Fines apparently mean nothing to NJ drivers....I have lived here over 50 years, and I can usually count on one hand the number of people I encounter on the Garden State Parkway and NJ Turnpike that are neither on their cell phone, nor speeding, nor both. Actually, the law is written so that you actually have to be doing something else wrong for them to pull you over and cite you for using your cell phone. Perhaps an "inhibitor chip" (i.e. radio frequency jammer) built into the car's ECM that turns on when you start your car would solve the problem.
(P.S. Regarding credentials - If you are running to the store without your wallet, how are you going to pay for the stuff you buy when you get there?) :-) --Doug Host ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- Joe Vahabzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:52 PM 6/6/06 -0400, ron wrote: > > MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR WALLET WITH YOU... > > > > > > Driving Ticket fine increase in NJ: > > > > Starting on August 15th, the price of a ticket for > violation of NJ > > Law39:3-29 (failure to show your driver's license, > registration, or > > insurance card at the time you are stopped) is > going from $44.00 to > > $173.00. Please make sure your vehicles have the > proper documents in them. > > If you jump in the car to run to the store and > forget your wallet with > > your license in it and you are stopped.... Oh > well... you just spent $173. > > And the fine for not having all three documents is > $519!!! > > Yes, that's technically true. But if you take a > look at: > http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/notices/n030825a.htm > > that actually took effect August 15th, 2003. > > For the registration, it's absolutely absurd since a > police officer can run > your plate and verify whether or not the car is > registered. I'm not sure > about insured, however. > > > > > > Forward to people in NJ, and let them know of this > change. And be careful, > > the fine for hand held cell phone use while > driving will be going up to > > $180.00. > > If this site is to be believed: > http://www.cellular-news.com/car_bans/ > > it's "up to $250" in New Jersey. > > As of 9/1/2004, if this document is accurate: > http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mcs/svbs_9-04/part1_b_c.pdf > > it's $130. > > > - Joe Vahabzadeh > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
