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Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager at the wheel of the car in front of you?
You could find out soon. A first-in-the-nation law in New Jersey will require new drivers ages 21 and younger to display decals on their vehicles. The law will take effect in 2010.
The decals will probably be a small reflective rectangle attached to the front and rear license plates to help police enforce restrictions on probationary drivers, motor vehicle officials said.
Police will use them to determine whether teens are violating the state driving curfew and passenger restrictions, said Pam Fischer, director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety. She said officers would not use the decals to target young drivers.
The decals will save lives, said Ron Gesualdo, owner of Gene’s Driving School in Matawan. “The parents are for it,” he said. “The kids don’t say anything, but you know what they’re thinking.”
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