New Jersey has different rules than Pennsylvania.
While not wearing a seat belt is a secondary violation in Pennsylvania, it is a primary violation in New Jersey.
So, while police reports of Click It or Ticket efforts in the Lehigh Valley showed several other violations, but few if any seat belt tickets, Hackettstown police had a very different experience.
During the two-week effort, town police issued 96 tickets that cited drivers, front-seat passengers or backseat passengers with not wearing seat belts, town police said.
Additionally, five texting tickets, four careless driving tickets, three suspended license tickets and 63 tickets for moving or nonmoving violations were issued, police said.
Also, a wanted person was arrested and there were arrests on a warrant and a drug violation, police said.
In New Jersey, a car can be pulled over if the driver or front seat passenger isn't wearing a seat belt, town police Detective Sgt. Darren Tynan said. In Pennsylvania, there must be another reason for the stop before a seat belt ticket and be issued.
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