the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, between 9 AM and 1 PM on Friday June 4th , the Glen Rock Police Department, in conjunction with the NJ State Motor Vehicle Commission, held a vehicle inspection check point along Maple Avenue at Harding Plaza. The operation is designed to remove dangerous vehicles from the road and promote safe driving practices. The checkpoint also had the added benefit of allowing 70 motorists, whose vehicles were due for inspection, to have their vehicles inspected free of charge with only a short wait.
A total of 73 summonses were issued to vehicles found with safety violations, one unsafe vehicle was removed from the roadway, 4 vehicles were found to be unregistered, 2 drivers had suspended licenses, 2 other drivers were found to be unlicensed, and 1 motorist was issued a summons after driving past officers at the checkpoint while talking on their cellphone. These types of local checkpoints became necessary when the NJ Motor Vehicle commission eliminated the safety testing portion of motor vehicle inspections as a cost savings measure in 2010, now testing only for emissions. Due to the elimination of mechanical inspections, the responsibility was transferred to local law enforcement who are responsible to cite motorists for equipment out of compliance or failure to make repairs.
Just another cash cow for the state
I do commend them for giving inspections on the spot (assuming that tickets were not issued for expired stickers??)
Tickets were issued for expired stickers
Ugh the summonses cash machine is probably going to switch on in other places too. Unfortunately for me, I’m driving on a temporary plate expired now 4 weeks (dealer is blaming DMV backups for the delay) and it’s only a matter of time before I am stuck with a ticket.
This is exactly what I want to see the police doing. There’s a great deal of uninsured and unlicensed drivers out there and getting into an accident with one of them is not good.
Yes and this is being done on overtime. Paid by the state. Do you think cops are gonna be doing this on straight time and forget about it.
PBA picnic is going to be stellar this year !
Guess the drug problem is solved in Glen Rock