Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.  Crackdown – Aug 20 to Sept 6, 2010

 To save lives and prevent injuries, law enforcement officers from all over Wisconsin and throughout the nation will be patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours to arrest impaired drivers and get them off the road.  The goal is not to arrest more drunken drivers.  The goal is to deter drunken driving so that we can reach our ultimate goal of zero preventable traffic deaths.

There were approximately 45, 000 convictions for drunken driving last year in Wisconsin.  Last year, alcohol related crashes killed 238 people in Wisconsin and injured 3,793.  Wisconsin has the highest rate of drunken driving in the nation.

            Choose a sober designated driver before you start drinking.

 Crackdown – Aug 20 to Sept 6, 2010

It is summer time and a lot of construction/repair is done to the roads throughout the state.  Lake Mills is no different.  At the present time work is being done on Ferry Drive.  The city has been working on N. Ferry Dr for a month now and it is nearing completion but still remains closed.  The newest road closure is S. Ferry Dr.  South Ferry Dr is closed from W. Lake St to the south side of the bridge.  Barricades and signs have been posted – pedestrian traffic only – this means that you can not take a car down Ferry Dr to get to the beach.  Anyone who violates these signs will be issued a citation for failure to obey a sign.  Also when walking to the beach be careful for uneven ground.  This is a construction site.  The best option is to go to a different beach till this work is completed.  The plan is to have the road open in time for the start of school.  Let’s keep our fingers crossed the weather holds out so they stay on track.

The Lake Mills Police Department is in partnership with Safe Communities and is conducting a Slow Down Yard Sign Campaign.  We all need to slow down when children are present, because the faster vehicles travel, the more likely crashes are to occur and the more severe injuries will be.  Children are especially vulunerable due to their smaller stature.  If a child pedestrian is hit by a car traveling at 20 mph, 5% are KILLED, most injuries are slight, and 30% suffer no injuries at all.  At 30 mph, 45 are KILLED and many are injured.  At 40 mph, 85% are KILLED.
Pick up your yard sign at the police department Mon- Fri 7am – 3 pm and help get cars to slow down.