The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is asking the public to log onto its Facebook page and submit ‘distracted driving awareness slogans’. April is ‘Distracted Driving Awareness Month’, a national event aimed at preventing a common cause of car accidents. Winning submissions will be displayed on highway signs throughout the month. CDOT’s campaign to stop… read more
It was a typical Thursday afternoon when Pueblo police got the call. There was another motorcycle crash off of Interstate 25, at least the second in three weeks. When they arrived at the scene, they found a 26-year-old motorcyclist dead, and a distraught driver. The woman said she hadn’t seen the motorcycle. This is an… read more
Denver was selected as one of seven cities competing for a $50 million infrastructure upgrade funded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Vulcan Inc. A total of 78 cities signed up to participate in the Beyond Traffic: Smart City Challenge and only seven were selected. The winner will set a major precedent for the… read more
Last fall Brenda Vasknetz left her position as the director of events for the city of Sturgis. This meant that the largest motorcycle rally in the world didn’t have a director to coordinate the event. Well, the city wasted little time filling that gap and has hired Jerry Cole as the new rally and events… read more
Several movies have been made that tell the stories of people who have suffered brain injuries. Each story is different, but many of the same themes are present throughout each movie, namely perseverance against a life changing injury. We can learn a lot from these films. My Beautiful Broken Brain: My Beautiful Broken Brain is… read more
It was December of 2013 when a 58-year-old rider from Parker found out he had an extremely rare form of cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma—so rare only one in 250,000 people are diagnosed with it. The doctors found the tumor on his liver, in a spot where neither surgery nor radiation could be used to remove it. His… read more
New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety suggests poor driving habits have become widespread on roads across the country. According to the research, 87 percent of motorists are guilty of at least one bad driving habit within the past 30 days. People are driving while texting, drowsy, distracted, speeding, not wearing seatbelts, impaired… read more
Last year was a tough year for motorcyclists in the state of Colorado. Motorcyclist fatalities in our state rose, and so state officials have redoubled their efforts to educate drivers and make the roads of Colorado safer. However, we are all still fighting an uphill battle against motorcycle rider fatalities, and even the police are… read more
Distracted driving has injured or killed thousands of Americans over the last decade. Instead of keeping their eyes on the road, distracted drivers are discussing the new Daredevil on Facebook, taking selfies or trying to beat high scores in Candy Crush. Distracted drivers might be unaware that if they were to cause an accident, their… read more
It was a pleasant Saturday afternoon, and three motorcyclists were taking advantage of the good conditions to put some miles on the odometers of their Harley-Davidsons. A couple from Parker were riding two-up as they led another rider from Colorado Springs along northbound Colorado 83. They were almost to Franktown when a green Honda Accord… read more
