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Recently, the federal Transportation Department proposed a new regulation which would set limits on the number of hours commercial truck drivers could work in a day. The proposal was created by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as part of a settlement agreement to set new limits on truck driver hours-of-service. The rule is intended […]

New York Route 303 was closed for four hours earlier this week after a 58-year-old New Milford caused a car accident north of Executive Boulevard. The woman sustained serious injuries on Tuesday when she crossed into the opposing lane of traffic and crashed into a Budget rental truck. Witnesses said the woman was driving northbound […]

A 17-year-old New City girl was killed last Wednesday in a car accident near Greenwood Lake. According to reports, the car accident took place while the New City teen and several friends were on their way home from a ski trip to New Jersey. The vehicle in which the teen was a passenger, a Toyota […]

With all the hoopla in recent years associated with drunk driving public awareness campaigns and the stiffer penalties now attaching to convictions, it might seem reasonable to expect a directly related and notably measurable decrease in DWI-related car accidents and the number of drunk drivers on New Jersey roads overall. Not so, say New Jersey […]

An irregularity on the roadway that occurred near Ridgefield in the early morning on Christmas Eve and rapidly escalated into a multiple-vehicle collision, two deaths and numerous other injuries has traffic enforcement personnel both lamenting its severity and thankful that it didn’t occur on a typical weekday or weekend. The chain of motor vehicle accidents […]

We discussed New Jersey motorcycle helmet law in a recent blog post (December 2), noting that the state is among a small minority of states overall that require both riders and bike passengers to wear helmets at all times. We also noted the distinction between federally approved helmets and so-called “novelty” helmets that lack many […]

New Jersey residents have had two months-plus experience now with the newly enacted law that became effective October 20 concerning snow and ice removal from vehicles. We briefly summarized that law for our readers in a November 9 motor vehicle accident post and note some related developments here. First, New Jersey State Police and local […]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) has announced that two major automobile manufacturers have issued recalls on a number of vehicles for safety-related problems. Collectively, the recalls involve nearly 750,000 vehicles. Chrysler is recalling nearly 370,000 of its Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans for air bag problems that, ironically, could cause […]

New Jersey State Senator Joseph F. Vitale doesn’t mince words. “Sexual predators shouldn’t be able to hide behind the ambiguity and vagueness of the law to avoid being held accountable for their actions,” he says. Vitale backs that strong sentiment with legislation he sponsored along with Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari that would dramatically alter the […]

No one seems to be quibbling about the estimated $2.5 billion-plus that the government thinks it will cost to outfit future cars, trucks and minivans with camera capabilities that experts say will greatly drive down the number of deaths and personal injuries resulting from persons being struck by rear-moving vehicles. In fact, groups ranging from […]