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| | Safe Corridors take effect on New Jersey roadways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Signed into law by Governor James E. McGreevey in July 2003, the initiative doubles fines for a variety of driving offences, including speeding and aggressive driving, on sections of Routes 1, 9, 22, 40, 46, 47, 73, and 206. |
 | | The highway sections were designated as “Safe Corridors” based on statistics showing a crash rate 50 percent over the state rate and 1,000 or more crashes over three years. |
 | | The Department of Transportation will continue to monitor all highway data and review the initial “Safe Corridors” within a year to chart the program’s progress. |
| www.state.nj.us /transportation/press/2004/020604.shtm (461 words) |
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