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WISN 12 Editorial: Reckless Driving in Milwaukee

Mayor Cavalier Johnson declared reckless driving a public safety crisis.

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WISN 12 Editorial: Reckless Driving in Milwaukee

Mayor Cavalier Johnson declared reckless driving a public safety crisis.

WE’LL SEE YOU AGAIN AT SIX. THIS IS A WISN 12 EDITORIAL WITH PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER JAN WADE REX. DRIVING IN MILWAUKEE IS SO BAD THAT MAYOR CAVALIER JOHNSON DECLARED IT A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS. IT’S BECOME AN EPIDEMIC HERE AND WE’RE LONG OVERDUE FOR MUCH NEEDED CHANGE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, OUR CITY HAS ALLOCATED MORE THAN $30 MILLION TO SAFER ROADS FOR THINGS LIKE CURB EXTENSIONS, SPEED HUMPS AND TRAFFIC CIRCLES LIT. REALLY ANYTHING THAT MIGHT STOP THIS BAD BEHAVIOR. YET THE RECKLESS DRIVING CONTINUES BECAUSE RECKLESS DRIVERS AREN’T HELD ACCOUNTABLE. REPEATING THE OFFENSE AGAIN AND AGAIN, SPEEDING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR THAT’S BECOME A WEAPON, SOMETIMES IMPAIRED, AND SOMETIMES IN STOLEN CARS RUNNING RED LIGHTS, BLOWING THROUGH STOP SIGNS OR WEAVING IN AND OUT OF CARS AND KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE EVERY YEAR IN WISCONSIN, NEARLY 3000 PEOPLE ARE INJURED FROM RECKLESS DRIVING. 119 MORE WERE KILLED LAST YEAR, NOT TO MENTION THE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION THAT COMES FROM THIS INSANITY. IN MAY, GOVERNOR EVERS SIGNED TWO NEW BILLS INTO LAW INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR RECKLESS DRIVING STATEWIDE. BUT THE FOCUS REMAINS ON MILWAUKEE, WHERE THE RATE OF RECKLESS DRIVING RESULTS IN A DAILY AND DEADLY CRISIS. MILWAUKEE LEADERS BELIEVE THEIR ABILITY TO TOW CARS INVOLVED IN RECKLESS DRIVING HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. OTHERS SAY THERE ARE TOO MANY LOOPHOLES TO THE TOWING, ALLOWING MANY RECKLESS DRIVERS TO WALK AWAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT LEAVES THE REST OF US SCARED TO DRIVE ON MILWAUKEE STREETS AND THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE WITH A VERY BAD REPUTATION IRON THIS LAWLESSNESS IN OUR CITY HAS GOT TO STOP BEFORE ANOTHER INNOCENT VICTIM IS HURT OR KILLED. EVERY LAW ABIDING CITIZEN DESERVES THAT. AND IN FACT, SHOULD DEMAND THAT I’M JA
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Opinion
WISN 12 Editorial: Reckless Driving in Milwaukee

Mayor Cavalier Johnson declared reckless driving a public safety crisis.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson declared reckless driving a public safety crisis. Over the past few years, Milwaukee has allocated more than 30 million dollars to safer roads. Yet the reckless driving continues because reckless drivers aren’t held accountable and continue to repeat the offense.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson declared reckless driving a public safety crisis.

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Over the past few years, Milwaukee has allocated more than 30 million dollars to safer roads. Yet the reckless driving continues because reckless drivers aren’t held accountable and continue to repeat the offense.