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Q&A with Skyler McKinley | The press isn’t the enemy, says AAA’s voice
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There’s a lot more to the good ol’ AAA than roadside assistance and highway maps. The venerable American Automobile Association also weighs in on big-picture transportation policy. Issues like texting while driving and its threat to traffic safety, looming capital needs amid ebbing transportation funding, and impending regulations for technological advances like self-driving cars. As…
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As Colorado traffic fatalities are on the rise, study shows texting can make crashes eight times more likely
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Texting while driving can increase chances of a crash by as much as eight times, according to a comprehensive study released this week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety – a higher risk than many realize, the automobile association’s Colorado spokesman said. “Deep down, I think everybody appreciates just how dangerous it can be to…
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Eclipse traffic could create year’s biggest traffic jam on Colorado highways, CDOT warns
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Picture six Broncos games getting out at the same time on the same stretch of road. That’s what traffic generated by Monday’s total eclipse of the sun – a once-in-a-century event in these parts – could amount to, the Colorado Department of Transportation is warning state motorists. And for those stuck in traffic between Friday…
