Sponsored by:
Senator NICHOLAS J. SACCO
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT Commissioner to develop public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists about State’s “move over” law.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act requiring the Commissioner of Transportation to notify motorists of certain obligations and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. 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 public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists of their duty to change lanes when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or highway maintenance or emergency service vehicle that is displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating emergency lights or, in the alternative, to reduce the speed of their vehicles if it is unsafe to move over one lane, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.5 (C.39:4-92.2).
2. 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 in the Department of Law and Public Safety, to develop public awareness programs and to use variable message signs to inform motorists of their duty to change lanes when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or highway maintenance or emergency service vehicle that is displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating emergency lights or, in the alternative, to reduce the speed of their vehicles if it is unsafe to move over one lane, as is required under the State’s “move over” law.