Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: alameda, Aurora, Boulder, Colfax, couch burning, denver, fast and furious, party, party-riot, reckless driving, riot, street racing
Local news reporting that 600–800 street racers were out systematically blocking I-225 tonight, between Alameda and Colfax (about 2 miles of freeway in the east Denver suburbs). One night after a large outdoor party-riot in Boulder ended with the smashing of the police armored vehicle that was summoned to quash the riot.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2020, driving, fatalities per mile traveled, fatality rate, motoring, NHTSA, nsc, traffic fatalities, US transportation, vehicle miles traveled
That’s strikingly bad. Total fatalities up 8% over 2019, while fatality rate per vmt rose 24% by one estimate.
Source: Driving Was Down In 2020, But Traffic Fatality Rates Surged : NPR