Bill Text: NJ A1629 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits opening a motor vehicle door into oncoming traffic.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A1629 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1629-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JON M. BRAMNICK
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits opening a motor vehicle door into oncoming traffic.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning motor vehicle safety and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side of the vehicle that is facing the street or highway and is available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so, and the door can be opened without interfering with or obstructing the movement of traffic. A person who violates this section shall be fined $100.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes the violation of opening the door of a motor vehicle into moving traffic when it is not reasonably safe to do so. A person who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to a $100 fine.
