For two weeks beginning this weekend, New Jersey State Troopers will be targeting drivers who tailgate along the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, according to the Star Ledger.
Tailgating carries a penalty of five points as well as fines and possible surcharges. According to the Star Ledger report, troopers will be using "laser technology" to measure the distance and speed between travelling cars.
The state's tailgating statute is vague when it comes to defining the offense. It states that: "The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of the preceding vehicle and the traffic upon, and condition of, the highway." However, the Star Ledger story quotes a trooper recommending one car length for every ten miles per hour.
