COTTAGE GROVE POLICE SPEED TRAILER HITS THE STREETS
Thanks to a grant from the Department of Transportation, the Cottage Grove Police Department was able to obtain a speed display trailer to replace the one that failed many months ago. The new speed trailer, being grant funded, was purchased with no local monies and is able to be used throughout the Village and Township on the various roads and streets.
The trailer is state of the art and displays speeds of approaching vehicles along with a fixed sign that shows the posted limit in the particular area where it is deployed. This gives the driver a comparison of their speed verses the posted limit to allow them to slow down if they are exceeding that limit. Speed trailers are one of many passive speed control devices available to help calm traffic on roads and streets.
To request the speed trailer on your street or road, call the business office during office hours (weekdays, 8a to 4p, 839-4652) or send an e-mail to a department supervisor. As the schedule allows, the trailer will be placed at or near the location requested.
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
On December , 2010, it became illegal to text while driving in Wisconsin. The new law prohibits composing or sending a text message or electronic mail message on a cellular telephone while driving a vehicle that is in motion. Driving is defined as having physical control over the speed and direction of a motor vehicle while it is in motion.
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