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Fatal flaw in teen driving bill
01-Dec-2011
Parents will have to work a little harder to get teens with learner driving permits to qualify for licenses under a bill sent to the Assembly this week. According to bill A-3309, mom or dad would have to learn about New Jersey's Graduated Dr.. Read More
SINGER: Law paved safer highway for teen drivers
13-Oct-2011
As the sponsor of the Graduated Driver’s License law in New Jersey, originally introduced in the Legislature more than 10 years ago, I feel I played an instrumental role in pushing for a safer path for new teen drivers to obtain a driver&rs.. Read More
NJ Community Grieves After 4 Teens Killed In Crash
22-Aug-2011
LINWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school and its community were grappling Sunday with a hard reality: four players on their local football team were dead and four others were injured in an SUV crash on the way to a team meal. The dri.. Read More
LETTER: Share the road with motorcycles
28-Apr-2011
There are almost 400,000 people who are licensed to drive motorcycles in the State of New Jersey and 5.5 million people who can legally drive cars. Add those two numbers together and you have the makings for some very busy roadways. And as the d.. Read More
Road Warrior: Novice error, not rage, causes most teen road deaths
25-Apr-2011
All you need to do to understand why teen drivers crash more than any other age group is to wait near a high school for the final bell to ring, right? In 30 seconds, you'll hear engines hum, tires squeal and brakes screech. And If you're past 40.. Read More
Work sites pose big traffic sagety Challenge
07-Apr-2011
Anyone who drives must have noticed all the striped orange barrels, yellow earth-moving equipment and white-helmeted workers who have emerged from winter hibernation to be exposed again to the perils of improving some of New Jersey's 36,000 miles of .. Read More
Young Entrepreneur Creates SPEEDBUMP Safe Driving App
28-Mar-2011
There are various mobile apps that try and deter teenagers from texting and speaking on their cellphones while driving. But until this week I hadn't come across any safe driving apps that were actually developed by one of the very teenagers who could.. Read More
Still another driving distraction: Loud Music
28-Mar-2011
Parents who want to improve their kids’ safety behind the wheel already know enough to warn them against yakking on phones, sending text messages, stuffing cars with too many passengers, going faster than the law allows and, of course, ingestin.. Read More
Give credit to new law for drop in teen deaths
28-Jan-2011
While others try to put New Jersey's fiscal house in order, an unlikely group of cops and traffic safety bureaucrats may have finally hit on a way to preserve New Jersey's most precious assets – our kids, especially lead-foot teens who are new .. Read More
Study: Teens Not the Worst Text-Driving Culprits
21-Jun-2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If you're about to warn your teenager about the dangers of texting or talking on the phone while driving, a new report suggests you look in the mirror first. A study released Friday by The Pew Research Center's Internet &am.. Read More
Police: NJ teen driver, following GPS directions, caused 4 car crash
17-May-2010
MANALAPAN — A 17-year-old Marlboro boy driving on a provisional driver's license is being cited by police for causing a four-car collision on Saturday, as he attempted to make an illegal left turn on Route 33 because his GPS "told him to turn l.. Read More
U researchers tackle teenage driver safety
23-Jun-2010
The Teen Driver Support System will alert parents if teens speed. Parents may soon be able to keep tabs on their teenage drivers by simply giving them a cell phone. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are developing a program called .. Read More
Living Legacies: Living Legacies: Meet three local families who turned personal tragedy into positive change
07-Jul-2010
By BRIAN IANIERI, Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, July 2, 2010 | (A three-part series) Click for Part Two (http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/site/5bbaa564-87a9-11df-82c3-001cc4c03286.html): After losing a son, Nelson Albano leads a q.. Read More
Assembly panel OKs Distracted Driving Bill
08-Mar-2010
TRENTON — Police in New Jersey might have to note whether a driver was distracted before an accident, under a bill approved today by an Assembly committee. The bill, which now goes before the full Assembly, would require officers to che.. Read More
Decals for new drivers go on sale Monday April 12th, 2010
08-Apr-2010
By Rob Jennings Gannett New Jersey Kyleigh's Law decals for new drivers will go on sale starting Monday at all state Motor Vehicle Commission offices. A new law requiring holders of a Graduated Driver License, primarily teenagers, to .. Read More
Night driving biggest danger for teens, study says
11-May-2010
Use of cell phones shown to present big risk for drivers, too By Ashley Halsey Iii Washington Post Driving after dark is the single most-dangerous risk a teenage driver can take and is more likely to result in death than drinking, speedi.. Read More
Eyes on the Road: Important Lessons from a Simulator
01-Mar-2010
Originally printed at http://www.kcrg.com/eyesontheroad/85112007.html IOWA CITY - Do you know what your teens are doing in the driver's seat? Chances are, at one time or another, they're texting. According to AAA, nearly half of all 16 and .. Read More
Officials Urge NJ Motorists To Stop Using Cell Phones While Driving
08-Mar-2010
The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety has a message for those who use their cell phones while behind the wheel: "Hang up and just drive!" In the 23 months since New Jersey enacted a ban on texting and talking with a hand-.. Read More
The Safe Driving Initiative Keeps Kids Safe
01-Mar-2010
On this particular day, young bright-eyed sophomores would have been walking into driver's education class at Holmdel High School, eager to get a glimpse of what life is like behind the wheel. However, because of an extended science class, th.. Read More