New Jersey § 32:26-1

§ 32:26-1.

ARTICLE I (a) The party States find that: (1) Accidents and deaths on their streets and highways present a very serious human

and economic problem with a major deleterious effect on the public welfare. (2) There is a vital need for the development of greater interjurisdictional co-operation

to achieve the necessary uniformity in the laws, rules, regulations and codes relating

to vehicle equipment, and to accomplish this by such means as will minimize the time

between the development of demonstrably and scientifically sound safety features and

their incorporation into vehicles. (b) The purposes of this compact are to: (1) Promote uniformity in regulation of and standards for equipment. (2) Secure uniformity of law and administrative practice in vehicular regulation and

related safety standards to permit incorporation of desirable equipment changes in

vehicles in the interest of greater traffic safety. (3) To provide means for the encouragement and utilization of research which will

facilitate the achievement of the foregoing purposes, with due regard for the findings

set forth in subdivision (a) of this article. (c) It is the intent of this compact to emphasize performance requirements and not

to determine the specific detail of engineering in the manufacture of vehicles or

equipment except to the extent necessary for the meeting of such performance requirements.