Full Notification

On March 1, 2022, the NJ Safe Passing Law went into effect. The new law provides clear rules of the road for all motorists about when and how to pass people sharing the road on foot, on bicycles, on scooters, wheelchairs or in other legally permitted ways to travel other than a motor vehicle.
 
The Safe Passing Law requires drivers to use “due caution” whenever they see vulnerable people on the road. The law states that:

• Drivers must follow all current no-passing, no speeding laws AND move over a lane if there’s one to move into.
• On a single-lane road, drivers must allow at least a 4-foot safety zone when they pass.
• If 4 feet is not possible on a section of road, drivers must slow to 25mph and be prepared to stop until they can pass safely without endangering those sharing the road.