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[Sheboygan Shenanigans] Fifth drunk driving offense only gets 9 months: Water St., was sentenced Thursday by Reserve Judge John B. Murphy to the jail term and 26 months probation, court records show.

[Tobacco Articles: category smoking_bans] Increase In Drunk Driving Fatalities Followed Ban On Smoking In Bars: But it may actually be having an unintended consequence, according to a study done at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). By comparing data from a variety of locations around the United States where laws requiring smoke-free .

[Make Money Now] There’sa way to get home without driving drunk (Wisconsin State ...: Thousands of miles away from the tapped kegs and beer gardens of Wisconsin, Erika Campbell happened upon a business idea perfect for Madison. She saw an advertisement in a London restroom for a designated-driver service that takes people ”” and their vehicles ”” home safely after a night out on the town.

 [Sportbikes.net] Smoking bans result in higher drunk driving fatality rates.: And the typical attitude: "It still appears that the positive health effects of smoking bans outweigh the negative, he says, but the real conclusion is that a universal smoking ban would eliminate the danger of people trying to avoid the individual bans." Yeah, obviously if a regulation intended to force people into a behavior they don't want has unintended consequences from people avoiding the regulation, the right answer is more regulations.

[News from rhinelanderdailynews.com] Swearingen: Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws are working: In the aftermath of the report’s release ””which showed the highest rates of drunk driving in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin””the discussion focused on whether cultural and ethnic factors can be blamed for the results. Swearingen acknowledged that taverns and beer are a big part of Wisconsin culture, but he doesn’t think they are to blame for the state’s drunk driving record.

[The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Blog] A Blueprint for a New Wisconsin Drunk Driving Law: Since then, three more states-Arizona, Illinois and Louisiana-have passed similar laws that mandate an ignition interlock for every convicted drunk driver. Oregon and Washington require ignition interlocks for all offenders who want to have their driving privileges reinstated.

[WKBT - Wisconsin Headlines] Man to be sentenced for drunken driving shows up drunk: BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A Reedsburg man facing sentencing for his fifth drunken-driving offense has instead been taken back to jail after he appeared in court apparently drunk.

 [Jon Groth's Wisconsin Personal Injury Weblog] Sooner Would Be Better!: Just in case anyone didn’t really believe Wisconsin’s laws are inadequate regarding multiple drunk driving offenses check this out. The Sheboygan Pressreports that a man was recently convicted of his 10th drunk driving offense.

[Michael Braun's Blog] Tough New WI Drunk Driving Penalties: If we are serious about this, let’s get these drivers off the road. Maybe not permanently, but at least for an extended period of time.

[lframerica.com Blog] Wisconsin Highway Commissioner Ticketed For Drunk Driving: ELLSWORTH, Wis –  Ross Christopherson, the Pierce County Highway Commissioner has been ticketed for drunk driving but he won’t lose his job.  He will instead be given a 30 day unpaid suspension and have his county car privileges taken away for six months.

 [DogAddicts's Blog] Wisconsin's driving after revocation law must change: Benson, a man with a long history of drug and alcohol problems, a man that had both his drivers license and medical license revoked because of his 15-year history of abuse and recklessness. Mark Benson had no license, no insurance, and was in court just two days before this horrific crash, Mark Benson was convicted on another drunk driving arrest, but was released for a month before he was to report to jail for a pitiful 75 days.

 [RadioMatthew.com » Blog] Study: Smoking Bans Increase Drunk Driving Accidents: The study, authored by Chad Cotti of the University of South Carolina and Scott Adams of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, took two years worth of data data from cities and counties with smoking bans along with alcohol-related vehicular fatality rates in said cities and towns, and compared them to areas without a smoking ban. Both Cotti and Adams said the results were “surprising.”

 [New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library] According to Federal Survey, Wisconsin Leads US in Drunk-Driving: Most of the top 10 states for self-reported driving under the influence are in the Upper Midwest or Great Plains. 'I think it's something to do with the culture of Wisconsin and what the shared expectations are of behavior,' said one expert.

[Humidor Vault Blog] Smoking Bans and Drunk Driving?: University of Wisconsin researchers say that instead of heading to their local bar for a drink and a smoke, smokers are venturing farther away from home in search of a place where they can light up.

[ovoblog] Science Daily: Increase In Drunk Driving Fatalities Followed Ban ...: By comparing data from a variety of locations around the United States where laws requiring smoke-free bars exist with locations without bans, economists Scott Adams and Chad Cotti found a relative increase in fatalities caused by drunk driving following ban enactment. The results of their study appear in the June issue of the Journal of Public Economics and have also been reported in the May issue of The Economist.

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