But a weekend directive that appeared to ban the so-called “wave parades” confused residents. New Jersey State Police Superintendent Pat Callahan is here to clarify: Drive-by wave parades are permitted in New Jersey.
Callahan sent a letter to schools over the weekend saying that wave parades, which “invite people to gather at a certain location,” violate the governor's stay-at-home order.
At the governor's daily briefing, Callahan clarified that the gathering itself poses a problem, not the act of driving, so drive-by parades are back on, as long as residents proceed safely.
“It's a great gesture to give that sense of solidarity,” he said. “But when there's 50 people standing on top of each other on the curb of a hospital or in front of a high school, that's where the problem comes in.”