From: whs70@dancer.uucp (22501-sohl)
Newsgroups: nj.politics
Subject: 65 MPH Speed limit legislation
Date: 28 Sep 92 16:58:25 GMT
Organization: NJ Chapter, National Motorists Assn.


       65 Mph Bills Introduced in New Jersey Assembly
                     September 20, 1992

Assemblymen Stephen Mikulak (R-19, Middlesex) and John
Hartman (R-15, Mercer) introduced legislation on September
14 to raise the speed limit to 65 mph on approximately 424
miles of eligible limited access divided highways in New
Jersey.  This includes major sections of each of the state's
three toll roads.

One bill (A-1830) would affect all roads administered by the
state Department of Transportation (NJDOT), while the other
(A-1831) would affect those operated by the toll road
authorities.  The tables below elaborate further on actual
mileage.

    Eligible Mileage for Highways Administered by NJDOT

                   Interstate       171.0
                   Non-interstate    44.6

                   TOTAL            215.6

         Eligible Mileage for Highways Administered
                by NJ Toll Road Authorities

              Atlantic City Expressway    39.0
              Garden State Parkway        89.7
              New Jersey Turnpike         80.0

              TOTAL                      208.7

Although the 65 mph speed limit bills (A-1830 and A-1831)
still need to pass the Assembly Judiciary, Law and Public
Safety committee before your Assembly representatives can
vote on them, it's never too early to express your views to
your representatives.

First, if you don't know who your two Assembly
representatives are, call the Office of Legislative Services
public information line at 1-800-792-8630 and they will
provide district office addresses and phone numbers.  You
can also request a free copy of the current legislative
"Roster of Members" that contains the contact information
for every legislator.

In contacting your Assembly legislators, write a short note
or letter or make a phone call, depending on what's best for
you.  Writing is the best bet in this case since there is
time.  Be sure to state the bill numbers and your desire
that he or she support the basic premise of the bills -- to
raise the speed limit to 65 mph on as much eligible highway
as possible.

And there is one other thing you can do.  If you want to
give input to the committee hearings but you don't think you
can appear in person, you should send a letter to the
Chairman of the Assembly Judiciary, Law and Public Safety
committee expressing your views on the bills.  Indicate that
you would like your letter to be included in the testimony
file for these bills.  You can write this letter and still
testify in person.  Send this letter to:

The Honorable Gary W. Stuhltrager
Chairman, Assembly Judiciary, Law
  and Public Safety Committee
234 South Broad Street
Woodbury, New Jersey  08096

Assemblyman Mikulak, the sponsor of the photo radar ban bill
that is now law, sponsored the 65 mph bills because he
believes "the law should be related to reality."  Mr.
Mikulak has a fundamental problem with laws that are not
enforceable.

Assemblyman Hartman raised the simple, logical question:
"Can any legal restriction that is so widely ignored by the
people it is intended to protect be justified?"

To show the two assemblymen your appreciation, drop a note
or make a quick phone call to their respective offices and
thank them for taking the lead on this issue.

The Honorable Stephen A. Mikulak
521 Amboy Ave., Suite C
Woodbridge, New Jersey  07095
908-636-0010
FAX: 908-636-2850

The Honorable John Hartman
2564 Rt. 1, Suite B
Lawrenceville, New Jersey  08648
609-882-0317