S 565 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.

New Jersey's S 565 creates a new traffic offense for "engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving," targeting drivers who commit multiple specific dangerous behaviors during a single continuous drive of up to five miles. It defines aggressive driving as actions like speeding 25+ mph over the limit, tailgating, erratic lane changes, unsafe passing, failing to yield, violating traffic signals, or using threatening gestures toward other drivers. Penalties include a 15-30 day license suspension or mandatory education for a first offense, and a 60-90 day suspension or $1,000-$3,000 fine for repeat offenses or incidents causing injury/death. The bill also requires public awareness campaigns and annual reports tracking citations to monitor enforcement. This directly affects drivers who repeatedly engage in these behaviors during one driving sequence.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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