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- Law enforcement agencies in the northern
part of New Jersey will conduct a high-visibility
crackdown on speeding motorists during the
month of July. The effort dubbed, “Obey
the Signs or Pay the Fines,” will
take place in seven counties (Bergen, Essex,
Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren).
The enforcement effort begins with the July
4th holiday and continues through the rest
of the month. Sixty-eight police departments
received $4,000 grants from the New Jersey
Division of Highway Traffic Safety to cover
overtime, while remaining agencies will
support the campaign on their own.
“Nationally,
nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities
are speed-related,” said Highway Traffic
Safety Director Pam Fischer. “A recent
survey of New Jersey motorists, conducted
on behalf of the Division by Fairleigh Dickinson
University’s PublicMind, found that
three out of four believe the effective
speed limit – the speed at which you
can go without getting a ticket –
is 70 mph or more. And one in three drivers
say this limit is 75 mph or more. A crackdown
on speeding is warranted to reduce crashes
and save lives.”
The enforcement effort will focus on state
and county roadways, as well as municipal
streets. “Residential speeding is
a primary quality of life issue in virtually
every community in our state,” Fischer
added. “Speeding on local roads causes
countless crashes and endangers pedestrians,
too.”
Police will be writing tickets, not giving
warnings. Speeding fines range from $85
to $260. In addition, motor vehicle points
can be assessed on the offender’s
license. During the first “Obey the
Signs or Pay the Fines” campaign in
July 2006, police officers in four counties
(Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic) issued
more than 6,300 speeding summonses during
the four-week program.
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List
of Police Agencies Receiving $4,000 Grants
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