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Commission reviews 2025 fatal-crash trends and statewide safety initiatives
Summary
Todd Rasmussen presented a BOTS report comparing 2025 fatal-crash counts to a three-year average for Wisconsin and Calumet County and summarized programs including RCUT intersections, the statewide 'Place of Last Drink' initiative, and pending legislative items such as ALPR and electronic ID cards.
Todd Rasmussen presented the Board of Transportation Safety (BOTS) report to the Calumet County Traffic Safety Commission, noting a comparison of 2025 fatal-crash numbers against a three-year average for both the State of Wisconsin and Calumet County. The minutes record Rasmussen provided both annual and fourth-quarter comparisons but do not list the specific fatality counts.
Rasmussen also briefed the commission on several programmatic and legislative items the county is tracking. He described community mapping work and concerns about Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersections, mentioned a new statewide "Place of Last Drink" program designed to track alcohol-related crash locations, and noted new Wisconsin license plates coming online. Rasmussen summarized legislative topics of interest, including automated license plate readers (ALPR), occupational licensing changes, electronic ID cards and proposals around speed limiters. The minutes do not record a vote or formal direction on these legislative items.
The report was entered into the minutes as an informational update; no formal action was recorded on the BOTS items. The commission did not provide specific numeric detail in the minutes for the 2025 fatal-crash totals; the report as recorded in the minutes states the comparisons but lists the counts as not specified.
