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May 2025
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Campaign Corner

Move Over Law

• Colorado's "Slow Down, Mover Over" Law

Drugged Driving

• Can I get a DUI for driving high?

Teen Driving

• CDOT urges parents to talk to teens about safe driving ahead of 100 Deadliest Days of Summer

Click It or Ticket

• May Mobilization statewide Click It or Ticket enforcement

Impaired Driving

• Over half of drivers unlawfully refuse a toxicology test upon arrest for a DUI

Motorcycles

• Victims and officials gather at CDOT to urge safe riding this Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

National & State News

• D.C. turns to tech to bring down distracted driving; rates drop 45% (WUSA9)
• How Colorado built a bustling intercity bus service (Governing)
• Rider errors increase with speed and distraction (CSP)

Research

• Silencing distraction: Can this smartphone feature save lives? (AAA Foundation)
• Pedestrian deaths decline, but remain at record highs (Governing)
• Toyota research center finds that external factors also play role in speeding and risky driving (Repairer Driven News)

LEL Corner 

• SFY26 High Visibility Impaired Driving Enforcement (HVE) Applications

Traffic Safety Summit Update

• May 2025 Traffic Safety Summit Update

Photo of the Month

• Celebrating all Children — Día del Niño

Data Corner 

• May 2025 Colorado Fatality Data