Colorado has made marijuana legal over the course of the last several years, but with a rise in auto deaths with marijuana as a factor, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) wants to know more about what people think about driving while using the drug.CDOT...
Month: March 2018
Car and cycle crashes can cause traumatic brain injury
Whether you are driving or cycling through Colorado's spectacular mountain scenery, a vehicle crash can quickly turn your joy into horror and pain. No matter how careful you are and how defensively you drive and/or cycle, other drivers are not always as careful as you...
Hiking, Rock Climbing, Camping and the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act: Who Should Pay When Someone Gets Hurt?
The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA), CRS §§24-10-101 et seq., bars lawsuits against Colorado governmental agencies and their employees unless rare circumstances exist. Even when injured victims are allowed to move forward with a lawsuit, damages are limited...
Cycling: A danger in spring
Cycling is dangerous if you're not careful about when and where you ride. It's particularly hazardous in times like the spring, fall or winter, when drivers may not expect you to be on the roads.Most cycling accidents involve a bicycle crashing into a vehicle or...
What is a Safe System?
Making it safer for drivers to be on the roads isn't always easy. Trying to take the human error out of the equation is impossible. However, there are some things that could be tried to reduce the number of collisions on the roads. One of those things is creating a...
1 killed, 2 injured in tragic bus crash near Aspen
When you merge onto the highway, it's important to know who has to yield. Sometimes, there's little time for those on the right to enter the highway at speed. Despite that, those entering the highway have to be careful to avoid crashing into someone else.Likewise,...
The defendant wants to settle. Should I accept the offer?
You have suffered serious injuries as a result of another driver's negligence, and there is no doubt that you have a case. In fact, the defendant is offering you quite a bit of money. Should you accept it?Here are some questions to consider before you take the money...