Speed Limits and Vehicle Safety
Do Lower Speeds Really Mean Fewer Accidents? Speed limits perform several important functions: reducing disparities in speed, decreasing the frequency of auto accidents, and providing a basis for enforcement of penalties against those who endanger others. Observing...
What Not to Do After an Auto Accident
Tips for Those Involved in Colorado Collisions About six million car accidents occur each year in the U.S., injuring more than three million people, according to data compiled by Driver Knowledge. Although the circumstances of all these accidents are vastly different,...
DOT DUID Summit Brings Together Officials at Every Level
How Are Local, State, and Federal Agencies Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving? On March 15, the Department of Transportation held a summit focusing on the topic of drug-impaired driving at its New Jersey headquarters, and it was an eye-opening conversation that...
Colorado Aims to Put the Brakes on Hit-and-Run Drivers
New Law Stiffens Penalties for Those Who Leave the Scene of an Accident A new Colorado law that went into effect January 1 gets tougher on hit-and-run motorists who leave the scene of an accident without waiting for law enforcement to arrive or exchanging information...
Liability Under Colorado’s Good Samaritan Law
Encouraging People to Offer Assistance to the Injured Following an Auto Accident or Other Emergency The religious parable of the Good Samaritan goes something like this: a Jewish traveler who was severely beaten and stripped of his clothing was left to die alongside...
New Year Means New Recalls
Issues With Exploding Sunroofs and Motorcycle Brakes May Put You at Risk of Accident No vehicle or motorcycle owner wants to see a recall notice show up in the mail. But that’s just what is happening all around the country as automakers and producers of motorcycles...