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Madden Bill Would Require All Motorists To Make A Complete Stop At Stop Sign

Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases

Measure Repeals Provision Allowing Vehicles to Enter & Proceed Through Stop Intersection Without Stopping Twice

TURNERSVILLE, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Senator Fred Madden which would repeal the provision under current law which allows vehicles, under certain conditions, to proceed through a stop intersection without stopping passed the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee today.

“This legislation will add to the safety of the State’s roads by providing a driver with more time to see oncoming traffic and pedestrians,” said Senator Madden (D-Gloucester, Camden). “While no one piece of legislation will dramatically reverse the trend of rising traffic and pedestrian fatalities, this legislation adds another level of safety by requiring that all motorist make a complete stop regardless of the circumstances.”

This bill would repeal the current provision which allows one or more vehicles entering a stop intersection following directly in line with another vehicle that has come to a complete stop to proceed without again coming to a complete stop at the stop sign. Under the legislation, drivers would have to come to a complete stop before entering the intersection, regardless of whether they had previously stopped in line behind a vehicle at the intersection.

The measure, S-1244 was released from committee by a vote of 8 to 3 and now heads to the full Assembly for consideration. This bill passed the Senate by a vote of 36-1 on 5/18/2006.

The Fourth Legislative District includes the towns of Clementon, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, Gloucester Township, Franklin Township, Glassboro, Monroe Township, Newfield, Pitman and Washington Township.

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“So many drivers, including even some of my colleagues in the Senate, thought a stop sign always means stop,” said Senator Karcher, D-Monmouth and Mercer. “Under current statute, however, that’s only the case most of the time. Through this bill, we’re ensuring that drivers exert proper precaution at stop intersections, and come to a complete stop at the sign before proceeding through.”

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TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Fred Madden and Jeff Van Drew which would require all vehicles to come to a complete stop at a stop sign before proceeding through the intersection was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 33-5.

” We need to make sure everyone is following the same rules of the road,” said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. “Allowing a full line of cars to move through a stop sign rather than having them each stop before entering the intersection is dangerous, especially since most drivers don’t realize that this is something that other cars can do legally.”

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