When discussing the implications of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) on driving ability, it’s important for you to understand first what exactly BAC is and how it is affected by just a small amount of alcohol Your BAC is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in your blood at any given time. The figure calculated reflects how much alcohol you have consumed…
Researchers have known for decades that women are more likely to suffer an injury or die in car accidents. Of the 40,000 Americans that die every year in automobile accidents, a disproportionate number will be women. While men are more likely to cause car accidents, women are more likely to suffer the severity of the injuries. In fact, women are more than 17…
Drunk driving continues to claim lives every single year. In fact, in 2018, 188 people died in drunk driving accidents in Colorado alone. Across the country, drunk driving killed over 10,500 people that year. To help reduce the number of drunk driving accidents on our nation’s roads, an infrastructure law recently included a provision that mandated the use of drunk driving technology. Once…
The statute of limitations in Colorado is a set time limit by which an injured accident victim must pursue a legal claim. If you miss this deadline, you will forever be barred from filing a future claim. In most circumstances, injured persons in Colorado have two years from the date on which they were injured to file a lawsuit against their injury-causing party. …
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated 20,160 people died in car accidents across the United States in the first half of 2021. These fatalities mark a five-year high and have many safety officials concerned. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called this “a crisis” and warned that we “should not accept these fatalities as a part of everyday life in America.” …
This year, children are looking more forward to Halloween than ever before. For families across Colorado Springs, that means going to Halloween parties, trunk-or-treat events, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Regardless of how you choose to celebrate the Halloween season, it is important to make safety a priority. Parents can take numerous precautions to keep their children and teens safe and…
Teenagers can’t wait to get their driver’s licenses. This rite-of-passage is an exciting time in their lives and one that signals the start of freedom. However, motor vehicle accidents are the second leading cause of death in teenagers. Yet, some teenagers are at an increased risk for suffering injuries in car accidents simply because of the state they live in. Some states are…
Each year, the National Safety Council releases estimates based on past historical statistics, of how many fatalities they expect to occur each and every holiday. While releasing estimates like this during a period of time when most people are looking forward to the warm feelings of family tradition, and the chance to take advantage of some time off from work spent with loved…
The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Governor’s Highway Safety Administration and the ridesharing company Lyft, are teaming up to try and help keep intoxicated drivers off the road this holiday season. The ‘Gift of Lyft’ campaign, launched at the start of December, will be providing 1,000 ride credits worth $10 each, to everyone who signs a pledge that they are committed to driving…
The vast majority of the accidents that are happening on the roads of El Paso County, are due to dangerous driving behaviors, NOT dangerous road conditions, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. As CDOT Traffic Safety Manager Sam Cole puts it, “It’s not the roads, it’s the drivers. Over 90 percent of crashes on our roadways are related to people’s poor choices.”…
