State Farm – 15.8%. Geico – 22%. Farmers – 26%. Progressive – 28%. As a Colorado motorist, might you reasonably want to know a bit more about the underlying details linked with those numbers? An initial point to note is that they don’t signify motorist discounts for good driving behavior.
Virtually any Colorado resident with some behind-the-wheel experience can sit at a table with other drivers and share a tale or two concerning a “close call” motoring episode from the past. Such a recounting might relate to temporary inattentiveness and a suddenly alarming realization that we suspect many readers of
Motorists widely appreciate that officials in enclaves ranging from large municipalities down to the smallest towns in Colorado and other states routinely fixate on generating revenue for their communities. They levy taxes. They impose licensing fees. They charge for utilities. And, often, they look to the streets for money. That
Many Colorado motorists considering the above blog headline likely align with the former view. They hardly relish a roadside encounter with law enforcement that leaves them holding a citation and demand-to-pay notice, but they regard the matter as a one-off intrusion and simple bad luck. Things could be worse, right?
You have likely heard about Colorado’s Left Lane Law. Established in 2004, it is one of the strictest rules in the country when it comes to regulating passing and non-passing lanes on highways. Its purpose is to prevent drivers from cruising continuously in the leftmost lane of these roads. Accidentally
Many Colorado drivers don’t view getting a citation for a behind-the-wheel offense with any real sense of alarm. Candidly, what seasoned motorist with years of driving experience hasn’t been stopped and ticketed on at least one occasion? Many people hearing that a family member or friend was stopped and cited
Getting a speeding ticket can be a frustrating experience. The fine alone can be a financial burden for many people. However, anyone who has received a traffic ticket knows that the fine itself isn’t the only cost that is associated with a traffic violation. From increased insurance costs to potential
It was just a finger. But it was the wrong finger. That was at least the view of a behind-the-wheel police trooper in one state a couple years ago, who noted the post-stop goodbye of a detained motorist marked by a raised middle finger. The trooper quickly flashed his lights
We lead off today’s blog post by asking our readers from across Colorado and elsewhere to consider traffic tickets for a moment. Are they uniformly fair to all? That is, do their consequences fall upon all ticked individuals with similar severity? Perhaps that is a question with an answer so
If you think Colorado’s reckless-driving law only applies to those behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, you would be very wrong. In fact, this particular law is much broader than many people know. For example, it not only applies to motorists, but also to anyone riding a bike, an
