Fewer than one in four teenage drivers in New Jersey are abiding by the state’s new law that requires them to purchase and display a red decal sticker that identifies them as a motorist who is under the age of 20.<\/p>\n
The legislation, known as Kyleigh’s Law, is designed to help police enforce passenger limits, driving curfews and other provisional license restrictions, according to APP.com.<\/p>\n
Teenagers who do not purchase the red decal stickers from one of the State Motor Vehicle Commission’s offices are subject to a $100 fine.
\nWhile some support the new measure, which went into effect on May 1, many believe that it may persuade criminals to prey on teenager motorists and will subject them to profiling by police.<\/p>\n
“Kyleigh’s Law doesn’t prevent car crashes,” Hal Levy, a 20-year-old member of the board of the National Youth Rights Association, told WCBSTV.com. “It’s more of a feel-good law, at the expense of young people. We oppose the profiling by police and the stalking.”<\/p>\n
Several members of the State Assembly are planning to introduce a piece of legislation that would force the governor’s office to rescind the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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