Preliminary figures show 799 people died on Wisconsin roads in 2002.The all time high death toll was 817 in 1989.The State Department of Transportation is pushing for a “primary enforcement” seatbelt law.That would let cops pull over unbelted drivers.State Doctors are joining the call, saying traffic deaths carry a big price tag along with the human cost.Patty Murray reports.
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