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Article: 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT GOES TO WHITMAN

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DOUG MOST, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-19-1997
65 MPH SPEED LIMIT GOES TO WHITMAN -- BUT IT MAY BE STALLED BY CONDITIONAL VETO

By DOUG MOST, Staff Writer
Date: 12-19-1997, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early

New Jersey on Thursday moved to just a step away from a new law
allowing drivers to accelerate up to 65 mph without fear of a speeding
ticket.

But the final step -- Governor Whitman's signature on the
speed-limit bill passed by both the Senate and the Assembly -- is
unlikely without a change in the measure, a spokesman for Whitman said.

The governor will probably veto the bill with the condition that
the state's ...

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