If you’re an enterprising and numbers-oriented Colorado resident seeking gainful employment, the state’s Department of Transportation might be just the place for you. In fact, it looks to be employment heaven for statisticians and data analysts who can crunch numbers and extrapolate them in ways that add contextual perspective. One
The following scenario plays out recurrently on varied roadways across Colorado. To wit: Drivers going about their customary business – returning home after work, bringing the kids to a school after-hours event, headed to the store to pick up groceries and so forth – suddenly confront notable activity up ahead.
Groundhog Day. Déjà vu. Intimate familiarity. We’ve done this before, right? Colorado motorists collectively experience varied emotions when it comes to a heightened police presence on roadways spanning the state, of course. Anyone who has ever suffered a speeding ticket and resulting citation invariably jumps a bit when they see
Many people in Colorado understand that drunk driving is a criminal offense. However, there can be some confusion over the two different drunk driving charges. Depending on someone’s situation, an intoxicated driver could be charged with a DUI or a DWAI. Unless someone has had previous experience with either charge,
It is stressful to see the flashing lights of a police car in your rear-view mirror, and it is natural to have questions as you pull to the shoulder of the road. Are you in trouble? Do the police have a reason to stop you? Will the police arrest you?
What are you doing next week on Thursday night? Perhaps you’re planning to stay home to host hordes of costume-clad kids excited to ring your doorbell and watch while you drop candy into the bags they’re holding. Or maybe you anticipate heading out with family and friends to some sponsored
You might indeed be lucky enough to merely get that proverbial slap on the wrist (see our blog headline above) from Colorado law enforcers if you were stopped while boating after drinking a certain amount of alcohol. Conversely, the penalties imposed on you could be more akin to a sledgehammer
Are you a fan of St. Patrick’s Day? Legions of people are. That quasi-holiday easily qualifies as an annual chance-to-party gala in cities and states across the country. Parades and green beer tend to promote a festive spirit. Not for all, though. A large number of Coloradans — 293 at
The term “Winter Blitz” is currently being referenced in many Colorado media outlets. That might reasonably sound like an all-out effort by marketers to lure state residents into shopping centers to scarf up the holiday season’s remaining inventory. An exciting limited-time-only offer for a ski vacation might alternatively come to
Colorado Department of Transportation officials can’t say for sure whether their notably aggressive DUI enforcement campaigns are having appreciable effects out on state streets and highways. They can say this with certainty, though: The funding well for the so-called and recurring Heat is On initiatives that span the state has
