WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1987-1988


  The Regulatory Examining Unit holds automobile dealer hearings on issues
such as denial,
suspension or revocation of dealer licenses. It conducts hearings relating
to proposed airport
sites, sign permits, highway right-of-way, and transportation matters.
  The Safety Responsibility Unit conducts hearings on appeals of driver license
revocation or
suspension and driver safety responsibility.
  Interagency Relationships: The Office of the Commissioner of Transportation
is the appellate
body to which many appeals from the decisions of the Department of Transportation
are taken.
The appeals range from automobile dealership cases to driver safety responsibility
cases. The
office is also in constant contact with the Interstate Commerce Commission
concerning changes
in the laws affecting motor carriers and railroads. The office also often
deals with local units of
government when investigating safety at railroad crossings.


  A ceremony at Hudson on June 17, 1987 officially marked implementation
of the 65 mph speed
limit on rural interstate highways in Wisconsin and Minnesota. To the left
are Wisconsin Transpor-
tation Secretary Ronald R. Fiedler and Governor Tommy Thompson. On the right
are Minnesota
Governor Rudy Perpich and Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Len Levine
(photo courtesy of
Wisconsin Department of Transportation).


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