New Jersey 101.5 » distracted driving http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sun, 26 May 2013 02:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Signs Would Inform NJ Drivers of Texting Law http://nj1015.com/signs-would-inform-nj-drivers-of-texting-law/ http://nj1015.com/signs-would-inform-nj-drivers-of-texting-law/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:46 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=268594 A bill to require signage informing drivers of the New Jersey law that prohibits texting while driving has been unanimously approved by the Senate Transportation Committee.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/signs-would-inform-nj-drivers-of-texting-law/feed/ 0 Texting While Driving Penalties Could Having You Thinking Twice [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/texting-while-driving-penalties-could-having-you-thinking-twice-audio/ http://nj1015.com/texting-while-driving-penalties-could-having-you-thinking-twice-audio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:26:02 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=265687 If you're one of those people, who still ignores the law against talking and texting on a hand-held cell phone while driving, you could soon be facing dramatically increased fines and possible loss of license.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/texting-while-driving-penalties-could-having-you-thinking-twice-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: [SiK-photo] New Jersey Should Sell the Distracted Driving Signs http://nj1015.com/new-jersey-should-sell-the-distracted-driving-signs/ http://nj1015.com/new-jersey-should-sell-the-distracted-driving-signs/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:30:29 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=260009 The New Jersey Assembly has passed Nikki’s Law which calls for distracted driving signs to be posted on Garden State roads.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-jersey-should-sell-the-distracted-driving-signs/feed/ 0 New Signs Will Warn NJ Drivers To Stop Driving Distracted [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/ http://nj1015.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:37:23 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=259751 With distracted driving continuing to cause many accidents on Garden State roads, some fatal, the New Jersey Assembly has passed legislation dubbed Nikki's Law, which calls for signs to be posted.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Viviandnguyen Is Daydreaming the Worst Driver Distraction? [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/is-daydreaming-the-worst-driver-distraction-pollaudio/ http://nj1015.com/is-daydreaming-the-worst-driver-distraction-pollaudio/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:18:26 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=250684 While New Jersey continues to crack down on distracted driving by handled cell phone use, a new study shows that might not be our biggest problem.  What is?  Daydreaming.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-daydreaming-the-worst-driver-distraction-pollaudio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Timo Newtown-Syms Distracted Driving Task Force Proposed [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/distracted-driving-task-force-proposed-pollaudio/ http://nj1015.com/distracted-driving-task-force-proposed-pollaudio/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:00:36 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=233493 Legislation creating a task force to address the epidemic known as distracted driving was advanced by a Senate committee on Thursday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/distracted-driving-task-force-proposed-pollaudio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Lord Jim NJ Highway Traffic Officials Call For Focus On Distracted Driving [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-highway-traffic-officials-call-for-focus-on-distracted-driving-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-highway-traffic-officials-call-for-focus-on-distracted-driving-audio/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:49:50 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=180961 Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death among teenagers in the United States. It's with that startling statistic in mind that the Division of Highway Traffic Safety is helping raise awareness, during National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 14 to 20), of the tremendous risks teens confront on the roads everyday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-highway-traffic-officials-call-for-focus-on-distracted-driving-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Lord Jim Points On Your License For Using Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/points-on-your-license-for-using-hand-held-cell-phone-while-driving-audio/ http://nj1015.com/points-on-your-license-for-using-hand-held-cell-phone-while-driving-audio/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:07:39 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=150754 A lot of people are just ignoring New Jersey's ban on talking and texting on a hand-held cell phone while behind the wheel.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/points-on-your-license-for-using-hand-held-cell-phone-while-driving-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Stefan Kloo New Law Cracks Down On Reckless Drivers Using Cell Phones [POLL/VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/new-law-cracks-down-on-reckless-drivers-using-cell-phones-videoaudio/ http://nj1015.com/new-law-cracks-down-on-reckless-drivers-using-cell-phones-videoaudio/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:53:54 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=137990 A bill signed into law yesterday by Acting Governor Kim Guadagno makes it easier for prosecutors to get convictions for vehicular homicide or assault by auto against a person who illegally uses a cell phone while driving and, as a result, kills or injures someone.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-law-cracks-down-on-reckless-drivers-using-cell-phones-videoaudio/feed/ 0 Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno (Governor's Office, Tim Larsen) Real Jail Time For Reckless Talking And Texting Drivers http://nj1015.com/real-jail-time-for-reckless-talking-and-texting-drivers/ http://nj1015.com/real-jail-time-for-reckless-talking-and-texting-drivers/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:30:43 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=137692 A bill signed into law today by acting Governor Kim Guadagno makes it easier for prosecutors to get convictions for vehicular homicide or assault by auto against a person who illegally uses a cell phone while driving and, as a result, kills or injures someone.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/real-jail-time-for-reckless-talking-and-texting-drivers/feed/ 0 Acting Governor Kim Guadagno signs the Kulesh’s, Kuberts’, and Bolis’ Law (Tim Larsen, Governor's Office)