JERSEY CITY — Legislation Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Eric Houghtaling, Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Craig Coughlin and Majority Leader Louis D. Greenwald sponsored to prohibit anyone whose driver’s license is suspended for DWI from operating a New Jersey Transit train has been signed into law.
The bill is seen as a stop-gap measure that would set up restrictions until the federal government can pass similar restrictions. Until recently, a loophole in federal law allowed people with suspended licenses due DUI to still operate trains.
“An individual who lost his or her driving privileges has shown disregard for public safety and should be disqualified from operating trains for our state’s mass transit system,” said Chiaravalloti (D-Hudson). “This legislation is aimed at making sure NJ Transit meets passengers’ reasonable expectation of a safe ride.”
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