I lived in Denver as a kid and was there about 3 years ago, I am surprised at how nice the roads are there considering the weather there.
we actually have very mild weather, so there isn't much road damage, even in the high country roads(some as high as 14k+ft)
Denver seems to have someone screwing them over though cause my Aunt was complaining that they are lowering the speed limits on certain key highways to push people on the toll roads.
I have no idea what your aunt could be talking about, the speed limits actually went UP in most places, and there is only one toll highway. The fees have gone up by about 50 cents in the last couple years, so maybe that's what she's talking about?
The only problems with Colorado are my mom lives there (she should not be allowed behind the wheel of a 1+ton machine capable of speeds above 3MPH), and for a place that gets a good amount of snow, they don't seem to have a damn clue how to drive in it. Same goes for here in Missouri.
It's like the states that get it have people that just assume they know how to drive in it, why these states don't require drivers ed and those courses don't force snow/ice driving training is beyond me. At least Denver drivers actually obey some of the rules of the road and don't clog the left lanes like they do here.
This country seriously needs to improve it's license testing. /rant
actually we don't get very much snow around denver most years. Every few years, say 5-10, we get a bad winter, but the rest of the time it's pretty mild. This last winter was pretty gnarly by our standards(we still have NOTHING on midwestern winters) and a lot of people were caught off guard. It's funny because there are a few people I know who moved here in the last couple years and after this year are all scared that winter is always like it was a few months ago(it's been sunny and in the 70s for a few weeks now), but it comes in cycles. My family is from Iowa(well, after europe anyway) and Iowa winters suck hardcore ass.
The problem with a lot of the drivers here is they're either transplants from california, and californian drivers suck donkey cock, or they have some sort of AWD car and think that because they have AWD they can do 10 over the limit in a snowstorm. Colorado's population has been growing quite a bit in the last couple decades, so a lot of people are from other areas and have no clue.
We do need far stricter license tests and requirements tho, everywhere in the US.
bone said:
over here old people have 1 letter less on their licenseplate. so they're realy easy to spot. from the moment you see the car in front of you only has 5 digits instead of 6 --> overtake [User Posted Image]
Damn that's an awesome idea! I think we should test people over 50 every year as well, and not just written and vistion, we should give them a full driver test and reactions and all that shit too. Some people have no problem driving on up untill they die, but others shouldn't be allowed within 50ft of a car.