We spend a lot of time at this firm dealing with the aftermath of accidents: the injuries, the medical bills, the insurance disputes, the long road back. If we can help someone avoid that experience in the first place, that’s worth something. So this week, a practical look at how …
More e-bikes on Colorado’s roads means more people getting around in a cleaner, more affordable way. It also means more injuries. That’s not a reason to avoid e-bikes, but it is a reason to understand what makes them different from traditional bicycles when things go wrong.
The numbers are hard …
They’re on the Cherry Creek Trail on weekday mornings. They’re parked outside coffee shops on Colfax. You see them on neighborhood streets, on the bike lanes along Broadway, and increasingly, on mountain trails across the Front Range. E-bikes have arrived in Colorado, and they’re not a passing trend.
Colorado has …
As the weather warms in Denver, bike lanes and shared roads fill quickly. Traditional bicycles, e-bikes, and electric scooters are now part of everyday traffic in LoDo, RiNo, Capitol Hill, and along the Cherry Creek Trail.
They are efficient. They are convenient. And they are increasingly involved in serious injury …
Colorado saw a hard turn in the wrong direction in 2025.
After two straight years of declining fatalities, preliminary statewide data shows 701 people were killed on Colorado roadways in 2025, up from 689 in 2024. That increase may look small on paper, but it matters because it suggests risky …
