N.J. Gov. James McGreevey (D) said he would give high priority in...
N.J. Gov. James McGreevey (D) said he would give high priority in this fall’s state legislature session to winning passage of bill to ban use of handheld mobile phones while driving. If effort is successful, N.J. would become 2nd…
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state after N.Y. to enact statewide carphone safety law. McGreevey said he had directed state Transportation Dept. to analyze proposed ban and said he would convene 12-member task force to study carphone safety issue. McGreevey said requiring use of hands-free car phones would address one controllable factor that contributed to auto accidents. Ban wouldn’t apply on cellphone calls to 911 or other emergency numbers. N.Y. law has minimum $100 fine, which McGreevey said he wanted in N.J. Several bills have been attempted in legislature ranging from carphone restrictions on certain classes of driver to flat ban on using any kind of carphone, even hands-free models, while driving. None have been successful.