Evana but if you don't drink and drive or speed
you have nothing to worry about ,now see how simple that was .what you call a no brainer .

it's just a big cash grab because of the economy. Government sees revenues are down and need to make up for them. Speedtraps are modern era revenuers

I will never understand why people defend drunk drivers... It is sick...

whatever536 may the fleas of 10,000 camels invade my armpits . i beg you're forgiveness

Klick by the way, California has the highest amount of drunk driving arrests. Check your facts... blogs are not a good resource for that! Wisconsin is in the top ten, which doesn't say much for our state, I would agree!

Lul, still waiting for your facts and figures on drunk driving versus speeding on killing people on Wisconsin's roadways? Where did you get them so I can look for myself! Wisconsin number one for drunk driver's Klick, I may agree with that point, but that might be because we are one of the few states where a first offense is similiar to a parking ticket...not a crime.

Lul, you forgot to comment on your generalizations about "COPS". I am sure both you and Klick have NEVER gone 26mph in a 25mph zone, or never had a SINGLE beer or GLASS of wine with dinner or what have you and driven! If you haven't then, kudos! Give me a break! I am sure your parents taught you well Klick, not the point. My comments were more directed towards lul! I am still waiting for the list of cops that let their friends off from Lul, since he seems to be in the "know'.

Never had a ticket! Have had one beer with dinner and driven, I must be the only one that has done that in Wisconsin!!!

If you drive HWY 26 between Milton and Janesville watch your speed. For the past three weeks I've seen patrol cars with vehicles pulled over nearly every single day. It appears to me that stretch of road is being targeted by police. On some occassions there have been two patrol cars each with a vehicle pulled over.

I agree. Janesville is lacking in the public transportation department. Do we even have cabs???

One thing that I would love to see in this city is a more efficient cab system. A lot of people out drinking drive to and from bars, say from Tremors to the Watering Hole. Why does Janesville have virtually no effective cabbie system? I'm not excusing the drunk drivers or speeders, but I do think that if there was a more efficient cab system in Janesville, a lot of people would use it. I called "call me a cab" one night, and was told the wait time would be between two and two and a half hours. Ridiculous.

Tom, yeah the cars are more capable of handling higher speeds. But the drivers are not. Either they are involved in WI's pastime (DUI), reading, talking on the phone, using the laptop, texting, fiddling with the nav system, putting on makeup, shaving, turning around to talk with back seat passengers, listening to mp3 players with headphones on and a bunch of other things they shouldnt be doing while driving.

Also the lack of quality driving instructions and test thats so damn easy a 12 yr old could pass it.

But I agree with a few other posts, they should be coming down harder on the losers known as drunk drivers.

Whatever....

1st... I haven't had a speeding ticket since I was a teenager... That was oh... 10 years ago.
2nd.... I don't drink. And even if I did, I would never get behind the wheel, my parents raised me right.

I agree with Klick... you do sound a bit guilty. How's that for "ganging up"??

whatever536 you sure sound guilty . ps the last and only time i had a ticket was in 1970 or 71 can't remember.....and you ?

I am sure Klick and Lul have never sped or driven after drinking!

Who are most of the cops? Sounds like a huge generalization! Maybe you are pissed because you got a ticket! Get a life and quit grouping people together in groups, one could call that prejudice!

klick

I agree... You know most of these cops are letting their friends off when they get caught. I think it is horrible disgusting and I am truly ashamed.

Number 1 state for drunk drivers.

http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/18037...

luluberry_0981 WI is # 1 in drunk drivers now thats something to be proud of . and i think some of that is because a lot of the cops are heavy drinkers .

http://www.smartmotorist.com/traffic-and...

the fatality numbers for speeders and drunk drivers are not that far apart, but the penalty certainly is.

Yet nothing about crunching down on drunk drivers, who kill more people then speeders. Must be Wisconsin.

Any one know where OWI and spedding money go how much to the State and City ?

With the state budget sporting a 5 billion dollar imbalance, it's amazing they have money for speed traps.

Maybe if the speed limits were set to reflect the 21st century automobile, instead of the mid 20th century autos, there would be better compliance. But more compliance means less revenue... so I guess we'll just have to live with the 1950's mindset.. You do know that 35 mph speeds kill todays automatic trans, .At that speed they shift between 3rd & 4th gears it's called "hunting" for shift points.

Voluntary compliance is not "so far gone". It's alive and well. Sometimes we need to go elsewhere in order to appreciate what we have right here. I think strategically placed permanent speed boards work, as long as there's not so many of them that people start ignoring them. I'm totally against cameras of any sort. We are a nanny state only if we let the government do their job without Citizen oversight, and a strong sense of liberty. It's the law of nature. It's not wrong governments become this way, it's wrong that we didn't keep them in check when we have the awesome power to do so.

Where do the non-seat belt wearers fit in then? That reason for a stop is just around the corner.

Remember, drunk drivers are scum of the earth. But speeders are defenders of liberty!

For those who doubt we're a nanny state, listen to the moralistic chiding from the police.

As the economy turns worse, you can bet extra speeding patrols will raise more revenue!

Voluntary compliance is so far gone that it is a joke, and not the funny kind. Sheriff's Deputies seldom see this because most drivers are aware of their presence and and comply, surrounding the patrol car with a sea of law abiding drivers for as far as the eye can see. Try driving 55 on the highway without the patrol car in the mix and you find that you are subjecting yourself to potential and actual road rage and a series of extremely dangerous passing maneuvers by other drivers that will often force you to brake defensively and pull over on the shoulder to avoid an inevitable collision.