Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Sumter, Assemblymen Kennedy, Sampson, Assemblywoman Donlon and Assemblyman Calabrese
SYNOPSIS
New Jersey Motorcycle Awareness and Safety Act; requires DOT to develop public awareness campaign for motorcycle safety.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning public awareness for motorcycle safety and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the New Jersey Motorcycle Awareness and Safety Act.
2. a. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop, and annually update, a motorcycle safety public awareness campaign to promote motorcycle safety, encourage vigilant driving, and reduce the number of motorcycle-related accidents on New Jersey roads.
b. The public awareness campaign shall include, at a minimum:
(1) educational materials on the importance of motorcycle safety;
(2) information on the risks associated with distracted driving; and
(3) variable message signs to promote best practices for sharing the road safely with motorcyclists.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety to develop and annually update a motorcycle safety public awareness campaign for the purpose of promoting motorcycle safety, encouraging vigilant driving, and reducing the number of motorcycle-related accidents on New Jersey roads.
The public awareness campaign is required to include, at a minimum: (1) educational materials on the importance of motorcycle safety; (2) information on the risks associated with distracted driving; and (3) variable message signs to promote best practices for sharing the road safely with motorcyclists.