New Jersey driver handbook guide.

Chapter 1 · source p. 2

Introduction

This chapter’s sections include:

• New Jersey!
• Driving Is A Privilege, Not A Right.
• Appendices

Chapter 2 · source p. 4

Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Laws Governing Driver Licenses The New Jersey Driver License System
• Digital Driver License
• Types of New Jersey Licenses The New Jersey Driver License System
• The New Jersey Driver License System
• Identity Verification
• New Jersey Standard License & Non-Driver Id Requirements
• Primary The New Jersey Driver License System
• Secondary
• Itin The New Jersey Driver License System
• Continue
• Points Combined From Primary
• Step The New Jersey Driver License System
• Graduated Driver License (GDL)
• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3
• Step 4
• Step 5
• Special Learner Permit Restrictions
• Examination Permit Restrictions
• Probationary Driver License Restrictions
• Gdl Decal
• Gdl Driver Exemptions
• Special Learner Permits for New Jersey Residents The New Jersey Driver License System
• Examination Permits for New Jersey Residents
• Examination Permits for Out-of-State Drivers
• Examination Permits for Out-of-Country Drivers
• International Driving Permit (IDP)
• Non-Driver ID
• Organ Donation The New Jersey Driver License System
• Next-of-Kin Registry (Sara’s Law)
• Motor Voter
• Hearing-Impaired Designation
• Commercial Driver License (CDL) The New Jersey Driver License System
• Commercial Driver Exemptions
• Commercial Driver License Endorsements
• Special Requirements
• Commercial Driver License Restrictions
• Commercial Driver Manual

Chapter 3 · source p. 30

Chapter 2: New Jersey Driver Testing

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• 6-Point Id Verification
• Vision Test
• Knowledge Test
• Interpreters
• Eyesight
• Written
• Health
• Out-Of-State And Out-Of-Country Applicants
• Safety Pledge to Nikhil The Pledge
• Stop Completely.
• Stay Alert.
• Talk Safe.
• Plan Ahead.
• Stop For Nikhil Safety Pledge.
• Voter Registration
• Update Your Voting Address
• Vote!
• Road Test
• Road Test Checklist
• New Jersey Driver Testing
• Accompanying Driver Requirements
• Elements Of The Road Test
• Yielding right-of-way
• Reasons for Rejection

Chapter 4 · source p. 40

Chapter 3: Driver Responsibility

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Buckle up – New Jersey’s Seat Belt Law
• Driver Responsibility
• Tips For Seat Belt Safety
• Car Seats
• Child Passenger Safety Law
• Air Bags
• Car Condition
• Backup Lights
• Brakes
• Brake Lights
• Headlights
• Horn
• Steering
• Taillights
• Tires
• Turn Signals
• Windshield
• Snow And Ice
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Starting a Parked Car
• Starting Checklist while driving
• Idling Your Vehicle
• Hand Position
• Hand-Over-Hand Steering
• Stopping Distances
• Total
• Proper Braking
• Driving Signals
• Driving in Reverse
• Turning
• Driver Responsibility The 3-Point Turn (K-Turn)
• Parking
• Angle Parking
• Parallel Parking

Chapter 5 · source p. 62

Chapter 4: Safe Driving Rules and Regulations

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Safe Driving Rules And Regulations
• Speed Control
• New Jersey Limits (Unless Otherwise Posted)
• Driving Too Slowly
• Safe Corridors (N.J.S.A. 39:4-203.5)
• Passing
• Keeping to the Right
• Yielding the Right-of-Way
• • • Emergency vehicles
• • • Postal vehicles
• • • Motorized or mobility-assistance devices
• • • Other vehicles
• Pedestrians in a Crosswalk
• Intersections
• Controlled
• Uncontrolled
• Blind Line Of Sight
• Traffic Circle
• Entering Highways, Parkways, and Turnpikes flow of traffic
• Leaving Highways, Parkways, and Turnpikes entry and exit lanes
• Weave Lane
• Highways Through Cities
• Disabled Vehicles
• Construction Areas
• Toll Booths
• Curves
• Interchanges
• Right Turn On Red
• Right Turns (N.J.S.A. 39:4-123)
• Left Turns (N.J.S.A. 39:4-123)
• Stopping Regulations
• Don’t turn wide
• Stop At Railroad Crossings
• Stop For School Buses (N.J.S.A. 39:4-128.1)
• Stop For Frozen Dessert Trucks (N.J.S.A. 39:4-128.4)
• Pull Over And Stop For Emergency Vehicles
• Move Over Law
• Message From The Attorney General
• Using Headlights
• Bright And Dim
• Parking lights
• Taillights
• Brake lights
• Interim (overhead) lights
• Dashboard lights
• Spotlights
• Fog lights
• Parking Regulations
• Do Not Park (N.J.S.A. 39:4-138)
• Cellular Telephones
• Littering

Chapter 6 · source p. 90

Chapter 5: Defensive Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Prevent a Crash
• Aggressive Driving/Road Rage
• Distractions
• Tired Driver/Highway Hypnosis
• Defensive Driving
• Drowsy Driving – Who Is Most At Risk?
• Communicating and Driving
• Keep a Safe Distance/Do Not Tailgate
• One Car Length do not tailgate
• Three Seconds-Plus Rule
• Following Distances
• Ideal
• Wet pavement
• Gravel
• Packed snow
• Ice
• Changing Lanes and Passing
• Passed by Another Vehicle
• Wet Roads
• Hydroplaning
• Snow And Ice
• Reduced Visibility
• Night Driving
• Driving And Stopping At Night
• 20 mph
• 30 mph
• 40 mph
• 50 mph
• 60 mph
• 70 mph
• Driving Situations
• City Driving
• Highway Driving
• Hills, Bridges And Other Road Hazards
• Construction Zones/Work Zones (N.J.S.A.
• Reacting to Driving Problems
• Ignition System
• Skids
• Emergency Stops
• Running Off The Pavement
• Car Fires
• Plunging Into Water
• Stalling On Railroad Tracks
• Vehicle Failure
• Brake Failure
• Tire Blowout
• Power Steering Failure
• Headlight Failure
• Gas Pedal Problems
• Hood Latch Failure
• Windshield Wiper Failure
• Avoiding Crashes
• Last-Minute Choices
• Rear Crash
• Side Crash
• Head-On Crash
• Parked Vehicle Crash
• What to Do in Case of a Crash
• Reporting Crashes (N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, 39:4-130, and Health

Chapter 7 · source p. 114

Chapter 6: Drinking, Drugs, and Health

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Effects of Alcohol or can of beer
• How Much is Too Much
• Drinking and Driving
• Good Hosts and the Drinking Driver
• Designated Drivers
• Drugs and Driving (N.J.S.A. 39:4-49.1, 39:4-50)
• Health
• Vision
• Hearing

Chapter 8 · source p. 122

Chapter 7: Driver Privileges and Penalties

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents The Driving Privilege
• Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
• First offense/Operating under the influence of alcohol/BAC
• First offense/BAC 0.10% or more. (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50)
• Driver Privilege and Penalties
• Underage Offense
• Breath Test (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a)
• Ignition Interlock Device (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.17)
• Device Prior To Conviction
• Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC)
• Intoxicated Driving Program (IDP) (state.nj.us)
• Motor Vehicle Violations
• Driver Improvement Program
• Probationary Driver Program
• Defensive Driving Courses
• Mature Driver Program
• Violation Surcharges and Point Violations
• Surcharges
• Point System
• Moving Violation Point Chart
• Interstate Compacts

Chapter 9 · source p. 144

Chapter 8: Sharing the Road with Others

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Sharing The Road With Others
• Pedestrians
• Visually Challenged Persons
• Motorcycles
• Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, And Buses The no-zone principle
• Rear no-zone
• Front no-zone
• Side no-zone
• Head-on no-zone
• Yielding To School And Commercial Buses
• Mopeds
• Bicycles, Skateboards, And Inline Skates
• Motorized Scooters (N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.12 Through
• Individuals With A Mobility-Related Disability
• Low-Speed Vehicles (N.J.S.A. 39:4-31.1 Through
• Trains
• Through 39:3C-31)
• Animals
• Horseback Riders & Horse-Drawn Vehicles

Chapter 10 · source p. 158

Chapter 9: Vehicle Information

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• Vehicle Information
• Vehicle Title and Registration
• How To Complete An Initial Registration
• License Plates (N.J.S.A. 39:3-33)
• License Plate Facts
• Vehicle Inspection
• Insurance
• Insurance Fraud

Chapter 11 · source p. 164

Chapter 10: Motorcycle Manual

This chapter’s sections include:

• Section Contents
• New Jersey’s Definition of a Motorcycle
• Getting a Motorcycle Endorsement or License
• Low-Speed Motorcycles
• Driver License
• Step 1: Take Basic Rider Course
• Step 2: Get Course Completion Documents
• Step 3: Get Motorcycle Endorsement
• Apply Without A Basic Rider Course
• Step 1: Get A Motorcycle Examination Permit
• Step 2: Practice Ride
• How to Get a Motorcycle License Without a Driver License
• Enroll In A Basic Rider Course
• Training Provider
• Step 4: Get Course Completion Documents
• Step 6: Get Probationary Motorcycle License (Class E)
• Step 7: Probationary Riding Privileges
• Step 8: Get Unrestricted Motorcycle License
• Step 5: Probationary Riding Privileges
• Step 6: Get Unrestricted Motorcycle License
• How to Get a Motorcycle Permit?
• Motorcycle Permit Riding Restrictions
• Practicing With Your Permit
• How to Register a Motorcycle
• Trenton, NJ 08666-0015
• Practice Riding and Road Test
• Motorcycle Manual
• Sharp left turn
• ▼ Start
• Prepare to Ride
• Check Tires
• Gear Check
• Helmet Use
• Helmet Selection
• Eye And Face Protection
• Clothing
• Motorcycle Check
• • • Tire Tread
• • • Rims/Spokes
• • • Controls
• • • Turn Signal
• • • Headlight
• • • Tail and Brake Light
• • • Mirrors
• • • Gas and Oil
• Get Familiar with the Motorcycle
• Control for Safety
• Body Position
• Turning
• • • Slow Down
• Braking/Stopping
• Shifting
• Downshifting
• Going Uphill
• See, Be Seen, and Be Heard
• Headlight
• Signals
• Turn Signals
• Brake Light
• Horn
• Road Position
• Blind Spots
• Center Position
• Intersections
• Blind area
• Use the SIPDE System
• Scan
• Identify
• Predict
• Decide
• Execute
• Using Head Checks
• Using Mirrors in mirrors
• Positioning
• Motorcycle Manual curves
• Front
• Side
• Back
• Handling Dangerous Surfaces
• Uneven Surfaces
• Crossing railroad tracks
• Grooves and Gratings
• Sloping Surfaces own ed c urve
• Ride Cautiously at Night
• Know Hazards
• Quick Stops
• Tire Failure
• Stuck Throttle
• Wobble
• Off The Road
• Road Hazards
• Riding Over Objects
• Flying Objects
• Animals
• Carrying Passengers and Cargo
• Passengers
• A proper seat
• Foot pegs
• Protective equipment
• Instructing Passengers
• Riding With A Passenger
• Load And Cargo
• Learning Group Riding
• Size
• Planning ahead
• Putting beginners up front
• Following those behind
• Knowing the route
• Distance
• Do not pair up
• Staggered formation
• Ride Sober and Awake
• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Fatigue
• Checking the Motorcycle
• Model
• Service
• Tires
• Wheels
• Controls
• Chains and sprockets
• Shock absorber
• Fasteners
• Brakes
• Accessories and Modifications
• Highway pegs
• A Passenger Backrest
• Extended handlebars

Chapter 12 · source p. 212

Chapter 11: Appendix: Driver Safety (Signals, Signs, and Markings)

This chapter’s sections include:

• Traffic Signals
• Red Light
• Yellow Light
• Green Light
• Green Arrow
• Flashing Yellow Light
• Flashing Red Light
• Unlit Signal
• Symbol
• Countdown
• Appendix: Driver Safety
• Warning Signs
• Road Work Signs
• Guidance Signs
• Regulatory Signs
• • • Cross Buck
• • • Do Not Enter
• Road Markings
• • • Yellow center lines
• • • White lines
• • • Dashed lines
• • • Solid line
• • • Road arrows
• • • White dashed lines
• • • Double yellow and white solid lines
• • • Yellow solid and dashed lines
• • • Edge lines
• • • White crosswalks
• • • White stop lines
• • • White special markings
• • • White diamonds
• Special Warning Signs
• Rumble Strips
• Speed Bumps/Speed Humps
• Roundabouts

Chapter 13 · source p. 226

Chapter 12: Appendix: MVC Locations

This chapter’s sections include:

• MVC Locations
• Vehicle Centers
• Licensing Centers
• Road Test Centers
• Regional Service Centers
• Central Inspection Facilities
• Private Inspection Facilities
• Road Testing
• Vehicle Inspection
• Always remember to Lock it then

Chapter 14 · source p. 242

Contact Information

This chapter’s sections include:

• General Customer Information
• Suspensions/Violations/Restorations
• Vehicle Inspection Information To Pay a Surcharge Bill
• To Return License Plates
• Complaint About a Driving School’s Performance

Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Your License

IDs, license types, GDL stages, permits, and CDL basics

1. Getting a New Jersey license
2. Proving your identity: 6 Points and REAL ID
3. The Graduated Driver License (GDL) Program
4. GDL restrictions and decals
5. Permits and drivers new to New Jersey
6. Commercial driver licenses (CDL)

Unit 2 · 4 lessons

Getting Tested

Knowledge test, vision, road test prep and vehicle checks

1. The knowledge test
2. Vision, health, and transfer applicants
3. Booking the road test and what to bring
4. Road test skills and vehicle rejection

Unit 3 · 8 lessons

Driver Responsibility

Belts, car seats, vehicle care, steering, braking and maneuvers

1. Seat belts
2. Child car seats
3. Air bags
4. Keeping your vehicle roadworthy
5. Snow, carbon monoxide, and idling
6. Starting out: seat, mirrors and steering
7. Stopping distance, braking, and signals
8. Reversing, turning, K-turns, and parking

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Safe Driving Rules

Speed, right-of-way, highways, turns, stops, lights and parking

1. Speed limits, passing, and keeping right
2. Right-of-way and intersections
3. Highways, parkways, and turnpikes
4. Turning at intersections
5. Stop rules: signals, railroads, and school buses
6. Emergency vehicles, Move Over, and police stops
7. Headlights, other lights, and parking rules
8. Cell phones and littering

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

Defensive Driving

Space, distractions, weather, night, emergencies and crashes

1. Preventing crashes and aggressive driving
2. Distractions, fatigue, and communicating
3. Following distance and lane changes
4. Wet roads, winter driving, and low visibility
5. Night driving, city and highway, work zones
6. Reacting to driving problems
7. Vehicle failures
8. Avoiding crashes and what to do after one

Unit 6 · 3 lessons

Drinking, Drugs, and Health

BAC limits, impaired-driving signs, drugs and fitness to drive

1. Alcohol and blood alcohol concentration
2. Impaired drivers, good hosts, and designated drivers
3. Drugs and driver health

Unit 7 · 7 lessons

Driver Privileges and Penalties

DUI penalties, interlocks, suspensions, programs and points

1. DUI: first offenses and underage drinking
2. DUI penalty chart: interlocks, repeat offenses, related crimes
3. Breath tests, ignition interlocks, and the IDRC
4. Other motor vehicle violations
5. The driving privilege and driving while suspended
6. Driver programs and violation surcharges
7. The point system

Unit 8 · 5 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, trucks, trains and animals

1. Pedestrians
2. Motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles
3. Trucks, buses, and no-zones
4. Scooters, low-speed vehicles, and off-road vehicles
5. Trains, animals, and horses

Unit 9 · 2 lessons

Vehicle Information

Title, registration, plates, inspection and insurance

1. Title, registration, and license plates
2. Inspection and insurance

Unit 10 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals, and Road Markings

Signals, sign shapes, sign gallery, markings and traffic calming

1. Traffic signals
2. Sign shapes and colors
3. Warning, work zone, and regulatory signs
4. Warning and guide signs to recognize
5. Regulatory signs to recognize
6. Road markings
7. Roundabouts, rumble strips, and slow-moving vehicles