Car Safety Technology Must Be Understood to Be Effective
Research Finds Technology Isn’t Necessarily Making Driving Safer It used to be that the more you paid for a car, the more features it had. Today, however, you can find standard features, especially safety features, in all makes and models. These high-tech components...
Tailgating Around a Sports Event Is Fun; The Other Type, Not So Much
Colorado Drivers Guilty of Aggressive Driving Behavior Each year for several months, you hear a lot about tailgating in communities with college or professional football teams, where fans gather around vehicles parked near the stadium to enjoy pre-game camaraderie....
2019 Brings Changes to DUI Law
Nearly 30 years ago, one federal safety agency encouraged Congress to enact legislation to reduce alcohol-related auto accidents. Eventually, individual states started enforcing laws to determine if a driver was impaired; they did this by testing the driver’s blood...
Proving Marijuana Buzzes a Hazy Science
With Legal Pot, Testing Impairment Became Harder Just as smoking a joint can impair your judgment, police nationwide are having a difficult time judging how deeply cannabis is affecting you while behind the wheel. Ironically, the question “Are you high?” is even more...
The Dangers of Driving While Distracted
Distracted Driving Resources for Colorado Drivers The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines distracted driving as: “…any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to...
State Struggles to Track Drugged Driving
Colorado Lacks Reliable Data Necessary to Measure Abuse Trend How do you track a problem like drug-impaired driving in Colorado when recreational marijuana is legal and, unlike with alcohol, you don’t have a reliable, convenient, affordable way to test for abuse, and...