The Four Most Important Elements in regards to a Following to Closely ticket in NJ are:

• The Speed of your vehicle
• The Weather
• The Traffic on the Road
• The Distance Between You and the Vehicle in Front of You.

When charged with a Tailgating or Following too Closely ticket in NJ, a judge will also look determine whether a driver would have had enough time to perceive the possible future chance of an accident this is called prt (perception and reaction time). Perception is the time we need to see and have our brain process the roadway hazard. Reaction time is the time needed for a driver’s body to react to their brain’s perception. According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, it takes alert drivers approximately two seconds to see a roadway hazard and react to it. The more space a driver allows between their vehicle and the vehicle in front of them, the more time they have to see a hazard and react safely. Approximately 25% of all accidents are reported to involve tailgating with a rear end accident. Thus, the reason why NJ imposes 5 points for this ticket upon a conviction. This is the same amount of points a driver gets if he had a reckless driving ticket! Your insurance can easily increase by thousands of dollars upon a conviction.

In New Jersey for Insurance purposes it takes 3 years from the date of your violation/conviction for the points to be eliminated off your insurance. That is why a conviction for this offense should be fought with proper legal representation. You could pay up to $5,000 in increased insurance costs over the next 3 years

For Tailgating or Following too closely tickets Marked Mandatory Court Appearance: In addition, to the 5 points you could also receive up to 15 days in jail. (note that unless your offense involves an accident or a mandatory court appearance it is very rare, but possible for a judge to impose jail). In addition to possible jail for tickets marked mandatory court appearance, the judge does have the discretion to suspend your license. If you lose your license either because you have accumulated too many points or because the judge feels that your violation warrants a suspension, you could lose your job, your house and all that is important to you! Don't go it alone we can help.

Call our office at 1-800-9-RIGHTS or (732) 257-5040 to setup a free in office consultation to find out how we can help you reduce or eliminate these penalties. You can win this case with the right defense, but you must know them. Attorney Aalsberg has helped over 11,000 clients let us help your eliminate the points and penalties with your ticket.