Cell Phones + Driving = Primary Offense in NJ

You better hang up those phones because starting March 2008, driving and using your cell phone (without a hands-free device) will get you a $100 - $250 ticket.

Yes, New Jersey has had a ban on cell phones and driving for a while, but it has always been a secondary offense. But now, you'll get pulled over just for using your phone.

Using a cell while driving is a little pet peeve of mine, but I admit that I have been guilty of doing on occasion. Hopefully this new law will stop people (and myself) from being wreckless.

[Link to the PDF file of the actual legislation]