🚗 An online petition will be sent to officials when there are 1,000 signatures
🚗 The petition calls for more law enforcement, and public education
🚗 According to NJ State Police, the highway is adequately staffed
Hundreds of frustrated drivers feel there should be more cops on the Garden State Parkway, to help deter reckless driving.
A New Jersey man who “narrowly avoided a catastrophic accident” on the GSP is behind an online petition to improve safety on the toll road.
“The Garden State Parkway serves as a vital transportation artery, connecting numerous communities and facilitating travel for millions of people each year,” writes the petition’s organizer, Jim. S, of Barnegat and Matawan. “However, it has become increasingly evident that urgent action is needed to improve its safety standards. The current state of affairs puts innocent lives at risk every day.”
Petition calls for greater police presence
The petition, which calls the GSP New Jersey’s “real life death trap,” is meant to catch the eye of Gov. Phil Murphy, the head of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg…