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Do New Jersey's Highway Safety Laws Stack Up? [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:27:06 +0000

When it comes to highway safety, New Jersey made some important strides in the past year in many areas, but there is still work to do.

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A Neigborhood Says Slow Down [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:45:29 +0000

A Hopewell (Mercer County) neighborhood is asking you, politely, to slow down...to give them a "brake."

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Slow Down Save A Life [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:51:41 +0000

The electronic, roadside sign says it all.

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Governor Christie Announces Traffic Safety Grants for FY 2012 [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:22:36 +0000

Violators of the state's Safe Corridors can take comfort in knowing that their fine money is going to a good cause. Governor Chris Christie recently announced that $3 million of it will fund traffic safety programs through out the state.

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Drive With Care New Jersey [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:55:46 +0000

Insert the name of YOUR town in this sign!Its mid-summer already! That means, just like “Jersey’s Favorite Hits,” the kids are out to play! Our Jersey roads are always crowded…always busy. And, don’t forget that “kids of all ages” are using the crosswalks…and, against the sign’s advice, just about any space in between! Lets drive [...]

Don't Spoil Your 4th Of July FUN

Craig Allen — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:55:47 +0000

Its "Independence Day!" The 4th of July! Take care, and enjoy your day!

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Red Light Cameras Are Not For Safety

Jeff Deminski — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:21:51 +0000

If you think red light cameras are about public safety, consider the latest numbers coming out of Jersey City. At just one intersection, Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue, red light cameras generated $1,700,000

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Buckle Up Say NJ's Two US Senators

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:05:45 +0000

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded almost $350,000 to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety to implement and enforce seatbelt and child seat safety programs. U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) say the funding will be distributed to programs designed to reduce highway deaths and injuries from riding unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor vehicles.

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Feds Probe Burlington Bus Crash That Killed Young Girl [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:25:25 +0000

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining how seat belt use factored into the Burlington County school bus crash that killed an 11-year-old triplet and severely injured three other children.

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NJ's Common To Unusual Road Signs [Photos]

Craig Allen — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:19:10 +0000

This sign in South Plainfield made me laugh. I would expect the sign to say "Speed Bump." Speed Hump? Is that a part of Speed Dating? In actuality, a speed hump is a gentle speed bump! But...I digress.

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