Interactive Map: Cell Phone Law Not Inhibiting Bergen Drivers
An NJ Spotlight geo-coded map of cell phone-related accidents broken down by county in New Jersey from 2006 to 2010.
Click here to see an interactive map of cell-phone related car accidents broken down by New Jersey county from 2006 to 2010 By Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight If accident data is any indication, New Jersey’s tougher cellphone law does not appear to be having much effect. The state passed its first ban on using a handheld cell phone while driving in 2004, but at the time it was a secondary violation, meaning drivers could only be ticketed if they were pulled over for another motor vehicle violation. With nearly 3,600 crashes linked to cellphones in 2006, lawmakers made New Jersey the fourth state in the nation in which the use of a handheld cell phone is a primary violation. That law took effect March 1, 2008. But it has not resulted in much of…
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9:32 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012
That's because most people (not just teenagers) are TEXTING while driving. I must admit I did it one, I tried to read a text someone sent me & I couldn't do it & drive at the same time, so I pulled over which is what I should have done in the 1st place. I don't know how people can do it. more ›