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"Summer Heat"

If you don't want to feel the Summer Heat, obey the sign or pay the fine

To combat speeding and other dangerous driving behavior that cause traffic crashes, law enforcement agencies on US 41 from Menominee Falls to Marinette and on I-94 from Eau Claire to the Minnesota border will be patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours during the Summer Heat mobilization from May 1 to September 30.

Agencies participating in Summer Heat will receive funding from the State Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety for officers' overtime and other traffic enforcement related expenses.

Law enforcement agencies participating in the Summer Heat mobilization may use the following information and materials for their media and public outreach efforts.

The following documents are presented in Microsoft Word format

Law Enforcement Action Kit materials for US 41 agencies:

• Sample news release
• Sample letter to the editor
• Sample broadcast public service announcement script
• Fact sheet
• "US 41 Summer Heat" logo (TIF image, 919 X 1142 pixels, 4.6 MB)

Law Enforcement Action Kit materials for I-94 agencies:

• Sample news release
• Sample letter to the editor
• Sample broadcast public service announcement script
• Fact sheet
• "I-94 Summer Heat" logo (TIF image, 919 X 1142 pixels, 4.6 MB)

You will need Microsoft Word to view Word files. If you do not have a copy of Microsoft Word installed on your computer, you can use the Microsoft Word Viewer (provided free of charge) to view Word files. For more information about getting your free copy of Microsoft Word Viewer, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

Questions about the content of this page:
Steve Olsen, steve.olson@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: April 8, 2008