New Jersey

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

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
Booster Seat Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
Repeat Offender Law
Sobriety Checkpoints Law

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

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN NEW JERSEY IN THE YEAR 2004: 731

Click here to view the Partners for Child Passenger Safety Study in Adobe Acrobat Format.

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

If you are interested in working with Advocates in this state, contact Jaime Alvis at jalvis@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.