New Jersey

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN NEW JERSEY:
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
Ignition Interlock Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN NEW JERSEY IN THE YEAR 2010: 556

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For more information on the highway and auto safety laws in New Jersey go to http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.