1. Cell Phones and Driving
On November 2, 2007, Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law a bill which amends N.J.S.A. 39: to make the use of a wireless hand-held telephone or electronic communication device by the operator of a moving motor vehicle a primary offense
Fine: $100, with no points assessed.

2. Accidents HAPPEN!
Jersey, police reported 3,580 accidents statewide involving cell phones in 2006
The number of crashes involving hands-free and hand-held devices were about evenly split -- 1,854 to 1,726. And of the 11 fatal crashes among the total, six involved drivers using hand-held devices and five involved drivers using hands-free ones.

3. The Proof is in the Pudding
University of Utah study that found motorists who talk on cell phones while driving are as impaired as drunken drivers with blood-alcohol levels at the legal limit of 0.08 percent.