"There's nothing really magical or special about the registration card that says it couldn't be done easily," said Assemblyman Daniel Benson, D-Mercer.
Teenage drivers would have to complete at least 50 hours of practice driving in a year, including 10 hours when it’s dark, in order to become eligible for a probationary license under a bill endorsed by an Assembly committee Monday.
Legislation introduced by Asm. Dan Benson, the chair of the Assembly Transportation committee, would require more stringent reporting by people applying to work as drivers.
Assemblyman Dan Benson said subsidies of up to $5,000 per vehicle could be available starting in the summer. They’d be equal to $25 per mile of the vehicle’s range.
Assemblyman Herb Conaway said vaping is harmful to health just as cigarettes are – but that while cigarettes kill people slowly over time, vaping can quickly do harm.
As a new campaign launches to put more electric vehicles on New Jersey's roads, Democratic lawmakers say an increased number of charging stations would be a big help.