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Safe Driving
Hackensack, NJ
News
Hackensack Barber's Christmas Light-Wrapped BMW Is Driving His Important Mission
If you’ve driven through Bergen County recently, chances are you’ve noticed a glowing BMW lighting up the road. That dazzling car belongs to Hackensack's Starlyn Delgado, who’s turning heads this holiday season to collect toys for kids in need. Delgado, 33, runs Star Mobile Cuts, a mobile barbershop based at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW and organizes an annual toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots. To raise awareness, he spent nine hours wrapping his BMW in hundreds of Christmas lights, which he powers through his car’s cigarette lighter and secures with packing tape. “I’m always changing …
Franklin Township, NJ
Traffic
Have You Seen
Njdot
's Saucy New Safety Signs?
"We'll be blunt, don't drive high." "Nice car, did it come with a turn signal?" "Hocus pocus, drive with focus." The New Jersey Transportation Department was apparently hoping to get their safe driving requests across in a new way. But based on the photos that have been surfacing on social media, the signs might actually be distracting to drivers. And so, the DOT has now threatened to go back to the tired, old signs if drivers don't put their phones down and, well, "hocus pocus drive with focus." 🚫 We’re glad you’re enjoying the new safety messages, but please don’t take pictures of t…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Watch
: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames
Surveillance video captured a chain-reaction crash in which a vehicle slammed into two gas pumps that burst into flames on Route 1 in Middlesex County. The attendant had just finished servicing a customer and was walking away when the driver of a sedan in the center lane tries to suddenly turn right into the station Tuesday morning. A red SUV coming up on the right side sideswipes that vehicle before careening into the station pumps in the video released by North Brunswick police. Both pumps then burst into flames. “This morning, we received multiple 911 calls for a motor vehicle crash at…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Statewide
Stop
DWI St. Patrick’s Day Crackdown Now Underway
New York State Police troopers will be working alongside local law enforcement agencies to initiate increased enforcement efforts in advance of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Drivers should expect more sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols and details for underage drinking and sales to minors between Friday, March 15 and Monday, March 18. New York State Police will also be targeting and ticketing drivers who are distracted by their cell phones. “State Troopers will be out in force and highly visible this weekend, and as always, will have zero tolerance for drinking and driving.,” s…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Announce Sites, Times For New Year's DUI Enforcement
For those planning on downing a few cocktails to ring in the New Year and then drive, the state police are reminding all to have a designated driver in order to avoid landing in jail, or worse, being involved in a crash that could kill or injure someone else. The department said that tens of thousands of drivers will be on the highways as the holidays wind down with a bang on New Year's Eve. They are reminding drivers to : Drive the speed limit. Keep a safe distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you. Ensure that all passengers are wearing seatbelts. Signal when turning, chan…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Police Dish Out 73 Tickets In New I-684 Detail
Dozens of tickets were dished out by New York State Police troopers during a new special speed enforcement detail on I-684 in Westchester County this week. During the detail on Tuesday, July 24, troopers issued a total of 73 tickets during the morning commute on the I-684 corridor. According to police, these details will continue throughout the year as troopers make an effort to curtail dangerous driving and keep highways safe for motorists. The speed enforcement detail comes on the heels of several others, which has seen hundreds of motorists cited for various violations on New York road…
Stamford, CT
Schools
Texting-While-Driving Simulator Will Be On Display At Trinity Catholic HS
Trinity Catholic High School students will get a first-hand look at just how dangerous it is to text and drive with the Arbella Insurance Foundation's distracted driving simulator, Distractology. The mobile classroom designed to promote safe driving will be at the school from Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 11. Bearingstar Insurance is proud to bring Distractology, which was developed and funded by the Arbella Insurance Foundation. Distractology was one of the first programs in the country to address distracted driving with young, inexperienced drivers. Drivers who have completed Distrac…
