Could Minnesota’s whiskey plates, those black-and-white markers of past DUI offenses found on vehicles across the state, be headed for history this year?
Minnesota is so large that the amount of snow in the south is much less than what the northern parts get. For instance, Rochester usually sees about 53 inches of snow in a typical winter, while Duluth gets around 90 inches.
There are two reasons people idle their car in Minnesota during the winter. One is completely unnecessary and the other could get you a ticket if done wrong.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has just made their DWI Dashboard, a tool that maps drunk driving incidents across the state, available to the public for the first time.