MrG4Life

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Starting this March 1st, it will be a primary offense if the police catch you talking on your cell phone without a headset. $100 bucks down the drain if your caught and convicted of it. From what I've heard so far, it'll be a primary offense since drivers where ignoring the original ban (which was a secondary offense) knowing that they had to commit some sort of other violation to be fined for not using a hands-free while on the phone. Drivers and residents of Jersey already know how much the state's budget deficit is. Tolls on the highways will be going up crazy high at some point soon. With that in mind, I think this ban is something to push revenue up to help with the state's deficit. Many people will probably get pulled over for this. I have a bluetooth headset that I keep in the car and there are times that I'll pull off without putting it on my ear. Next thing you know my cell rings and I end up reaching for my phone and start talking. It happens. Just passing along the info and hope you don't get caught.

Big Willy

This sucks.
I was on the phone with my boss, and he got pulled over last week, for talking on the cel. in NY.
$100.

PlatanoTLS

Its kinda a good thing some people can barely drive a car and shouldn't be yapping on the phone. I can't wait for wifey to get one so she can stop running her mouth on the phone.

trukn1

Could be worse. Look at it this way. The same offense for me doing so in an 18 wheeler is $375 in NJ. Friend of mine got this little gift from DOT(Dept of Trans). So dont worry,,, just dont get caught. LOL!!!

MrG4Life

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This is exactly what state officials want. NY has passed law already and I don't know the numbers but I know many people have gotten caught cause I still see plenty drivers on the cell without a hands-free.

FIVEOHinNJ

<~~~~ Is counting the milliseconds until 3/1. I cannot wait to start handing out the wood for the countless retards I see on the phone while driving.. Makes me sick..

1loudLX

ROFL, you think thats actually going to prevent them from talking on the cell phone? I know from people close to me that they get tickets for it here in NY and keep on doing it. It wont change things sorry

oohpapi44

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It's not about changing things, you do it after 3/1 in NJ and get a ticket. Whether or not you chose to abide by the law is on you (and your wallet). NY needs to add text messaging to thier law just as NJ is doing. Too many idiots who think driving is the second or third function to do while they are behind the wheel.

I doubt that FiveOhinNj is sad about anything, it saves NJ officers the trouble for looking for a primary offense (or creating one ) to pull someone over for talking on a cell.

Rodneyc77

I've been hit with this ticket before ($90) in NY... and my car has bluetooth (BT) integrated... I had no excuse...

Just made me turn on the BT function on my phone...

Drive Safely fellas...

wowitztai

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thats good that they did that..cause people dont know how to drive and talk at the same time!

100plus

Its not great, but its not bad either. Even when people know theres a law saying no handheld phones while driving, people still do it. I got BT integrated in my car, which is good. Best now for people to start getting headsets lol, its better than paying that ticket.

oohpapi44

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This was just on the 12:00 news. They think the woman was talking on a cell phone, go figure:

GordoNx3o9

It was worse when a truck hit Arby's fast food between Horace Harding and Utopia Pwky and killed someone.

Also I read new speed limit at certain areas of the Garden State Pwky effective March 1st as well.