717.532.7361 Fax: 717.532.2313
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Shippensburg Police Department brings on new part-time officers,
restarts bike patrols.
New part-time Shippensburg Police officer John W. Tart is sworn in recently by Magisterial District Judge H. Anthony Adams.
Magisterial District Judge Todd Williams, left, recently swore in Malynda Garcia as a part-time officer with Shippensburg Police.
Shippensburg Police officers Thomas Young, left, and Brad Goyt prepare for a recent bike patrol. The department has started conducting bike patrols once again on a regular basis, Chief Fred Scott said. There are three officers who are able to and responsible for doing bike patrols.
Cops on bikes are back on patrol
Bicycle units are maneuverable and stealthy
New-chronicle
By DALE HEBERLIG
Managing Editor
Bicycle patrols by Shippensburg borough police are back.
Police Chief Fred Scott, not a big fan of the bike units, says the performance of officers on two-wheelers is changing his opinion.
He says he now has three officers certified for bike patrol – certification required by state regulations – and he recently tapped a fund made possible by community contributions to add a pair of Trek bikes to the department’s fleet.
Scott says his officers wanted to revive the bicycle patrol unit that was tried briefly a few years ago.
“We tried it once, but didn’t have the bike-certified manpower to keep it going,” Scott says. “The guys approached me last year, saying they wanted to restart it.”
Shippensburg officers manned bike patrols for about a week last fall before the weather turned cold, Scott says, and are ready to resume now with warmer weather on the horizon.
“We had an old bike, but donations have provided the money for two more new ones,” Scott says. “I haven’t been a big fan of bike patrols in the past. I personally didn’t think there were a lot of advantages.”
Last fall’s trial run gave him food for thought.
“There was at least one case where the guys on the bikes got to the scene faster than the patrol car,” Scott says. “They can go through alleys and across parking lots.”
Scott says the bicycles are especially useful after dark because of the stealth and maneuverability.
“At night they get places where patrol cars can’t get and they get there without being seen,” Scott says. “And, we’ve had officers on bicycles pull cars over.”
Officer Brad Goyt says the visibility of bike patrols works both ways,
“When we don’t want to be seen, we won’t,” Goyt says, “but the bicycles make us more accessible to the public and more visible when we want to be seen.”
Goyt says the certification training for bicycle patrols is interesting and valuable, addressing subjects like best braking techniques, incline and downhill riding tips, bike maintenance instruction, a primer of rights of the road and even instruction on the best way to fall in the event of a crash and techniques on how to make a suspect takedown from a bicycle.
Scott says bike patrols will be deployed mostly for weekend work, but the schedule is flexible. He says certified bicycle cops are free to do duty any time when there is a second patrol unit in action – that’s most of the time, Scott says.
Full-time officers Goyt and Thomas Young are certified for bike patrol, along with part-time officer Charles Pyatt.
Expect Shippensburg’s two-wheeled patrols to be on the street by the end of March.
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There seems to be some falsehoods regarding the use of Sun Screening in vehicles.
A lot of people are under the impression that just because the PA Inspection Stations cannot reject the tinting that it was legal. The fact is even a car that had passed all Inspection Regulations and had a valid sticker could be illegal to operate in PA.
In fact, you will be charge with Title 75 Pa Vehicle Code Chapter 41 - Equipment Standards
? 4107 - Unlawful activities. (b) Other violations. (2) Operate, or cause or permit another person to operate, on any highway in this Commonwealth any vehicle or combination which is not equipped as required under this part or under department regulations or when the driver is in violation of department regulations or the vehicle or combination is otherwise in an unsafe condition or in violation of department regulations.
Nature of Offense ? Title 67 - Transportation, Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics, Chapter 175 - Vehicle Equipment and Inspection, Subchapter O - VEHICLE SUN SCREENING DEVICES, Section 175.263 Sun screening location - ? 175.263. Sun screening location.
(a) Windshields, side windows and side wings. A person may not operate, on a highway, a motor vehicle with a front windshield, side window or side wing that has been equipped with a sun screening device or other material which does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle. This subchapter does not prohibit the use of products or materials along the top edge of the windshield if the products or materials are transparent and do not encroach upon the AS-1 portion of the windshield as provided by FMVSS No. 205 and if the devices or materials are not more than 3 inches from the top of the windshield.
(b) Rear window. The rear window on a motor vehicle may be treated by the vehicle owner with a sun screening device or other material. If the rear window is treated with a sun screening device or other material, the vehicle shall comply with ? 175.264 (relating to mirrors). See Table X for specific requirements for vehicles subject to this subchapter.
(c) Louvered materials. Louvered materials may not reduce the area of driver visibility below 50% as measured on a horizontal plane.
Pa. Sun screening must conform to the standards of the PA Vehicle Equipment Regulations. The 70% light transmittance standard is measured by police with a light transmittance meter. The windows on most vehicles equipped with air conditioning only allow 77% light transmittance from the factory thereby prohibiting the use of sun screening.
HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN PENNSYLVANIA?
Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In Pennsylvania, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.
Windshield
No tint is allowed on the windshield.
Front Side Windows
Must allow more than 70% of light in.
Back Side Windows
Must allow more than 70% of light in.
Rear Window
Must allow more than 70% of light in.
HOW REFLECTIVE CAN THE TINT BE IN PENNSYLVANIA?
Similar to sunglass lenses, some tinting films contain metallic elements that help in reflecting incoming light and reducing the glare and heat generated by visible light.Front Side Windows
No metallic or mirrored appearance.
Back Side Windows
No metallic or mirrored appearance.
OTHER PENNSYLVANIA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Restricted Colors
No colors of tint are explicitly banned.
Side Mirrors
Dual side mirrors are required if back window is tinted.
Certificate Requirements
Manufacturers of film do NOT need to certify the film they sell in the state.
Sticker Requirements
Medical Exemption
State allows medical exemptions for special tint. For more details about the specific terms of the exemption, consult your state law.
What is the law about passing horse and buggy?
State law requires any slow moving vehicle to pull off the road at the first and safest opportunity to let the faster traffic pass. The slow moving vehicle may slow moving vehicles may then return to the roadway when the faster traffic has passed.
Title 75III. Operation of Vehicles; Chapter 33 Rules of the Road in General; Subchapter F Speed Restrictions Sub Section 3364 - Minimum speed regulation:
(a) Impeding movement of traffic prohibited.--Except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, no person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow
speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
(b) Slow moving vehicle to drive off roadway.- Except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, whenever any person drives a vehicle upon a roadway having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction at less than the maximum posted speed and at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the driver shall, at the first opportunity when and where it is reasonable and safe to do so and after giving appropriate signal, drive completely off the roadway and onto the berm or shoulder of the highway. The driver may return to the roadway after giving appropriate signal only when the movement can be made in safety and so as not to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
Are nightshade blackout taillights legal?
No, It may not be so obstructed by a screen, bar, auxiliary equipment or device of any kind as to obscure, change color of or obstruct the beam.
Title 67 Chapter 175 Vehicle Equipment and Inspection Section 175.125. Lighting and electrical systems.
(e) Condition and position of lamps. Lamps shall be properly fastened; direct light properly; be of a color not contrary to regulations relating to required motor vehicle lighting equipment; location of required equipment; and required motor vehicle lighting equipment); and may not be so obstructed by a screen, bar, auxiliary equipment or device of any kind as to obscure, change color of or obstruct the beam.
Can people stand along the roadway asking for donations?
No person shall stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.
Title 75 Section 3545. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.
No person shall:
(1) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
(2) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.
(3) Stand on or in proximity to a highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
Check with your local, county or state government for permission.