Colorado State Patrol Cracking Down on Speeding in These Areas

In the past, Colorado drivers have been notorious for multiple things, including some serious anger issues behind the wheel.

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However, another issue that is common to come by here in the Centennial State is people speeding. 

There’s been some absolutely ludicrous speeding tickets handed out in the past, including one that was for 168 miles-per-hour back in the 1990s. 

However, someone has also claimed that they were able to get away driving over 190 miles-per-hour in Colorado while only getting away with a warning. 

While some people get a thrill out of it and others see it as a way to get to their destination faster, at the end of the day, speeding is extremely dangerous.

That’s why the Colorado State Patrol is going to start cracking down on it even further in the future.

Colorado State Patrol to Increase Presence in School and Construction Zones

For its 89th year in existence, CSP has stated that they plan to start cracking down on speeders in zones that they deem more ‘vulnerable’. 

This includes school and construction zones throughout the state, where slower speed limits are commonly enforced.

It’s within these zones that CSP has seen a pretty significant increase in pedestrian deaths, particularly within construction zones.

In these areas, 16 people died last year, which was a 60% increase from the year before.

Overall, 153 pedestrians were killed in 2023, which was also increased from 2022. This time, it was by 18%. 

As it would turn out, Northern Colorado is one of the worst places for speeding in low-speed zones, with 131 tickets given out in Larimer County in 2023 alone.

Colorado Is Cracking Down on Speeding Another Way, Too

It’s not just CSP having a heavier presence in low-speed areas, but it would seem that automated cameras will soon be coming to places like Fort Collins that can automatically give people speeding tickets.

In Fort Collins in particular, it will be the six “red light” cameras that are already installed at different intersections in the city that will be converted.

The city has said that the money collected from automated speeding tickets will go towards making further safety precautions on the roads.