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Corzine tells the truth

"I'm New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, and I should be dead."

Finally, a policians tells the truth. I agree: he should be dead.

We knew this was going to happen. And if he restricts it to 30 second PSAs, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I know it's too much to ask for a PSA that says, "Wear your seatbelt, don't drive 91 miles per hour, and don't read text messages from your wife's paramour while driving." I think that would dilute the message. Though you can't dilute the message of the crip hobbling out of his chair in crutches.

But of course that's not all that's happening:

Also this week, New Jersey's law enforcement authorities launched their largest ever seat-belt compliance campaign. Seat- belt violations are a primary offense in New Jersey, which means police can stop and issue tickets to drivers and front-seat passengers solely for not buckling up.

While seat-belt use in New Jersey is at an all-time peak of 90 percent, one of the highest rates in the U.S., ``we must continue to strive for 100 percent compliance,'' Pam Fischer, director of the state's division of highway traffic safety, said in a statement announcing a ``Click it or Ticket'' campaign.

Thanks to Taranto.

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Posted by: jeffrey smith
Posted on: May 30, 2007 10:05 AM

It's actually nothing to do with Corzine. I think in fact it's a national "campaign" (which is a military term. I suppose we drivers are the enemy to be conquered.)which is done ever year at this time. At the very least, we have the same thing, including the slogan, here in Florida.

Posted by: James Chang
Posted on: May 30, 2007 01:43 PM

In Jersey, we just find it annoying. Hell, we all are driving with our seatbelts on and the Gov was not. Even if the seatbelt campaign was actually planned and not as a result of the Gov's mistake, we just find it amusing for law enforcement to go after seatbelt violators, and not the speeding drunk-driving thugs.