Ticket for driving with cell phone--points? (DMV, law, dangerous)

[usedtobeanyer]

Does anyone know if there are points associated with a ticket for driving while using a cell phone? The code for this violation doesn't show up on the DMV web site--I'm not sure if it just falls under "careless driving"?

If there are points, has anyone had any luck in going to court to get charge reduced? Thanks.

[usedtobeanyer]

Found the answer, no points.
State of New Jersey - Motor Vehicle Commission

[DFBonnett]

No Point? Too bad. I'd sooner take my chances with a drunk driver than a soccer mom with a cell phone in her ear and her head up her ***.

[the criminal]

Originally Posted by DFBonnett

No Point? Too bad. I'd sooner take my chances with a drunk driver than a soccer mom with a cell phone in her ear and her head up her ***.

A year late, but Amen brother

[hikinman63]

isnt there a law against driving and using a cell phone?


at what point will people understand this and stop using one while driving?

[johnfrisco]

Please just try to be wiser and drive safer from now on.

[manderly6]

Originally Posted by hikinman63

isnt there a law against driving and using a cell phone?


at what point will people understand this and stop using one while driving?

Never. Just like there will always be speeders, tailgaters drunk drivers, Etc.

[ocnjgirl]

Hands-free is much easier than many people realize. I think. I am not good with technology, but read reviews and purchased a hands-free bluetooth gadget from Amazon for about $50.00 that clips onto my visor. When someone calls it says "Call from ______, answer or ignore?", I say "answer" and we talk and then end the call with my phone in my purse the whole time.

[bigjake54]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

Hands-free is much easier than many people realize. ... purchased a hands-free bluetooth gadget from Amazon for about $50.00 that clips onto my visor. When someone calls it says "Call from ______, answer or ignore?", I say "answer" and we talk and then end the call with my phone in my purse the whole time.

Some people are too stupid to know a good thing.

[MJJersey]

There are no points for a cell phone violation, though this person probably learned this after 1 year. The hand=-held cell violations are just money-makers for the state. Aside from texting, which is fairly dangerous, hand-held cell phone use is no more distracting than most things people already do legally when they drive.