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Driving Rules * USA - New Jersey law toughens distracted drivers
NJ,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -November 16, 2007: -- In an effort to make New Jersey roadways safer, Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill into law giving law enforcement greater authority to ticket drivers for being distracted... The new law, allows police to pull over drivers for typing, reading or sending text messages while at the wheel. The bill also allows primary enforcement of the state’s ban on using any cell phone that is not a “hands-free” device... Violators of the cell phone restriction in the Garden State would face $100 fines. “Texting” while driving would also result in $100 fines... Efforts to curb the practice of using electronic wireless devices, such as a BlackBerry device, while driving have picked up steam following the release of a Nationwide Mutual Insurance survey that found one in five drivers texting while driving. Nearly three-quarters of drivers use cell phones...
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