Tag: Traffic Safety
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Aurora police issue 22 pedestrian, 7 driver tickets in safety campaign
Aurora Police Department officers handed out 22 tickets to pedestrians and six tickets to drivers in a two-day traffic enforcement operation with pedestrian safety in mind, police said Thursday. On Wednesday, APD officers ran an enforcement operation along Colfax Avenue focused on pedestrians, citing and educating people not obeying signals and signs, police said. Officers…
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Speed cameras begin operating on Colorado highways soon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Speed enforcement cameras are coming to state-owned highways. The Colorado Department of Transportation launched the Colorado Speed Enforcement Program with cameras being installed along Colorado Highway 119 between Boulder and Longmont, where construction is taking place. Warnings will be issued starting July 21. In 2024,…
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Flash or cash? Metro Denver experiments with red-light, speed cameras
Less than two weeks after the Town of Morrison installed a photo speed camera along Highway 8 near the entrance to Red Rocks Amphitheater earlier this year, the unit detected more than 10,000 violations. With Colorado laws setting the maximum fine for citations at $40 from a photo van and $75 from a red light…
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Where are Metro Denver’s red-light cameras?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Gazette contacted several municipalities to ask about the details of their programs. After more than a dozen open records requests, data obtained provides quick snapshot of how photo-driven technology is used across the metro area. COMMERCE CITY Most dangerous intersection First deployed: 2010…
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Aurora police urge safety as fatal crashes pile up
As of August, Traffic Safety Awareness Month, Aurora police have responded to almost as many fatal crashes in the city as they did in total last year.
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Traffic deaths involving motorcyclists up 6% in Colorado so far this year
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So far this year, 75 motorcyclists have died on Colorado highways, up 6% from 2021’s year-to-date total of 71. According to the state Department of Transportation, 137 motorcyclists died in Colorado last year, with the majority of deaths occurring in El Paso and Jefferson counties. “Motorcycle fatalities were 19% of the 692 total traffic fatalities last year,”…
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Full Send Bike Ranch project facing local opposition
A proposal to build a downhill mountain bike park in western Jefferson County, two miles west of Conifer on Shadow Mountain Drive, is meeting resistance from area residents who say it’s not an appropriate use in a forested area surrounded by mountain subdivisions. The proposed Full Send Bike Ranch would create the first chairlift-served mountain…
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Colorado officials warn of wildlife collisions with end of daylight saving time
As Colorado residents prepare to set their clocks back an hour on Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning of wildlife-vehicle collisions caused by the new driving conditions. With the end of daylight saving time, drivers are more likely to commute home from work during dusk, when wildlife is more active, the organization said. “Deer…
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State to fund $60 million in traffic safety projects in Denver, Boulder
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation will fund 30 safety-focused transportation projects within the Denver and Boulder regions totaling $58.9 million, it was announced Tuesday. This endeavor, in collaboration with the Denver Regional Council of Governments,…