New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law provides clear rules of the road for all motorists when interacting with pedestrians and bicyclists. 
New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law
New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law went into effect on March 1, 2022. The law provides clear rules of the road for all motorists when interacting with vulnerable road users (people on foot, bicycle, scooter, in a wheelchair, or otherwise not in a car, bus, or truck).
This new law aims to prevent the near misses, injuries and deaths that can occur when motorists pass cyclists, pedestrians, or other vulnerable road users.
The law contributes to a cultural shift toward safer travel habits by reinforcing the right to the road for people on foot, wheelchair, bicycle, or scooter. The law also underscores the responsibility for those driving fast, heavy vehicles to be cautious around vulnerable road users, who could be their friends, family, or neighbors.
How does the law work?
Drivers are required to use “due caution” whenever they encounter vulnerable people on the road, meaning:
• Drivers must move over a lane (if there’s one to move into) while following all current no-passing and no speeding laws.
• On a single-lane road, drivers must provide a distance of at least 4 feet to safely pass a vulnerable road user.
• If 4 feet is not possible, drivers must slow to 25 mph and be prepared to stop until they can pass safely without endangering those sharing the road.
Violating the law results in a $100 fine (causing bodily injury results in a $500 fine and 2 motor vehicle points).
To better understand what safe passing looks like, watch this video
https://youtu.be/wIrAkW4D8Gwproduced by the New Jersey Safe Routes Resource Center (with support from NJDOT)
Address/Location
Tewksbury Township Police Department
Old Turnpike Rd
Califon, NJ 07830
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-439-3477
