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With holiday travel expected to pick up in coming days, the Colorado State Patrol is cautioning drivers that winter is here, and those hitting the road must prepare accordingly for winter conditions.
The Interstate 70 mountain corridor historically sees the highest number of passenger vehicle crashes in December, according to Colorado Department of Transportation communications manager Andrew Hogle.
“Vehicle and tire preparation is crucial to keeping I-70 and other roads in the state flowing,” Hogle said in a news release. “It only takes one unprepared vehicle to spin out or crash and cause hours of delay.”
Last December, 46 crashes occurred on the I-70 mountain corridor, accounting for nearly 23% of the total crashes in the winter months from October to April, according to the transportation department.
Passenger Vehicle Traffic Law infractions reportedly caused a quarter of those crashes.
Colorado’s Traction Law requires that all motorists have 3/16 inch tire tread depth and an all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, winter tires, tires with an all-weather rating or mud/snow tires, the release states.
If a vehicle has neither all-wheel, four-wheel drive or the adequate tires, it must have chains or an approved alternative traction device, according to the state’s traction law.
