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.
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.
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.
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.
The penalties could soon increase for those who text or talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving, if members of the New Jersey Senate get their way.
A bill advancing in Trenton would make it easier for prosecutors to obtain 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.
Memorial Day is just weeks away, and for New Jersey, that equates to the unofficial start of summer. It's also the heaviest driving season, and law enforcement is aware of that fact.