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05-12-2015, 08:57 PM | #1 |
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New NJ State child seat rules
NJ has made changes to their child seat rules.
NJ Child seat rules I am not a lawyer, but here is the first sentence: Every person operating a motor vehicle, other than a school bus, equipped with safety belts or a...... I am pretty sure it clearly states the law only applies to motor vehicles equipped with safety belts. This should be important for people who are in NJ and operating without seat belts. You will want to keep a copy of the law on hand to show it is probably legal for you to transport children in you car without seat belts since the car was produced before seat belts. I will state that I have installed seat belts in my cars without belts as I prefer to not take chances. I realize a lot of people want to take the kids out for a drive and it would be smart to know the law. My kids have gone around the neighborhood in my brothers coupe without seat belts. |
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05-13-2015, 10:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: New NJ State child seat rules
Not to get political, but nanny state stuff like this is why I moved out of NJ. One more thing for the police to give you a ticket for!
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Not to quibble - but a policeman doesn't need the law to cite you for "child endangerment." - a completely separate possibility not by itself related to automobiles - but COULD be in the policeman's judgment.
So waiving the law (and a possibiliity of excusion on the basis of applicability) in the policeman's face will probably only enrage the pig, er police, and cause him to find another legal puddle to drag you into. Better to maintain a "grey man" attitude - and protect your children as well as you can with what you have. And remember Ms. Rand who was visionary... Quote:
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05-13-2015, 10:59 AM | #5 |
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Re: New NJ State child seat rules
Just remember, the police officer is hired to enforce the law for the protection of the public. He knows the law like the back of his hand because he has received professional schooling. When a new law is passed they are schooled in its enforcement. Yes they are just regular people and let me assure you that if you refer to them as a " pig " you can be assured you will be ticketed !
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05-13-2015, 03:30 PM | #7 |
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Hi KEVIN,
Thanks for the citation. but... PLEASE READ the ENTIRE NJ DMV statute you provided regarding seat belts, PARTICULARLY PARAGRAPH 4, which DOES NOT have that cavaet stating "vehicles equipped with seat belts." It looks to me as if Paragraph states ALL children must be properly harnessed, and does not contain that same exclusion. Lets discuss it off line. Is your little guy working on the car yet? |
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I think you forgot to put LOL after those first 2 sentences! Most cops know very few of the laws pertaining to anything other than the basic everyday stuff & of course the stuff that generates revenue. None of which has anything to do with safety.
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Re: New NJ State child seat rules
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Sorry on the "pig" reference. I was trying to draw a long bow on the quote:
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They are human - which is why we have rule of law. Best is to let one's council deal with an issue if one is not prepared to pay the fine and move on. Joe K
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