Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:4-10.10a Regulation of skateboarding, roller skating; "roller skates" defined. 1. The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of skateboards and roller skates upon the roadways and public properties under municipal jurisdiction; provided, h…

39:4-10.10b Accommodation of roller skates, skateboards not required. 2. Nothing in P.L.1998, c.36 (C.39:4-10.10a et seq.) or in P.L.1997, c.411 (C.39:4-10.5 et al.) shall obligate the Commissioner of Transportation to in any way maintain, plan, design or construct roadways to ac…

39:4-10.11 Roller skaters, skateboarders to keep to right of roadway; exceptions. 7. Every person operating any roller skates or skateboard upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or on…

39:4-10.12 Act not applicable to roller skating rinks. 8. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the operators and patrons of roller skating rinks governed by the provisions of the "New Jersey Roller Skating Rink Safety and Fair Liability Act," P.L.1991, c.28 (C.5:14-1 et …

39:4-10.13 Rules, regulations. 9. The director, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.411,s.9.

39:4-10.2 Violations, warnings, fines; "Bicycle and Skating Safety Fund." 2. a. A person who violates a requirement of this act shall be warned of the violation by the enforcing official. The parent or legal guardian of that person also may be fined a maximum of $25 for the perso…

39:4-10.3 Posting of sign required; violations, penalties; renters required to provide helmet; immunity. 3. a. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles shall post a sign at the point where the sale or rental transaction is completed stating: "STAT…

39:4-10.4. Rules, regulations 4. The director, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations which may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991,c.465,s.4.

39:4-10.5 Definitions, requirements relative to wearing helmets when roller skating, skate boarding. 1. a. As used in this act: "Director" means the Director of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Roller skates" means a pair of devices worn on the feet w…

39:4-10.6 Violations, penalties, disposition of fines collected. 2. a. A person who violates the provisions of section 1 of this act by failing to wear an approved helmet shall be warned of the violation by the enforcing official. The parent or legal guardian of the violator may …

39:4-10.7 Noncompliance no bar to action. 3. The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of section 1 of this act shall not constitute negligence per se, contributory negligence or assumption of risk, and shall not in any way bar, preclude or foreclose an action for p…

39:4-10.8 Warning notice for roller skates, skateboards, electric personal assistive mobility devices; immunity from civil liability. 4. a. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble, sell, offer to sell or distribute roller skates, skateboards or electric personal assistive m…

39:4-10.9 Posting of sign required; violations; penalties. 5. a. A person, firm, corporation or other legal entity regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting roller skates or skateboards shall post a sign at the point where the sale or rental transaction is completed…

39:4-100. Rate of speed across sidewalk No vehicle or horse shall be driven or ridden across a sidewalk at a rate of speed greater than four miles per hour.

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…

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 p…

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…

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, "…

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. Am…

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 a…

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 li…

39:4-107. Period or cycle The period or cycle shall be based on counts of turning and through traffic and study of turns, special intersections, distance between intersections and speeds permitted.

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…

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 an…

39:4-11. Audible signal No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a bicycle any…

39:4-11.1. Brake required Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement. L.1951, c. 23, p. 71, s. 15.

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 he…

39:4-111. Power of lights The light shall be of such power as to cause the signal to be visible for at least three hundred feet.

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…

39:4-113. Continuously controlled highway Each intersection on a continuously controlled highway shall be controlled by signals or suitable signs. If traffic signals are not erected at every intersection it shall not be construed as a continuously controlled highway.

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 m…

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 eithe…

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 gree…

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 sign…

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…

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 flash…

39:4-12. Position of hands and feet; carrying another person A person propelling or riding on a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor shall he ride with his feet removed from the pedals, or with both hands removed fro…

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 …

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.

39:4-120.10. Penalties 6. For a violation of this act, the offender shall be subject to the same penalties as exist in connection with violations at public intersections. L.1991,c.298,s.6.

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.

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 …

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 traf…

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 …

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 th…

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 a…