To ensure safe roads for all, NJ must eliminate non-safety traffic stops

Non-safety traffic stops are a significant source of over-policing in Black and brown communities, writes Lauren Aung of the ACLU of New Jersey.

By: Special to the New Jersey Monitor

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 646

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Lauren Aung

Everyone deserves to feel and be safe when they drive.

Every year, police officers conduct tens of millions of traffic stops across the United States. These stops are supposed to keep communities safe by addressing dangerous behaviors that injure and kill people — like speeding, reckless driving, and drunk driving.

However, many of the over 200 traffic violations in New Jersey’s traffic code have little, if anything, to …

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