New Jersey Cops Crack Down on Teen Drivers

Police in Bergen County, New Jersey issued 317 tickets to teen drivers for violating terms of their graduated driver licenses.

Officers conducted patrols and checkpoints during an 18-day period in April as part of a pilot program designed to reinforce safe driving habits among young drivers.

The teens received summonses for using hand-held electronic devices, failing to wear seat belts and having more passengers than their licenses allow.

Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer says driver distraction and lack of seat belt use are two significant contributing factors to teen crashes.

Thirty-five young drivers and 28 passengers of young drivers died in motor vehicle crashes in New Jersey last year.

The pilot program was the first recommendation made by the state’s Teen Driver Study Commission to be implemented.

Latest Comments

• July 23, 2008 at 10:55 am

  Ron says:

  I agree on that whole no cellphones while driving couse its dangerous but teen crackdown for all those things thats too much iv seen hell lot of older people using their cell ... read more
• June 20, 2008 at 3:27 am

  Joe Blow says:

  I can't wait for a teenager busy texting instead of driving hits you. Then you can tell everybody how useless it is to eradicate this kind of behavior. Then again, Suzi was pr... read more
• June 20, 2008 at 2:39 am

  Gwen says:

  Reference June 9, 2008 IJ article under National Section titled "Study: Teen Drivers Often Ignore Bans on Using Cell Phones and Texting"...Seems like Dread is contradicting h... read more