Launched in 1946, AAA’s School’s Open—Drive Carefully awareness campaign was created as a way to help reduce child pedestrian fatalities and injuries. continue reading →
NJ DOT Launches Twitter Accounts for Real-time travel alerts
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials have launched a Twitter account – @NJDOT_info – to provide Department information and updates on road conditions, particularly during winter storms, major events, and during emergency road work.“NJDOT’s top priority is to keep our highways safe and keep traffic flowing,” NJDOT Commissioner Jamie Fox said. continue reading →
The New, New Jersey Car Seat Laws
Earlier this year, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation which changes the way parents and care takers must use car seats in the state of New Jersey; it will go into effect on September 1, 2015. Here’s how the revised law will work according to each age group: continue reading →
Expect the Unexpected this Thanksgiving
A Press Release from the NJ State Police.
West Trenton, N.J. – You are on your way to your Thanksgiving feast and you can almost smell the turkey. The kids are behaving in the back seat and it’s only a half-hour trip. You wish you had time to stop and fill up your tank, but you are already running late. The holiday traffic is heavy, but Wednesday’s storm have left the roads passable. It’s going to be a good day—until you see all lanes stopped ahead of you. Two hours later, you’re out of gas, the kids are crying and your cell phone is dead.
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