A Senate committee has advanced a measure to increase fines for talking or texting while driving. The bill proposes a graduated penalty system for violations of the state’s handsfree cell phone law. A $200 fine would be imposed for the first offense, up from $100. A $400 fine would be assessed for a second offense happening within 10 years and a $600 penalty would be charged for subsequent offenses. Chronic offenders would be subject to 90-day license suspension. Full Story in Star Ledger.
N.J. Senate Panel Approves Higher Fines For N.J. Drivers Caught Texting, Talking On Cell Phones
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If you are at a light & texting can s/o get aticket?
Yes
Like that would ever get enforced here. Lakewood could really fix their money problems then.
this is highway robbery!
vote these pols out of office they all talk and text too while driving.
Its the only way to make sure you don’t kill other drivers and pedestrians
time to get out your cameras and grab pictures of cops talking at texting while driving .
I agree with upping the texting fines – texting requires a lot of attention. Cell phone use is just an arbitrary way to suck money from someone having a conversation – no differrent than with a passenger.
I do agree, though, that if a driver gets into an accident, or drives irrisponsibly while on a cellphone, he deserves a ticket – for either DISTRACTED, RECKLESS or INATTENTIVE DRIVING – offenses that existed before cellphone use.
when you are driving 100% of your attention belong to doing just that, I say its about time they got serious about this, to many have been injured or worse have even died do to this distraction. If you really need to make a call pull off the roadway
if you want to engage in an activity that kills people, you should pay a fee if you are caught.. maybe we can setup a monthly prepaid subscription services for all those who absolutely need to text/talk while driving
for $1500 a month, you can talk or text up to 10 times per month with no additional penalties..or if you are a really bad driver, a one time fee of $50,000 allows you to kill up to three pedestrians during the course of a text/cell call
how bout all the people who let their children stand up in their cars, or car seats in the front seat area of large vans, I think that needs to be addressed as well