Judge Dismisses Suit over New Jersey Teen Driver Decals

March 10, 2010

  • March 11, 2010 at 5:13 am
    Decman says:
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    Has anybody seen a full copy of the law? Maybe it addresses the issue of borrowed cars etc.

  • March 11, 2010 at 7:23 am
    Water Bug says:
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    I spent much of my childhood in the UK where new drivers (regardless of age) had to display a large red “L” on the back of the car. The idea was that other drivers would cut them some slack due to their inexperience. Perhaps the NJ law had this in mind.

  • March 11, 2010 at 8:13 am
    Reagan says:
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    Don’t you people know by now that any feel good law that Democrats pass is useless and only causes more money to be stolen from you. What’s the new cost for this decal? Are we subsidizing inner city teen drivers who allegedly cant’afford the decal? Are we paying, based on a civil serice test, an employee with full benefits to process these decals at the DMV?
    Crazy liberals and there unbeneficial pricesy laws are killing us.

  • March 11, 2010 at 8:18 am
    argraycat says:
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    Perhaps in the UK the provisional designation served to allow other drivers to “cut them some slack”, but here it will simply allow targeting by the police. I want the police to be aware of ANYONE driving erratically, not just those under the age of 21. Just curious; will military personnel under 21 need the decals too? I came of age in the 70’s when it was understood that if you were old enough to give your life for your country, you were old enough for priviliges as well.

  • March 11, 2010 at 10:45 am
    smartypants says:
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    Mr. Reagan, why not shut up about those evil Democrats and liberals who you blame for this and get the facts first before shooting off your mouth…I do not live in NJ but I do know that the two primary sponsors of this bill are from the american republican party; and the reason for the decal is to let police officers know that the driver is not to have a car load of passengers because they are under 21; the thrust of the bill is to stop carloads of teens partying all over the road at night. PERIOD.

  • March 11, 2010 at 11:05 am
    wudchuck says:
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    here’s the problem w/that point! what if the parent is driving the vehicle and get’s pulled over, because the officer thought that? this is why that is ridiculous to have such a decal. the state is trying to put money in it’s coffers instead of truly thinking of safety! i think that if you have a teenager, and you let them use the car, parents should be responsible enough to know if that child should be driving. the state should not have to put limits. they should have a stepping stone system like they do in NC. a vehicle does not need to have another decal on it, besides, what happens after the kids leave the house? who’s going to have it paid to be removed? will the parents send the NJ Congress a bill for the removal of the tag? or will that be another bill to have it removed by a specialist where most of the money goes to the state’s congressional budget?! too many hands, too much idle thinking….

  • March 11, 2010 at 12:38 pm
    Reagan says:
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    In New Jersey, Smartypants., there is no such thing as a Republican. I am from the Phila. area, so I know. A “Republican” in NJ is like Democrat in Tx.

    Oh, and by the way, why don’t you go suck and egg in YOUR fat mouth.

  • March 11, 2010 at 1:26 am
    DS says:
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    1. Not every teen driver has parents/a guardian. There are emancipated minors. Not every under 21 year old driver lives in the household/drives their parents vehicle.

    2. It’s a ‘decal’ folks. We don’t know what type of decal it is. Let’s not assume it’s some giant thing that will stick on your paint and ruin your car. Example, at a prior employer we had a paid parking lot and they gave us small DECALS which we stuck on the inside of our window. When I bought a new car etc, I simply PEELED THE DECAL OFF the inside window and stuck it in the new car. Easy! Let’s not freak out about this part of it when we don’t know the details yet.

  • March 11, 2010 at 2:07 am
    NJ Republican says:
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    Whoa, Reagan! I may be in the minority but I am a Super-Right Republican in the State of NJ and proud of it! As for this law, it is not well thought out and I hope by the time my kids begin driving, the legislators get their acts together. As a parent with a brain, I know it is MY responsibility to determine if my kids are mature enough to get a drivers license and be unleashed on the public. They may hate me if I decide they aren’t ready when the State says they are but that is just tough.

  • March 11, 2010 at 2:46 am
    SWFL Agent says:
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    Doesn’t matter how big it is, how easy it peels off, or what it looks like. It’s a waste of money to create & enforce the law and administer the program. Serves no purpose. So it informs other drivers on the road that someone under 21 is driving? So what? What should I do, turn and take another route when I see these stickers. Ever see the driving behavior of a soccer mom with 5 screaming kids in the car? Or how about a newly licensed immigrant that can’t read road signs. I’d follow my 20 year old in traffic any day over these two.



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