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One of my colleagues has a 14-year-old daughter who is about to take her driving permit test. As with most parents, this mom has huge trepidations. She says that her daughter is a very responsible kid with a good combination of common sense and caution. But… it’s a car! And …

Well, Thanksgiving traffic throughout the I-70 corridor was somewhat of a mess. I heard from friends who had to turn around at Empire on their way to Winter Park. Others had to take Loveland Pass to avoid Eisenhower Tunnel, thanks to snow and high winds.

And of course, there were …

There are newly-minted teenage drivers on Colorado’s roads every day. And that is sort of terrifying. Back when I learned to drive, I was relatively safe on New Jersey’s empty back roads. Today’s Colorado teenagers learn on some of the most intimidating roads I’ve ever seen!

Imagine facing I-25 at …

1. Rights to the road: Bikers have the equal, legal right to use all public roads. These are important rights and I defend them every time. That said, due to their vulnerability, bikers need to be very cautious on the road, much more than drivers.
2. Wear a helmet. Wear a helmet.

The other day I was driving along I-70 when, all of a sudden, a motorcycle came out of nowhere. He wasn’t doing anything wrong, but I had no idea he was coming, and it startled me.

That’s when I realized it was an electric motorcycle. Those things are fast and …