There ought to be more notice of these checkpoints. I'm used to seeing the in the paper a few days in advance. It's not that I want to drive drunk and worry about getting arrested. I just want to avoid the hassle of being delayed by cops stopping me and smelling my breath.

I think these checkpoints are funded by a federal or state grant, yet I've never seen these grants on a council agenda where the public could speak about them. With DUIs declining nationally, I worry that are cops are doing these checkpoints just to pick up a few hours of federally financed overtime, maybe spiking the pensions of cops who will be retiring soon. I'd like council to examine why we're doing this.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not in favor of drunken driving. But I fear this is just a cash grab by our police department.

Drunk drivers kill more Americans every year than all terrorists and wars put together. Getting drunk drivers off the street is not a "cash grab". We need stiffer penalties and stiffer sentences for DUI (as well as cell phone driving).

Parent; checkpoints don't get drinks off streets.

They are primarily gettting expired reg's and tickets - cash generating events.