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• Indiana Department of Transport Trafficwise's official website
• Fox 55 Traffic's official website
• WANE 15 Traffic official website

Spring through fall

Winter

1. Left lane hogging, is not allowed on multi-lane highways. If someone is driving faster than you, you need to pull over to the right to let them go by.
2. Probationary license holders are not allowed to drive without supervision during the hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays to Thursdays and 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
3. No phones at all while driving for drivers under 21 years old. Drivers 21 and older can use their phones only hands-free while driving.
4. Points for moving violations are cumulative over a 2-year period, and if you get more than 18 points in that time you will be subject to fines or suspension of driving privileges.

1. Downtown street parking, is free after 5 p.m. and on weekends.
2. Cost of parking downtown for a full day shouldn’t be more than $8.
3. Parking lots and garages are dotted throughout the city, some of which are free, and others are paid, depending on the location.
4. Downtown attractions like the Botanical Conservatory, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, or Science Central have options for free parking.
5. Paving projects, tree removals, or water mains work will have no parking signs posted nearby at least 24 hours in advance of the work.

• Windshield tint can only be above the AS-1 line and must allow more than 30% of light in.
• Tints for all other windows, must allow at least 30% of light in.
• Reflective tints are only allowed to have a total solar reflectance of visible light of up to 25%.

• Motorcycle helmets and eye protection are only required for learner drivers and drivers and passengers under the age of 18.
• Bicycle helmets, are not required by law at all in the city or state.

Interstates

• I-69 goes north to south to the west of the city passing through the districts of Brierewood Hills and Crestwood. To the north of the city, the I-69 passes by Auburn and Angola before heading into Michigan. To the south the I-69 passes by Indianapolis before ending in Evansville, just north of the Kentucky state line.
• I-469 goes around the east side of Fort Wayne. It is a loop off of I-69 and passes by New Haven to the south and Brookside Estates to the north before rejoining I-69.

US Routes

• US 24 goes northeast to west joining up with the I-469 and then the I-69 to skirt around Fort Wayne. To the northwest US 24 heads into Ohio, going to Toledo. To the west of the city the US 24 heads off to Illinois and the city of Peoria.
• US 27 goes south to north passing through the downtown area of Fort Wayne before ending its run to the north of the city at a junction with the I-69. To the south, the US 27 runs parallel to the Ohio border before crossing over just north of Cincinnati. Eventually, the highway makes its way south to Miami, Florida.
• US 30 goes east to west joining up with the I-69 as it passes by Fort Wayne. It is a major route for traffic passing through northern Ohio and going on to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to the east, and heading to Chicago, Illinois in the west.
• US 33 goes north to south on the west side of Fort Wayne joining up with the I-69 and then the I-469. To the south it passes by Decater and Pleasant Mills before heading out of state at the Ohio border. To the north it goes through Elkhart where it ends.

1. In 1891 the city saw its first electric car, which went at the great speed of 12 miles per hour and was powered by a battery.
2. Don’t try wearing taillights in the city, unless you’re a motor vehicle. Pedestrians wearing them at night, while crossing a highway, can be arrested.