{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-36.3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:4-36.3","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to pedestrian safety.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares:\na.\tevery year almost 5,000 pedestrians are killed in automobile accidents in the United States, accounting for roughly 12 percent of all persons killed in motor vehicle crashes;\nb.\tin New Jersey, from 1996 to 2001, the number of pedestrian fatalities declined by an average of seven percent per year; but this promising trend ended in 2002 when the number of pedestrian deaths in the State increased 26 percent from 2001;\nc.\tthe 183 pedestrian fatalities in 2002 constitute 23 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the State, the highest rate since 1993; and\nd.\ttherefore, it is fitting and appropriate that this State assess the safety of its intersections and take steps to increase the safety of its pedestrians.\nL.2005,c.158,s.1.","path":["TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c5efc2aca3e74c5cb50317ee82245fa0309841ff899c76c5611345fd544047a1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-36.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-36.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}