The Observation Deck

Every year it seems after the Wing Walk, the State Police set-up their sobriety check points.



This one is in front of 56 West.


Be safe do not drive drunk!


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Went through with 8-10 police (?) with my sober driver after eating at Harry Buffalo's-for me the good thing about QSL is it leaves me a table at some other local places. LOVE the newer menu at Buffalos with some healthy choices, none of which I picked.

Jim do you know why the ambulance/police were in front of ATC around 9 last night?

Justine Cooper wrote:Went through with 8-10 police (?) with my sober driver after eating at Harry Buffalo's-for me the good thing about QSL is it leaves me a table at some other local places. LOVE the newer menu at Buffalos with some healthy choices, none of which I picked.

Jim do you know why the ambulance/police were in front of ATC around 9 last night?

Actually the area comes to life with all sorts of lights, cars, and actions from 9 on on a weekend. I was out at
2am, and the streets were packed in front of every bar with large groups walking from bar to bar. As with any
such area, the chances for accidents, disagreements, etc are high.

I do know that I-90 was closed for a bit near Crocker Road for a terrible accident that had Lakewood, River,
Westlake, Bay, and State Troopers called to.

Let me see what I hear.

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I sure don't mind seeing the checkpoints every once in awhile.

Do they ever do one on Clifton, or Highland Ave for that matter?

John LePlae wrote:I sure don't mind seeing the checkpoints every once in awhile.

Do they ever do one on Clifton, or Highland Ave for that matter?

John

I did not remember them, but Don at 56 West recounted each one. I have not heard of them on Clifton, which
would seem possible as this was the State Police with assistance from Lakewood Police. The processing area, I
saw two go through in 20 minutes, was a state unit and a majority of vehicles there were state police.

Madison is not a state route, so I think maybe Lakewood would have to run it? Would probably have to go
through Westshore Enforcement Bureau maybe. They have all of the serious toys err weapons against crime,
like tanks, robots, and swat pigeons.


Even the buses were stopped. Once in the funnel, you were getting 10 seconds talking to a police officer,
about many things, including, were you drinking. It is something to watch them work, they engage in so many different conversation from what kind of dog, where are you going, how do you like this car, I was
thinking, what are you doing, as they watch for signals of impairment and guilt. And then off down the road.


However, I cannot see where it would surprise a drunk, as it glow from blocks away. Now suspicious cars are
chased down, but it was either a sobriety check point or terrible accident. Ah! I get it, drunks are usually found
around terrible accidents! They attract each other.


State Representative Nickie Antonio, a Lakewood resident, stopped by during her police ride along.


The diners in 56 West paid little attention to the check point.


Another thing I observed, and it was pretty interesting, how many people walking, would not walk by the check point.
Even though it was obvious they were only working one side of the street, and not stopping walkers. They would
walk up and look, I would ask what they were doing and they generally would say bar hopping, going to XXX
bar, whatever, they would ask what is going on I would tell them, and they would head back the way they came.

100 cones, 10 police and state troopers, 10 cars and motorcycles it was pretty intimidating.

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