Traffic Safety News
DUI/Seat Belt/Child Safety Seats
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A DUI Could Cost You a Pot O’ Gold this St. Patrick’s Day
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March 11, 2010 - CDOT and statewide law enforcement agencies are warning Coloradans not to press their luck by drinking and driving this St. Patrick's Day or the days leading up to it. Traffic Safety
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2,068 Rural Colorado Drivers Get Belted with Tickets for Not Buckling Up
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March 5, 2010 - A week-long Click It or Ticket enforcement in rural Colorado resulted in 2,068 tickets to drivers and passengers who were not wearing seat belts. Traffic Safety
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Biggest Losers Super Bowl Weekend: 371 Arrested for DUI
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February 11, 2010 - The Indianapolis Colts were not the only losers Super Bowl weekend -- so were 371 people arrested for drunk driving in Colorado. Traffic Safety
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Seat Belt Campaign Aims to Get More Rural Coloradans to Buckle Up
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February 10, 2010 - In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 24 rural law enforcement agencies in 30 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign, Feb. 18- 24th. Traffic Safety
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Toss Your Keys to a Designated Driver this Super Bowl Weekend
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February 2, 2010 - Colorado law enforcement agencies are teaming up with the National Football League (NFL) and traffic safety officials to remind everyone to designate a sober driver if they plan to be drinking alcohol this Super Bowl weekend. Traffic Safety
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Colorado Traffic Deaths Drop to Lowest Level in Three Decades
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January 14, 2010 - The number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in Colorado in 2009 may have reached the lowest level in three decades, according to preliminary data released today by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Traffic Safety
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444 People Started Off the New Year with a DUI
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January 11, 2010 - The Colorado State Patrol and more than 50 law enforcement agencies across the state reported making 444 DUI arrests during the recent New Year's Eve "Heat Is On" enforcement period, Dec. 30, 2009 through Jan. 4, 2010. That brought the total number of DUI arrests made during DUI enforcement periods since Thanksgiving to 1,631. Traffic Safety