By Leo Paik Administrator From Westminster, Colorado May 19, 2010
| FYI, CO State Patrol has been put on notice by their head person due to too many complaints for those who drive US 6 through CCC. So, they have up to 4 patrollers ticketing speeders at a time. The speed limit is 40 mph through the entire canyon! Tickets for 55 mph cost 4 points and $170. It's very easy to unintentionally speed especially when going downhill after a good day climbing! Be careful out there. |  FLAG |
By Tom R From Denver, CO May 19, 2010
| Thanks for the heads up. Maybe the increased police presence will discourage car break-ins. Silver lining? |  FLAG |
By Buff Johnson May 19, 2010
| Put one of your mates in the trunk hands tied & stripped to the skivies. Have him (or her, no need to descriminate) pop out jackass style & book it down the road. Or use the Tommy Boy bees option with trunk guy |  FLAG |
By Darren Mabe From Flagstaff, AZ May 20, 2010
| definately nags at me when the turbo kicks in at 3000 rpm in the CCCC. are they parked in the usual traps? |  FLAG |
By Leo Paik Administrator From Westminster, Colorado May 20, 2010
| FWIW, there was an officer perhaps around tunnel 2 and one below tunnel 1, but then again that was only 2 of the 4. Net net, one ticket is the price of a rope or 3-4 cams! |  FLAG |
By Monty From Morrison, Co May 20, 2010
| No more road soadies... Damn No officer I'm not drinking and driving, I'm sippin' and cruisin! |  FLAG |
By Evan S From Erie, CO May 20, 2010
| Heat was on I-70 between Glenwood and GJ last few days too. Never seen so many HWY partol out on a Monday. I got harrassed by park rangers for pissing behind a tree in the middle of no where too, they told me I could be put on a sex offenders list for urinating in public, in the woods, WTF. |  FLAG |
By Tim C From Lakewood, CO May 20, 2010
| you can be put on the Sex Offenders list for Mooning someone too. That would be a lame way to ruin your life. |  FLAG |
By kirra May 20, 2010
| Leo thanks for the heads-up the kitty-coffers needs some additional funding right now i'm sure.. |  FLAG |
By John McNamee Administrator From Littleton, CO May 20, 2010
| I got a ticket in Arizona doing 21 in a 15 mile zone on Monday. Trying to drive 15 miles an hour is really tough. 118 bucks. |  FLAG |
By England From ? May 20, 2010
| Tim C wrote: you can be put on the Sex Offenders list for Mooning someone too. That would be a lame way to ruin your life. Serious? |  FLAG |
By Legs Magillicutty From Littleton May 20, 2010
| "But officer, I was only speeding because you were tailgating me." Oink oink |  FLAG |
By Sergio P From Idaho Springs, CO May 20, 2010
| The cops are all over I70 and CCC this time of year. I think they want to set the precident for summer travel early. Although I too tend to speed in CCC I have recently tried to slow down a bunch. I've been told by several people that the road from Golden to Black Hawk (through CCC) is the most dangerous road in the state. I'm guessing it probually isn't the climbers, but all drunks driving back from hours at the casinos. I suggest everyone drive very defensively through the canyon regardless of their speed. |  FLAG |
By Scott McMahon From Boulder, CO May 20, 2010
| People drive down those canyons like lunatics... |  FLAG |
By ErikJohnson From Fort Colllins May 20, 2010
| I got pulled over the other day in WY just west of the Voo going 78 in a 75???? They didn't give me a ticket, just warned me that there are moose on the highway. I told me "well good thing I'm driving a Volvo." |  FLAG |
By Kat A From Bart and Lisa Ville, CO May 20, 2010
| It's a good idea to check your tabs are still valid... Easy to forget if you move and the reminder they mail doesn't get forwarded to your new address. |  FLAG |
By timt From Wheat Ridge, CO May 20, 2010
| it's times like this, i wish my speedometer still worked..... |  FLAG |
By Monty From Morrison, Co May 20, 2010
| Had a hard time speeding down canyon tonight, being that we were stuck in a line of traffic going 25mph... Saw 2 cops going up canyon, and 4 coming out... |  FLAG |
By Darren Mabe From Flagstaff, AZ May 21, 2010
| i set the speed control to 40 last night. and what a snoozer!!! the techno just didnt feel the same. sigh.... |  FLAG |
By Sims From Centennial May 21, 2010
| Legs Magillicutty wrote: "But officer, I was only speeding because you were tailgating me." Oink oink I got out of a ticket that way only he said I was swerving, YAl I said you were right on my Fking ass with your brights on and I was blinded , I thought I was going to Die because some crazy was going to run into me. You (Officer) made it Unsafe for me to drive. This was a State Trooper east of Idaho Springs. He really was right on my ass with his brights on. I heard that the usual five miles over buffer is gone also due to funding If the politicos learn what come after trillion your kids grandkids will be digging out of this fiasco |  FLAG |
By Sims From Centennial May 21, 2010
| Evan Simons wrote: Heat was on I-70 between Glenwood and GJ last few days too. Never seen so many HWY partol out on a Monday. I got harrassed by park rangers for pissing behind a tree in the middle of no where too, they told me I could be put on a sex offenders list for urinating in public, in the woods, WTF. That puts almost every climber I have met in thirty plus years on that list. Excluding gym climbers |  FLAG |
By cdg May 21, 2010
| Pissing in public is just that.A friend of mine got the same treatment from a state cop so we looked it up and it is NOT a sex crime. But as we all know, pushing their buttons might not be all that good.Happy peeing behind those trees in the middle of nowhere,or should I just piss myself officer? |  FLAG |
By Rich Farnham May 24, 2010
| ErikJohnson wrote: I got pulled over the other day in WY just west of the Voo going 78 in a 75???? They didn't give me a ticket, just warned me that there are moose on the highway. I told me "well good thing I'm driving a Volvo." I got pulled over for 90 in a 75 a few years back on the interstate in Nevada. It was 2 AM, straight highway for miles, and the only other car on the road turned out to be this cop. He said, "You need to slow it down. You don't want to hit a deer going 90 mph. I've seen it. It's pretty ugly." I was so tempted to say, "right, because hitting it at 75 would be just fine..." but I knew that wouldn't get me anywhere so I shut up and took the ticket. |  FLAG |
By Buff Johnson May 24, 2010
| I did once take an elk at 70'ish with a pick-up; sheared the front end almost clean off at a 45 angle. My german popped up off my lap (shepherd that is) -- oh boy, truck stopped, time for my walk. I know, I know; why couldn't that thing just fly up in the windshield, 4000 some odd posts later and that guy is still a jackass.... |  FLAG |
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