Number Plate ID Stickers For Young Drivers – New Jersey

A bright red decal on a New Jersey number plate will soon announce to motorists and pedestrians just who is behind the wheel. A New Jersey law, named Kyleigh’s Law, will soon require that drivers with a learner’s permit or provisional license to put decals on their car to indicate that a teenage driver is behind the wheel.

The act, Kyleigh’s Law, was signed into law in April 2009 and is named after Kyleigh D’Alessio, a 16-year-old from Long Valley who was killed in a car crash in late 2006. The driver of the car, who was also killed, was another teenager. The decals will cost drivers $4 for a set and the law takes effect on May 1.

Lou Ghione, the chief of the North Arlington Police Department, said one concern for teenage drivers is distraction while behind the wheel. He said young drivers are often distracted by other passengers in the car, and if a teenage driver has more than one passenger in the car, it not only is illegal under provisional licenses, it is a safety risk.

“That’s the focus—lessening the statistical probability of an accident,” Ghione said.