It’s riding season! Are you ready to get out there and soak up the great Colorado scenery while riding your trusted steel steed? Well, you might want to pump your brakes a little. There are a few things you need to do before you start carving up roads this spring. 6 Things You Need to… read more
More than 53.2 million vehicles were under recall in the United States during 2016 – more than any in our nation’s history. Auto defects like Takata’s airbag inflators have significantly contributed to this high number. It is common knowledge that these defects may cause death or catastrophic injuries. However, some people with recalled vehicles do not… read more
In October of 2015, a Texas man was caught on video as he used his car to swipe the side of a motorcycle causing a motorcyclist and his passenger to crash. When confronted, the man told the biker “I don’t care…” and now he’ll be serving 15 years in a Texas prison for the attack.… read more
One of Uber’s driverless vehicles was recently involved in a car accident in Tempe, Arizona. The accident happened after a driver took a left turn in front of the vehicle. Uber responded to the crash by temporarily taking its driverless cars off the road. While this accident was most likely caused by a human driver,… read more
Did you know that Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach are credited with building the first motorcycle? It was a two-cylinder, 2.5 horsepower engine that was basically strapped to a bicycle, but it could go. In 1885, it was blazing fast with a top speed of around 28 mph. We now have bikes that can go… read more
It is a matter of vital importance to ensure your safety if you enjoy cycling as a hobby or method of transportation. While it is up to motorists to exercise caution, there are also habits cyclists can adopt to reduce the chances of being injured in a bicycle accident. Now is the perfect time to… read more
Last year, 125 motorcyclists lost their lives on the roads of Colorado. Ever since Colorado started keeping records, there has been no year deadlier for motorcyclists than 2016. The Colorado Highway Patrol and Colorado Department of Transportation want to see this number go down, but how can they help motorcyclists cope with the dangers of… read more
There have been multiple instances over the past year where consumer electronics have randomly burst into flames. For example, a pair of headphones caught fire on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne. The passenger suffered burns to her face. Last month, two children died in house fires sparked by hoverboards. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)… read more
The other day, we got an interesting comment from a blog reader. He said he had come up with a device that could help motorcyclists who get stuck at red lights, waiting for a green that never comes. Unfortunately, we can’t really endorse products here, but it did get us thinking. What solutions have people… read more
Fatal traffic accidents have increased in Colorado over the last two years. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) suspect texting and driving is a main culprit behind the increase. However, we cannot know how many crashes in Colorado are caused by distracted driving. There are other methods for determining how many Colorado motorists… read more
