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Minnesota Roadblocks
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Crow Wing County & Others
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Description
of roadblock location:
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State Hwys
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, insurance, seatbelts,
activities travel
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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08/2006
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information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
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the state "Traffic Survey" stations are taking place summer 2006.
Road blocks are illegal and these surveys are suppose to be "voluntary"
yet anyone who tries to exit or turn around is met by waiting police
cars. Nothing voluntary about it. Its a road block in every sense
but to get around MN law, they are calling it a survey. Beware.
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Stillwater
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Description
of roadblock location:
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West
end of Stillwater Lift Bridge
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Unknown,
Alcohol, Drugs, Vehicle Safety, Fireworks, Vehicle Equipment,
Dogs
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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10/2002
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information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| This
roadblock appears when there is a large rock concert at Float-Rite
Park across the river in Somerset, Wisconsin, or it is the period
near the 4th of July. Minnesota State Patrol and Washington County
Sheriff run everyone coming across the Stillwater lift bridge into
a parking lot, where cars are searched for booze, drugs, impaired
drivers, and fireworks (They are illegal in Minnesota). Long backups
on the bridge coming into Minnesota. Use I-94 bridge to the south
or US 8 at Taylors Falls. |
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