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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-97.2a - Disposition of certain surcharges.

39:4-97.2a Disposition of certain surcharges.
6. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, all debts, including bonds, refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations and the costs thereof which remain outstanding as of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.301 (C.52:9S-3.1 et al.) and that have a pledge of revenues derived specifically from a surcharge imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2000, c.75 (C.39:4-97.2), shall continue to be paid until those debts have been repaid in full pursuant to the terms of those debt contracts.
b. After the effective date of P.L.2019, c.301 (C.52:9S-3.1 et al.), no new debts, including bonds, notes, and other obligations shall be issued which pledges or includes revenues derived from a surcharge imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2000, c.75 (C.39:4-97.2) as a source of funding for the repayment of those new bonds, so that once the debts outstanding as of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.301 (C.52:9S-3.1 et al.) have been retired, the revenues collected pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2000, c.75 (C.39:4-97.2) shall not be encumbered by a debt of any sort.
c. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the State from refinancing or refunding any outstanding debts, including bonds, refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations, which remain outstanding as of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.301 (C.52:9S-3.1 et al.) and that have a pledge of revenues derived specifically from a surcharge imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2000, c.75 (C.39:4-97.2), as long as such refinancing or refunding does not extend the maturity date beyond January 1, 2035.
L.2019, c.301, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-97.4 - Inapplicability of act to certain officials.

39:4-97.4 Inapplicability of act to certain officials.
2. The prohibitions set forth in this act shall not be applicable to any of the following persons while in the actual performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a member of a paid, part-paid, or volunteer fire department or company; or an operator of an authorized emergency vehicle.
L.2003,c.310,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-97.5 - Supersedure, preemption of local ordinances.

39:4-97.5 Supersedure, preemption of local ordinances.
3. This act supersedes and preempts all ordinances of any county or municipality with regard to the use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a motor vehicle.
L.2003, c.310, s.3; amended 2007, c.198, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.1 - Designation of lower maximum speed limits for trucks of registered gross weight of 10,000 pounds and over

39:4-98.1. Designation of lower maximum speed limits for trucks of registered gross weight of 10,000 pounds and over
In accordance with the provisions of section 39:4-98 of the Revised Statutes, the State Highway Commissioner may, by regulation and identification by appropriate signs, designate lower maximum speed limits for trucks of a registered gross weight of 10,000 pounds and over, at a differential of 5 miles per hour, on State highways, or appropriate portions thereof, having 4 or more traffic lanes, where the legal speed limit is 50 miles per hour or greater.
L.1960, c. 100, p. 588, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.2 - Counties or municipalities; reduction of regular speed limit for 72 hours for maintenance or repairs; notice to commissioner

39:4-98.2. Counties or municipalities; reduction of regular speed limit for 72 hours for maintenance or repairs; notice to commissioner
Any county or municipal governing body may adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, designating a county or municipal official who may order a reduction of a regular speed limit for periods not to exceed 72 hours on segments of highways under its jurisdiction for the purpose of maintenance or repairs. Any resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to this act shall specify the circumstance under which a speed limit may be reduced.
An order reducing the speed limit pursuant to this act shall not require the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation; provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the designated county or municipal official to notify the commissioner of the affected segment of highway no less than 7 days before any reduced speed limit takes effect; except that in cases of emergency situations the notification period may be waived by the commissioner. It shall be the duty of the designated county or municipal official to place one or more signs indicating the reduced speed limit along the affected highway.
Any speed limit established pursuant to this act shall be prima facie lawful and subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-96 and 39:4-97 when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected.
L.1981, c. 237, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.4 - Definitions relative to 65 MPH speed limit.

39:4-98.4 Definitions relative to 65 MPH speed limit.
3. As used in this act:
"Authorities" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation.
"Eligible public highways" means public highways as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3) of which portions have been determined by the commissioner to be appropriate for a 65 miles per hour speed limit based on such criteria as determined by the commissioner. Public highways under the jurisdiction of counties and municipalities shall not be eligible public highways.
L.1997, c.415, s.3; amended 2013, c.253, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.5 - Speed limit of 65mph established, certain highways

39:4-98.5. Speed limit of 65mph established, certain highways
4. a. Within four months following the effective date of this act, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General and the authorities, shall establish by written order speed limits of 65 miles per hour on approximately 400 miles of eligible public highways. The commissioner, pursuant to section 7 of this act, may increase or decrease the number of miles of eligible public highways on which a 65 miles per hour speed limit has been established.
b. An order to be issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall cite the eligible public highways to which it is to be applicable and contain a description in plain language of the order's contents, the effective date of the order and any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
c. The commissioner shall cause a general public notice of the proposed order, including a summary of the provisions of the proposed order, to be published in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the municipality or municipalities affected by the order. The notice shall include a telephone number or address which a member of the public may use to receive a copy of the complete text of the proposed order and shall provide for a 30-day period from the date of publication for public comment. The order shall be final on the 31st day after publication of the notice or on a later date if the commissioner so determines. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the commissioner from extending the comment period or from modifying or withdrawing the proposed order as a result of the review of public comment.
d. A final order shall be effective and enforceable upon compliance with the requirement for the posting of signs providing notice of the speed limit, as provided under the applicable provisions of R.S.39:4-98 and R.S.39:4-198.
e. Any official traffic control device established pursuant to this section shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
f. Any order issued pursuant to this section shall be binding and enforceable under the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and all other applicable laws, in any court of competent jurisdiction, until superseded by order of the commissioner pursuant to this act.
L.1997,c.415, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.6 - Certain fines doubled where speed limit is 65mph

39:4-98.6. Certain fines doubled where speed limit is 65mph
5. a. The fine for a motor vehicle offense embodied in the following sections of statutory law, when committed in an area which has been designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour, shall be double the amount specified by law:
R.S.39:4-52;
R.S.39:4-57;
R.S. 39:4-80;
R.S. 39:4-81;
R.S. 39:4-84;
R.S. 39:4-85;
R.S. 39:4-86;
R.S. 39:4-88;
R.S. 39:4-89;
R.S. 39:4-90;
R.S. 39:4-96;
R.S. 39:4-97;
R.S. 39:4-98, when guilty of driving at a speed that is 10 miles per hour or more over the established speed limit;
R.S. 39:4-126;
R.S. 39:4-127;
R.S. 39:4-129;
R.S. 39:4-144;
P.L. 1955, c.217 (C.39:5C-1);
Section 41 of P.L. 1951, c.23 (C.39:4-82.1);
Section 51 of P.L. 1951, c.23 (C.39:4-90.1);
Section 5 of P.L. 1951, c.264 (C.27:23-29);
Section 18 of P.L. 1952, c.16 (C.27:12B-18); and
Section 21 of P.L. 1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-21).
b. (1) Signs designed in compliance with the specifications of the Department of Transportation or, if appropriate, the authority having jurisdiction over the appropriate highway, shall be appropriately placed, by order of the commissioner or the affected authority, as the case may be, to notify drivers approaching areas designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour that the fines are doubled for motor vehicle offenses in those areas.
(2) In addition, all traffic control signs and devices erected or displayed by the State Department of Transportation or an authority within an area designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall conform to the uniform system specified in the most current "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, " prepared by the Federal Highway Administration in the United States Department of Transportation.
c. It shall not be a defense to the imposition of the fines authorized under the provisions of this act that a sign notifying drivers that fines are doubled was not posted, improperly posted, wrongfully removed or stolen, or that signs or devices were not placed in compliance with the most current "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."
d. The Director of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation shall include information concerning the penalties imposed pursuant to this section in any subsequent revision of the New Jersey Driver Manual and the New Jersey Motorist Guide.
L.1997,c.415, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.7 - Speeding 20mph or more over limit; fines, certain; doubled

39:4-98.7. Speeding 20mph or more over limit; fines, certain; doubled
6. The fine for a motor vehicle offense shall be double the amount specified by law when traveling 20 miles per hour or more over the designated speed limit as set forth in R.S.39:4-98, except as provided in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1993, c.332 (C.39:4-203.5) and subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1997, c.415 (C.39:4-98.6).
L.1997,c.415, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.8 - Study to determine effect of 65mph speed limit; report; implementation

39:4-98.8. Study to determine effect of 65mph speed limit; report; implementation
7. a. During the first 18 months following the establishment of 65 miles per hour speed limits on eligible public highways pursuant to section 4 of this act, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General and the authorities, shall conduct a study to determine the overall impact of this act. The study shall consider public safety, environmental and cost issues, including, but not limited to speed, accident rates, fatalities, enforcement, air quality and such other issues as the commissioner deems appropriate to evaluate fully the effect of the 65 miles per hour speed limit on the State.
b. A report of the study's findings and recommendations, including a recommendation as to whether the number of miles of eligible public highways should increase, decrease or remain the same, shall be submitted to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly no later than 21 months after the establishment of 65 miles per hour speed limits on eligible public highways pursuant to section 4 of this act.
c. The commissioner shall implement the recommendations contained in the report 60 days following the report's submission to the Governor and Legislature unless the recommendations, either all or in part, are disapproved each by the Senate and the General Assembly by passage of a concurrent resolution stating, in substance, that the Legislature does not favor the recommendations. If the recommendations are disapproved in part by concurrent resolution, the commissioner shall implement those recommendations that are not disapproved.
L.1997,c.415, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.9 - Emergency orders

39:4-98.9. Emergency orders
8. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to set or change by emergency order, for periods of up to 60 days, the speed limit on any public highway based on emergent conditions, such as construction work, dangerous conditions, extreme congestion or traffic problems, imminent peril, or imminent risk to motorists or to the public safety.
b. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section shall cite the portions of public highway to which it is to be applicable, a description in plain language of what the order requires, the effective date of the order, and any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
c. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section shall be final upon the signature of the commissioner, or on a later date if the commissioner so determines, and shall be effective and enforceable upon compliance with the requirement for the posting of signs providing notice of the speed limit, as provided under the applicable provisions of R.S.39:4-98 and R.S.39:4-198.
d. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section may, upon its expiration date, be renewed by the commissioner for additional 60-day periods, until the emergent condition necessitating the emergency order is mitigated.
e. Any official traffic control device established pursuant to this section shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
L.1997,c.415, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-98.12 - Speed limits on certain sections of Route 130; violation fine tripled

39:4-98.12. Speed limits on certain sections of Route 130; violation fine tripled
3. a. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate the motor vehicle at a speed in excess of:
(1) Twenty-five miles per hour on the northbound lanes of Route 130 between a point 300 feet south of the southerly curb line of Wood Street and Jacksonville Road in Burlington City, Burlington County;
(2) Twenty-five miles per hour on the southbound lanes of Route 130 between a point 400 feet north of the northerly curb line of East Federal Street and Wood Street in Burlington City, Burlington County;
(3) Thirty-five miles per hour on the northbound lanes of Route 130 between Lincoln Avenue and a point 300 feet south of the southerly curb line of Wood Street in Burlington City, Burlington County;
(4) Thirty-five miles per hour on the southbound lanes of Route 130 between Logan Avenue and a point 400 feet north of the northerly curb line of East Federal Street in Burlington City, Burlington County.
b. The fine for a violation of this section shall be triple the amount of the fine for a violation of R.S.39:4-98.
L.2019, c.5, s.3
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-99 - Exceeding speed limitations; speed specified in charge

39:4-99. Exceeding speed limitations; speed specified in charge
It shall be prima facie unlawful for a person to exceed any of the foregoing speed limitations or any speed limitation in effect as established by authority of section 39:4-98 of this Title.
In every charge of violation of section 39:4-98 of this Title, the complaint and the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and the speed which this article declares shall be prima facie lawful at the time and place of the alleged violation.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 88, s. 56.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-101 - Speedways

39:4-101. Speedways
Nothing in this article shall apply to a speedway, constructed with the permission of the local authorities or the board of freeholders, as the case may be, of the county or counties in which the speedway is located, and built or intended for the exclusive use of motor vehicles, if the speedway at no point crosses a highway, railroad or railway at grade.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-102 - Speeding by physicians in emergencies

39:4-102. Speeding by physicians in emergencies
If a physician's motor vehicle is stopped for exceeding the speed limit while in the act of responding to an emergency call, the registration number of the vehicle and the driver's license number may be inspected and noted and the physician shall then be allowed to proceed in the vehicle to his destination. Such proceedings may be taken subsequently as would have been proper had the person not been a physician.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-103 - Exemptions from speed regulations

39:4-103. Exemptions from speed regulations
Motor vehicles belonging to the military establishment, while in use for official purposes in time of riot, insurrection or invasion; all police officers, while the officers are engaged in the apprehension of violators of the law, or of persons charged with, or suspected of, a violation, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter relating to speed.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 89, s. 57; L.1983, c. 403, s. 16, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-103.1 - Photo radar defined, usage prohibited

39:4-103.1. Photo radar defined, usage prohibited
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a law enforcement officer or agency shall not use photo radar to enforce the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
b. As used in this act, "photo radar" means a device used primarily for highway speed limit enforcement substantially consisting of a radar unit linked to a camera, which automatically produces a photograph of a vehicle traveling at a speed in excess of the legal limit.
L.1992,c.91,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-104 - Violations of article; penalty

39:4-104. Violations of article; penalty
A person violating a section of this article shall, for each violation, be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both, except as herein otherwise provided.
Amended by L.1955, c. 221, p. 869, s. 1; L.1982, c. 45, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-105 - Color system

39:4-105. Color system
Traffic signals or signal devices shall conform strictly with the provisions of this article.
A three-color system shall be used; red, amber and green. Green means permission for traffic to go, subject to the safety of others or the specific directions of an officer, official sign or special signal. Red means traffic to stop before entering the intersection or crosswalk and remain standing until green is shown alone, unless otherwise specifically directed to go by an officer, official sign or special signal. Amber, or yellow, when shown alone following green means traffic to stop before entering the intersection or nearest crosswalk, unless when the amber appears the vehicle or street car is so close to the intersection that with suitable brakes it cannot be stopped in safety. A distance of fifty feet from the intersection is considered a safe stopping distance for a speed of twenty miles per hour, and vehicles and street cars if within that distance when the amber appears alone, and which cannot be stopped with safety, may proceed across the intersection or make a right or left turn unless the turning movement is specifically limited.
All other uses of green, red, amber or yellow lights so located as to be confused with traffic signals shall be discontinued.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-106 - Sequence of lights

39:4-106. Sequence of lights
The colors shall be shown in the following sequence: A green light displayed for a predetermined number of seconds followed by an amber light for a reasonable time necessary for the clearance of traffic, followed by a red light, followed by a green light. The timing of all lights shall be determined by the volume of traffic.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-108 - Semaphores

39:4-108. Semaphores
Semaphores shall have four vanes or sides, the stop vanes having a red field with the word "stop" plainly visible thereon, and the go vanes a green field with the word "go" plainly visible thereon.
When used at night, semaphores shall be equipped with red and green lights, corresponding with the vanes or sides, and with the same meaning and visibility as electrically equipped signals.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-109 - Position of lenses

39:4-109. Position of lenses
When a vertical arrangement of lenses is used, red shall be placed at the top, amber in the middle and green at the bottom. When it is necessary to place the lights horizontally, the order of the lights shall be red at the left, amber in the middle and green at the right.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-110 - Height of signals

39:4-110. Height of signals
Traffic signals shall be placed at such height as to be plainly visible to approaching traffic at a distance of at least one hundred and fifty feet from the intersection, and shall, if within the curb line and operated by electricity, be placed at a height of from eight to ten feet above the pavement. If on bracket, mast arm or cable, the signal shall clear the pavement by fourteen feet and six inches.
Amended by L.1948, c. 422, p. 1660, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-112 - Visibility of signals to traffic at intersections

39:4-112. Visibility of signals to traffic at intersections
Traffic control signals shall be so located as to be plainly visible to all traffic to be regulated and shall provide at least two indications for each approach at the intersection. At least one signal face shall give an unmistakable indication to traffic approaching, as well as passing through the intersection area. This shall be accomplished by means of post, brackets, mast arms or cables so located that at least one signal face shall be to the right of, or over the traffic it is intended to control.
Amended by L.1948, c. 422, p. 1660, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-114 - Traffic signal in paved roadway or poles in crosswalk lanes prohibited

39:4-114. Traffic signal in paved roadway or poles in crosswalk lanes prohibited
No traffic signal shall be so located as to obstruct the paved width of the highway, nor shall poles carrying signal supports be so placed as to be in pedestrian crosswalk lanes. Where there is, or may hereafter be erected a fixed raised safety zone, the highway area covered by the raised safety zone shall not be construed to mean the paved width of the highway.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-115 - Making right or left turn.

39:4-115 Making right or left turn.
39:4-115. The driver of a vehicle or the motorman of a streetcar: a. intending to turn to the right or left at an intersection where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or by a traffic or police officer, shall proceed to make either turn with proper care to avoid accidents and, except as provided in b. below, only upon the "go" signal unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, an official sign or special signal; or b. intending to turn right at an intersection where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal shall, unless an official sign of the State, municipality, or county authority having jurisdiction over the intersection prohibits the same, proceed to make the turn upon a "stop" or "caution" signal with proper care to avoid accidents after coming to a full stop, observing traffic in all directions, yielding to other vehicular traffic traveling in a direction in which the turn will be made, and stopping and remaining stopped for pedestrians crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk, or at an unmarked crosswalk, into which the driver is turning. Both the approach for and the turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless such intersection is otherwise posted.
amended 1976, c.46; 2009, c.319, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-116 - Special right or left turn

39:4-116. Special right or left turn
Special right or left turn movements may be provided when approved by the director at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals, by incorporating an additional lens in the signal. This additional lens shall be a green arrow lens and shall designate the special right or left turn movement by the direction of the arrow.
When a green arrow lens is incorporated in a traffic control signal and the signal is operating to control traffic at an intersection, vehicles shall make turning movements in the direction of the arrow only when the lens is illuminated.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 89, s. 58.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-117 - Special pedestrian interval

39:4-117. Special pedestrian interval
A special pedestrian interval may be provided when approved by the director at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals.
When a special pedestrian interval is incorporated in the operation of a traffic control signal and signified by means of an approved indication, pedestrians shall cross the roadway only when the indication is illuminated, and vehicles and street cars shall stop and remain standing until the green is shown alone.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 89, s. 59.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-118 - Beacon or flashing signal

39:4-118. Beacon or flashing signal
Beacon or flashing signals may be erected on pedestals or posts or suspended by means of mast arms or cables over the intersection, but the signal shall not be erected within the travelable portion of a highway, except as provided in section 39:4-114 of this Title.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 89, s. 60.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-119 - Traffic control signals operating as flashing mechanisms; red; amber

39:4-119. Traffic control signals operating as flashing mechanisms; red; amber
Traffic control signals and beacon or flashing signals when operating as flashing mechanisms shall conform to the following:
a. Flashing red: The red lens when illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes shall require drivers to come to a complete stop before entering or crossing the intersection. The driver shall proceed only after yielding the right of way to all traffic on the intersecting street, which traffic is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
b. Flashing amber: The amber lens when illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes shall indicate the presence of danger and require drivers to proceed only with caution.
Amended by L. 1985, c. 59, s. 1, eff. Feb. 27, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120 - Traffic control signal devices.

39:4-120 Traffic control signal devices.
39:4-120. The commissioner may determine the character, type, location, placing and operation of all traffic control signal devices on the highways of this State. The commissioner may adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control signals consistent with the provisions of this act for use upon public highways within the State. Such uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system then current as specified in the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."
Amended 1951, c.23, s.61; 2003, c.13, s.51.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.1 - Official traffic control signals

39:4-120.1. Official traffic control signals
Official traffic control signals shall be placed only by the authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction as authorized by law and only for the purpose of regulating traffic.
L.1951, c. 23, p. 90, s. 62.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.2 - Flashing mechanism; use by municipalities

39:4-120.2. Flashing mechanism; use by municipalities
Subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-8 and P.L.1969, c. 65 (C. 27:1A-43 et seq.), a municipality may determine the operation of any approved traffic control device as a flashing mechanism on municipally-owned and maintained streets and roads during the offpeak hours between 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. of any day of the week.
L.1981, c. 437, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.3 - Submission of written information to commissioner

39:4-120.3. Submission of written information to commissioner
Any municipality seeking to enact an ordinance, regulation or resolution under this act shall first submit written information to the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation indicating the location of the traffic control device where the use of flashing signals is requested, the intended hours of operation of such signal, data as to the traffic volume at, and the site distances from, each intersection of, each location, and any other information requested by the commissioner.
L.1981, c. 437, s. 2, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.5 - Definitions

39:4-120.5. Definitions
1. As used in this act:
a. "Private road open to the public" means a private road leading from an establishment open to the public including but not limited to a shopping center, restaurant, movie theater or arena.
b. "Public-private intersection" means the intersection of a private road open to the public with a highway.
L.1991,c.298,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.6 - Erection of traffic control device by owner of private open road

39:4-120.6. Erection of traffic control device by owner of private open road
2. The owner of a private road open to the public which forms a public-private intersection may erect an official traffic control device at the public-private intersection after obtaining the necessary approval in accordance with section 3 of this act. All official traffic control devices shall conform to the same specifications as those regulating intersections.
L.1991,c.298,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.7 - Approval for traffic control device

39:4-120.7. Approval for traffic control device
3. a. Where the public-private intersection contains a State highway, the Commissioner of Transportation by regulation shall approve the erection of an official traffic control device.
b. Where the public-private intersection contains a highway under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities by ordinance or resolution shall approve the erection of an official traffic control device, subject to the approval of the commissioner.
c. The commissioner by appropriate order may withdraw an official traffic control device from a public-private intersection.
L.1991,c.298,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.9 - Drivers' obedience

39:4-120.9. Drivers' obedience
5. The driver of a motor vehicle shall observe and obey an official traffic control device erected at a public-private intersection in the same manner as those erected at any other intersection.
L.1991,c.298,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.11 - Rules, regulations

39:4-120.11. Rules, regulations
7. The Commissioner of Transportation may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1991,c.298,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-120.4 - Ordinance, regulation or resolution; effective date

39:4-120.4. Ordinance, regulation or resolution; effective date
Any ordinance, regulation or resolution adopted hereunder shall become effective on the ninetieth day following enactment unless it shall have been disapproved before that time by the commissioner; provided that the commissioner shall have received a certified copy of the ordinance, regulation or resolution, as the case may be, within 5 days of its enactment.
L.1981, c. 437, s. 3, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-121 - Traffic lights on state roads in suburban districts at location of fire engine houses; installation by state highway commission

39:4-121. Traffic lights on state roads in suburban districts at location of fire engine houses; installation by state highway commission
The State Highway Commissioner, after proper investigation and survey, subject to the approval of the director, may install and maintain traffic lights upon State roads in suburban districts wherever a fire engine house is located within one thousand feet of such road or is located upon such road. The investigation and survey must clearly indicate a special hazard existing because of heavy traffic congestion or of traffic speed upon such road at the locality in question.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 90, s. 63.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-121.1 - Dangerous intersections in counties or municipalities; traffic lights

39:4-121.1. Dangerous intersections in counties or municipalities; traffic lights
Any county or municipality, wherein a dangerous intersection has been established by reason of the construction of a State highway within the territorial limits thereof, may apply to the State Highway Commissioner for the installation and maintenance of traffic lights at such intersection, and after an application is so made the commissioner shall cause to be made a proper investigation and survey concerning the traffic hazards which exist at such intersection. The State Highway Commissioner, after an investigation and survey, may install and maintain traffic lights at any intersection where an application, as hereinbefore provided for, has been made, but the installation of any traffic lights pursuant to this section shall receive the approval of the director.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 90, s. 64.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-121.2 - Expenses paid from state highway fund

39:4-121.2. Expenses paid from state highway fund
The state highway commissioner may expend such moneys as may be necessary to install and maintain traffic lights at the places mentioned in section 39:4-121.1 of this title, said moneys to be withdrawn from those appropriated to the state highway commissioner from the state highway fund.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-121.3 - Installation, alteration, maintenance of traffic control devices

39:4-121.3. Installation, alteration, maintenance of traffic control devices
Upon approval by the Department of Transportation of a request by a county or municipality for the installation, alteration or maintenance of a traffic control device on a county or municipal street or highway, the county or municipality may, and is authorized to, enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation for the Department to perform the work or contract for the installation, alteration or maintenance at the expense of the county or municipality.
L.1972, c.97, s.1; amended 1989,c.72.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-122 - Signal by police whistle

39:4-122. Signal by police whistle
A driver shall, upon one blast of a police whistle given by a police officer with hand raised, bring the vehicle to a full stop, and shall not proceed again until he receives a signal so to do from the officer. Three or more blasts of the police whistle is the signal for alarm and indicates the approach of a fire engine or other danger.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-123 - Right and left hand turns

39:4-123. Right and left hand turns
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
(a) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Left turns on two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
(c) Left turns on other than two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
PLEASE PHOTOCOPY INSERTION AT PAGE 113 OF N.J.S.A. 39:4-73 to 39:6 COPYRIGHT 2012 BY WEST
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 91, s. 65.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-124 - Method of turning at intersection; local authorities may determine

39:4-124. Method of turning at intersection; local authorities may determine
The State Highway Commissioner and local authorities, with reference to highways under their respective jurisdictions, may modify the method provided in section 39:4-123 of this Title, of turning at intersections by clearly indicating by buttons, markers or other direction signs, within an intersection, the course to be followed by vehicles turning therein. No driver shall fail to turn in the manner so directed when such direction signs are installed by said authorities.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 92, s. 66.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-125 - Turning on curve, grade or place where view obstructed or State highway marked with "no U turn" sign

39:4-125. Turning on curve, grade or place where view obstructed or State highway marked with "no U turn" sign
Turning on curve, grade or place where view obstructed or State highway marked with "no U turn" sign. The driver of a vehicle shall not turn such vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade or at any place upon a highway as defined in R.S. 39:1-1 where the view of such vehicle is obstructed within a distance of five hundred feet along the highway in either direction; and no such vehicle shall be turned around so as to proceed in the opposite direction on a highway which shall be conspicuously marked with signs stating "no U turn".
Amended by L. 1987, c. 81, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-126 - Signaling before starting, turning or stopping

39:4-126. Signaling before starting, turning or stopping
No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in section 39:4-123, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway, or start or back a vehicle unless and until such movement can be made with safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided in the event any other traffic may be affected by such movement.
A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear.
The signal herein required shall be given either by means of the hand and arm in the manner herein specified, or by an approved mechanical or electrical signal device, except that when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the hand and arm signal from being visible, both to front and rear, the signal shall be given by a device of a type which has been approved by the division.
When the signal is given by means of the hand and arm, the driver shall indicate his intention to stop or turn by extending the hand and arm from and beyond the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:
(a) Left turn.--Hand and arm extended horizontally.
(b) Right turn.--Hand and arm extended upward.
(c) Stop or decrease speed.--Hand and arm extended downward.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 92, s. 67; L.1956, c. 107, p. 485, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-127.1 - Railroad crossings; stopping.

39:4-127.1 Railroad crossings; stopping.
68. (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;
2. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;
3. A railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train or other on-track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
4. An approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.
(b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
L.1951, c.23, s.68; amended 2019, c.422, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-127.2 - Movable span bridges

39:4-127.2. Movable span bridges
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any gate or barrier at or on the approaches to a movable span bridge while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed, nor shall any person drive any vehicle in disobedience to the directions of a traffic control signal or sign, police officer or duly authorized bridge tender, flagman or gateman, located at or in advance of said bridge.
L.1951, c. 23, p. 94, s. 69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.3 - Definitions

39:4-128.3. Definitions
For the purposes of this act:
a. "Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles.
b. "Frozen dessert truck" means every motor vehicle in which frozen desserts are carried for purposes of retail sale on the streets of the State.
c. "Vend" or "vending" means offering frozen desserts for sale from a motor vehicle on the streets of the State.
d. "Frozen desserts" means ice cream, frozen custard, French ice cream, French custard ice cream, sherbet, fruit sherbet, ice milk, ice, water ice, nonfruit sherbets, nonfruit water ices, freezer made milk shakes, quiescently frozen confection, quiescently frozen dairy confection, whipped cream confection, bisque tortoni, artificially sweetened ice cream, or artificially sweetened ice milk, special frozen dietary foods, frozen yogurt, mellorine frozen desserts, as all such products are commonly known, together with any such mix used in frozen desserts and any products which are similar in appearance, odor or taste to such products or are prepared or frozen as such products are customarily prepared or frozen whether made with dairy or non-dairy products and ice flavored with syrup.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.4 - Approaching or overtaking stopped frozen dessert truck; stopping

39:4-128.4. Approaching or overtaking stopped frozen dessert truck; stopping
a. The driver of a vehicle approaching or overtaking from either direction a frozen dessert truck stopped on the highway shall stop before reaching the truck when the flashing red lights and stop signal arm described in section 3 are in use. After stopping, a driver may proceed past such truck at a reasonable and prudent speed, not exceeding 15 miles per hour, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian who crosses the roadway to or from the frozen dessert truck.
b. The driver of a vehicle on a highway having dual or multiple roadways separated by safety islands or physical traffic separation installations need not stop upon meeting or passing a frozen dessert truck on another roadway.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 2.