Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the results of a 2021 study that found at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving distracted. The study, commissioned by HTS and conducted by Rowan University, also provided insight into distracted driver behavior and identified key factors that contribute to it.
Also in observance of National Distracting Driving Awareness Month, HTS today rolled out an updated version of its successful 2021 âTake Control of Your Destinyâ distracted driving awareness campaign and launched âU Drive. U Text. U Pay.â, a statewide, month-long enforcement campaign targeting distracted driving. âDistracted driving kills people â it is that simple. And these deaths are entirely preventable,â said Acting Attorney General Platkin.
