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La Crosse Police will be on the Mississippi River enforcing boat patrol rules as season picks up
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La Crosse Police Sgt. Joe Wiegrefe shared there three biggest rules:
Always wear your life jacket.
Do not drink alcohol and drive a boat because it could earn you a Boating-Under-the-Influence ticket.
Limit distractions while boating. Make sure you re drinking water and again just pay attention to what s going on around you, Sgt. Wiegrefe said. Don t trust that other boaters are going to do the right thing you need to be watching where they are and what they re doing and again just have good awareness of what s going on around you.
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La Crosse police caution drivers to limit distractions and share the road with motorcyclists
May 5, 2021 7:02 PM Jordan Fremstad
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) Distracted driving can cost someone their life. As temperatures rise and motorcyclists and bicyclists hit the road, La Crosse police warn drivers about their surroundings.
“We as an entire community have a responsibility to be safe on the roadway,” La Crosse Police Sgt. Cory Brandl said.
Road awareness is a responsibility Brandl said drivers should prioritize before they start their engines.
“Especially as the weather gets nicer outside there’s a lot more people on bikes and pedestrians out in the roadways,” Brandl said.