Ever since Saturday - when Jersey's tough new cell phone ban took effect - drivers all over the Garden State have been getting pulled over and ticketed for talking, listening or texting on a wireless phone.
State Police Captain Al Della Fave says the numbers are still being collected and tabulated, but "a good estimate over the Saturday-Sunday period for cell phone enforcement - we're looking at approximately 150 summonses issued Statewide by the New Jersey State Police."
He says in addition, "you have 475-plus municipalities out there with their own police officers who may also be summonsing people for this same issue."
The Captain adds no one operating a motor vehicle should be surprised by the crackdown, because "we at State Police made it very clear to the public that there'd be no grace period on this issue, that we intended right from March first to begin issuing summonses for this violation."
He says officers don't derive any special enjoyment from handing out these hundred dollar tickets, but enforcement efforts will continue.
"We would like to get the message out simply verbally - over your airwaves" says Della Fave, "as opposed to having to do it by way of fine."
David Mathau, Millennium Radio
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