New Jersey Driver's Handbook, Section 4: Speed, Passing, Right-of-Way and Parking Rules

Speed limits, passing, keeping right, pedestrians, intersections, highways, turns, stopping for school buses and emergency vehicles, headlights, parking and cell phones.

Key rules

1. Unless posted: 25 mph in school, business and residential areas, 35 in suburban areas, 50 on rural roads and up to 65 on some interstates. p. 62
2. Pass only where the broken center line is on your side, never on the shoulder, and never behind a car stopped for a pedestrian. p. 64
3. Stop for pedestrians in crosswalks and stay stopped until they clear your lane and the next one; fines reach $500. p. 66
4. At a stop sign, stop within five feet of the crosswalk or stop line; at a multi-way stop, yield to the driver on your right. p. 67
5. Stop at least 25 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights; across a raised median, slow to 10 mph. p. 77
6. Pull to the right and stop for emergency vehicles, stay 300 feet behind them, and move over for stopped emergency or disabled vehicles. p. 78
7. Headlights go on from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, below 500 feet of visibility and whenever the wipers are on. p. 83
8. No parking within 10 feet of a hydrant, 25 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, or 50 feet of a stop sign or railroad crossing. p. 85
9. Handheld phone use while driving is a primary offense: $200-$400 the first time, more and 3 points later. p. 86