ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4765

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 12, 2024

      The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4765.

      As reported, in addition to the other requirements provided for under current law, this bill requires the informational brochure distributed to the parents and guardians of new drivers, the curriculum approved for classroom driver education courses, and the written knowledge examination for a driving permit to include information pertaining to a driver’s responsibilities under current law when approaching and passing a pedestrian or person operating a bicycle or personal conveyance on the roadway and the penalties for failing to comply with these responsibilities.

      The bill also requires the driver’s manual to include information pertaining to the importance of operating a motor vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles, which is required to include, but not be limited to, a driver’s responsibilities under current law when approaching and passing a pedestrian or person operating a bicycle or personal conveyance on the roadway and the penalties for failing to comply with these responsibilities.