NJ cell phone law********

New Jersey has Ben drivers from using cell phones behind the wheel without a hands-free device. If cough using a cell phone without a hands free device, New Jersey police officers can find drivers $ 100. New Jersey join for other state which this law has been enforced and is also the first state where text messaging on the road is a primary offense. According to Pam Fischer, director of New Jersey's Division of Highway Traffic Safety, "The law is designed to get those law-abiding folks to understand the danger inherent in these activities." They are saying that even with the hand-free device it don’t make conversations in the car any safer. The article states that in 2006, nearly half of the 3,580 phone-related crashes in New Jersey also involved a hands-free device. They are hoping that this new law will help cut down on automobile accidents in New Jersey.

I am in favor of this law, mainly because it could save a lot of lives in the long run. This law was needed long time ago, but law makers don’t realize the damage that we as a society are in, until it hit an all time high. I think it should not be like that because people are being affected by their decision to wait until it increases to make a change. On the up side, the law helps drivers drive safely and save them money in the process.