New License Plates Help Fund Bicycle Safety Efforts

New License Plates Help Fund Bicycle Safety Efforts

8/31/2016-HARRISBURG

The new "Share the Road" special fund registration plate designed to help
fund
bicycle safety is now in stock and being shipped to interested vehicle
owners,
PennDOT announced today.

The new plates were authorized by Act 36, referred to as the David (Dave)
Bachman Act, which was enacted in June in memory of a PennDOT employee who
served as the Department's first Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator. All
proceeds
from the sale of the new plate fund PennDOT's bicycle and pedestrian safety

efforts, as well as highway infrastructure signage for bicyclists with the
purpose of wayfinding and/or safety.

The "Share the Road" plate uses the same colors as standard plates -- blue,

white and yellow, with addition of an image of the shared lane marking
including two chevrons, a bicycle silhouette and the words "Allow 4 Feet to

Pass." The bottom of the plate reads "Share the Road."

Applicants may order a plate by completing Form MV-917, "Application for
Share
the Road Registration Plate." The cost of the plate is $40. This plate
may
also be personalized for a fee of $100 in addition to the $40 plate cost.

Customers may also place an order for this plate or learn more about a wide

variety of license plates, including other special fund registration
plates, by
visiting our website at www.dmv.pa.gov and looking under the Vehicle
Services
tab, then clicking on Registration Plates under the drop-down menu.

The plates normally take two to four weeks for delivery. For personalized
plates, allow eight to 10 weeks for delivery.

MEDIA CONTACT: Alexis Campbell, 717-787-0485

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