Distracted Driving

Distracted driving is an undeniable hazard, and it's especially bad for the Garden State.

Here are the details of a new ticket blitz that will be targeting New Jersey drivers, and how to avoid getting a costly ticket. Police will be targeting distracted driving with an emphasis on illegal cell phone usage.

Being 'distracted' behind the wheel is so much more than just texting while driving. Did you know police in New Jersey are watching you closely for these other activities?

It's another Top 10 list New Jersey should not be proud to be part of. We're distracted in the Garden State, and not in a good way.

Texting and driving is never a good idea, but cops are taking it especially seriously this April.

Being 'distracted' is so much more than just texting while driving.

With the start of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month comes the 2022 version of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety's "U Drive. U Text. U Pay." initiative, and a companion social and digital media campaign to remind Garden State motorists to put their phones down behind the wheel...

April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month in New Jersey, part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 'UDrive. UText. UPay.' campaign. But being 'distracted' is so much more than just texting while driving.

Just 1 in 25 people got behind the wheel more often in the early months of COVID, but those drivers tended to skew younger and disproportionately male, a traditionally riskier population.

Jersey drivers can also look out for "version 2.0" of the Take Control of Your Destiny campaign, targeting distracted driving, in April.