Public outcry over certain provisions of Kyleigh’s Law has prompted the NJ Legislature to approve a measure calling for a review of the law. Currently, all permit or probationary drivers under age 21 are required to have fluorescent red decals on their license plates. The purpose is to aid police officers in identifying these drivers so they can enforce restrictions such as the hours they can drive and the number of passengers they can transport. Some parents feel that the decal system helps criminals easily identify potential victims. They hope that the law will be changed or repealed. Young drivers have enough to worry about, like finding cheap auto insurance for teens.
New Jersey Young Driver Decal Law to be Reviewed
August 31st, 2010Hybrid Drivers Have Higher Claims Costs
August 23rd, 2010The latest edition of the Mitchell Industry Trends Quarterly Report claims that owners of hybrid cars actually have higher insurance claim costs and more tickets. In particular, drivers of the Toyota Prius get an average of 65% more tickets than non-hybrid drivers. According to Greg Horn, Vice President of Industry Relations for Mitchell International, the rapid growth of hybrid cars has caused a sharp increase in the number of accidents involving them. Read the rest of this entry »
NJ Motor Vehicle Inspections No Longer Required For Motorcycles
August 17th, 2010As of the beginning of this month, motorcycle riders are no longer required to take their bikes for inspection. This comes as part of a series of changes to New Jersey inspection laws which ease the requirements on motorists. The changes are expected to save $11 million for NJ taxpayers, but some have raised concerns about safety. Read the rest of this entry »
NJ Residents Buckling Up More in Front, Less in Back
August 2nd, 2010According to a recent study by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the percentage of New Jersey residents buckling their seat belts in the front seat is increasing, but passengers in the back seat are wearing them less often than before.
The survey says that 93.73% of New Jersey residents buckle up in the front seat, which is an increase of about 1% from last year. It is estimated that even this small increase is enough to prevent about 8 deaths, 236 serious injuries, and 177 minor injuries per year. Read the rest of this entry »
25% of NJ Drivers Admit to Texting While Driving
July 26th, 2010A recent poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that approximately 25% of drivers in New Jersey admit to texting while driving. This is a sharp increase from 2008, when the poll showed that only 15% of New Jersey drivers had texted while driving.
The respondents who admitted to texting while driving are not all teens and college students as one might expect. In fact, 37% of those between ages 30 and 44 say they have done it. Even 17% of those 45 to 60 admit to texting while driving. Read the rest of this entry »
