A New Jersey Officer Dressed As A Bush Issues 74 Distracted Driving Tickets In Six Hours
An undercover officer in a ghillie suit used binoculars to spot handheld phone use, and police issued 74 citations in six hours.
- On Wednesday, the Dunellen Police Department conducted a six-hour enforcement operation on North Washington Avenue in Middlesex County, issuing 74 distracted-driving citations using an officer disguised as a shrub.
- To enforce New Jersey's Handheld Cell Phone Law, the department targeted a high-traffic downtown area where the law prohibits talking or texting on handheld devices while operating a moving vehicle.
- An officer wearing a camouflage suit and a shirt reading "Not a Cop" used binoculars to identify motorists appearing to use handheld devices, while other officers issued citations to those observed.
- Drivers violating the Handheld Cell Phone Law face fines of $200 to $400 for a first offense, with subsequent violations potentially resulting in a 90-day license suspension and motor vehicle points.
- The department reminded motorists, "That text or notification can wait," and urged, "Keep your eyes on the road, not your screen!" to emphasize the importance of driver safety and attention.
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When driving a car you are not allowed to use your mobile phone, this rule applies in Germany as well as in the USA. In New Jersey compliance is checked very closely. Police officers use special means.
Cop dressed as shrub catches 74 texting drivers in 6 hours
A cop in suburban New Jersey stood in a ghillie suit against foliage to catch unwary drivers fooling around on their phones. They found a perfectly leafy tree on the main street in Dunellen and caught 74 in just 6 hours. — Read the rest The post Cop dressed as shrub catches 74 texting drivers in 6 hours appeared first on Boing Boing.
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A bush in the middle of the street that suddenly turns out to be a police officer. It seems like a scene out of a candid camera, instead it is what happened to Dunellen, in New Jersey, where the police department has devised a system decidedly out of the box to surprise the drivers who break the code of the road. [...] L'articolo It camouflages from bush with leaves and binoculars to flush out the drivers on the phone: the unusual operation of t…
A green full-body suit and binoculars: The police in the U.S. community Dunellen caught numerous drivers staring at the mobile phone while driving.
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