Putting brakes on ban of hand-held phones while driving 'not an option anymore'
How will a new law banning the use of hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel make a dent on a problem Colorado lawmakers have been trying to fix for a decade?
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How will a new law banning the use of hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel make a dent on a problem Colorado lawmakers have been trying to fix for a decade?
It's the latest in a string of efforts by lawmakers after similar bills have failed over the past 15 years.
Boulder, CO – Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of active lifestyle content, services, events, and experiences, today announced that it is transferring ownership of VeloSwap, a longstanding bike swap event for the past three decades, to Bicycle Colorado, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for all people who ride bikes in Colorado.
CC BY-SA 2.0 The shadow of a bicycle rider at an intersection. Between 2010 and 2019 in Colorado, 4,425 bicyclists were injured in intersection or intersection-related crashes where officers believed drivers were at fault. Jeb Smith was on his after-work bicycle ride, crossing the road to get to a park, when he was hit. “The truck came out of nowhere taking this left turn and barreled into me,” Smith said. “I was thrown up onto the car and then they backed off and I kind of rolled off onto the ground and hit the ground.” The crash happened in November 2019, on a somewhat busy corner i...