Bogota Police New laws

Sergeant Daniel Maye and Patrolman Jerome Fowler make up the Bogota Police Department Traffic Division. Click here to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Please Click the following link to access the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission website. You will find many useful forms and manuals that will assist you and save you from making an unnecessary trip to one of their office locations.

NO LEFT TURN located southbound on River Road at West Fort Lee Road intersection. An individual cited and convicted for a violation will receive 3 points on his or her driver's license.

New Law Requires More Protection for Child Passengers
Effective December 1 2001, New Jersey's child passenger safety law requires:

Children up to age 8 or 80 pounds ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear seat of the vehicle. If there is no rear seat, the child must sit in the front seat secured by a safety or booster seat.
Children under age 8 who weigh more than 80 pounds wear a seat belt anywhere in the vehicle.
Passengers between ages 8 and 18 (regardless of weight ) wear a seat belt anywhere inside a vehicle.

Why was New Jersey's child passenger safety law upgraded?

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children between ages 6 to 14.
More than 1,700 children up to age 14 died in motor vehicle crashes nationally in 1999, with the majority not in a safety seat or seat belt.

The 4 steps to child passenger safety:

Infant seats, designed for children up to 1 year old and, usually 20 pounds in weight. Infant seats are always positioned rear-facing.
Forward-facing seats, designed for children between 20 and 40 pounds. Toddler seats are always positioned forward-facing.
Booster seats, designed for children between 40 and up to 80 pounds. Booster seats raise a child so the vehicle's lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly and allow the knees to bend.
Seat Belts

Adults, please set the proper example!

New Jersey law requires drivers and adult front seat passengers to wear their seat belts.

The Bogota Police Department has two officers who are certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. If you have any questions and would like to set up an appointment to have your safety seats checked, please call 201-487-2400, and ask for Det. Timothy Geipel or Ptl. Jerome Fowler.

MOTORIZED SCOOTERS

Legality of Operating on Public Roadways

We have been receiving inquires about motorized scooters or "Go-Peds". Many parents who call are unaware that they are not only dangerous, but also illegal to operate on public roadways.

The recent popularity of motorized scooters has raised the issue of legality of such devices on public roadways. Motorized scooters or skateboards are sometimes referred to as "Go-Peds" and can cost up to $600.00. Much of the recent attention has been focused on the danger of these devices, corroborated by emergency room visits by their operators. They can be difficult to see by motorists, and the wheels are so narrow the are vulnerable to pavement cracks.

With regard to current law, the Department of Transportation has publicly stated that motorized scooters are motor vehicles and therefore subject to Title 39 (Motor Vehicle & traffic Laws). Some area police departments have issued unregistered vehicle or uninsured motorist summonses. Others stop the rider and confiscate the motorized scooter.

A motorized scooter or skateboard falls under the definition of "motor vehicle" in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1. A "motorcycle" includes all motor-operated bicycles, whether it has a seat or a "platform on which the driver stands". Accordingly, such devices may not be operated on public property or roadways because they do not meet the State and Federal Department of Transportation standards for motorcycles. It is not conceivable the manufacturer intended for this vehicle to be licensed as a motorcycle since it does not bear the necessary DOT certification. As with other motorized vehicles which are prohibited from being operated on public roads, the Go-Ped would be restricted to use on private property provided the owner of the property consented to such use.

Operating a Go-Ped on a sidewalk would be prohibited under Title 39:4-71. These same restrictions against use on public streets and sidewalks apply to off-road dirt bikes, mini-bikes, go-carts etc.