Reader: Colorado Drivers Don’t Give a Damn About Red Lights

We recently posted about the five large Colorado cities with the safest drivers according to data collected by Allstate. Of this quintet of communities, three — Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Lakewood — were listed among the 25 safest large cities in the entire country. To put it mildly, a number...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 24, 2015
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We recently posted about the five large Colorado cities with the safest drivers according to data collected by Allstate.

Of this quintet of communities, three — Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Lakewood — were listed among the 25 safest large cities in the entire country.

To put it mildly, a number of our readers thought otherwise.

Here’s one prominent example, featuring a focus on locals’ alleged disinterest in stopping at red lights.

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Michael Clay Colling writes:

Total BS….. Every day, practically every intersection there is a red light runner, multiple ones at times. Accidents are low because everyone know to wait on a green, somebody is coming through that red.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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