Recent news articles and bloggers have
been discussing traffic crashes in States with legal pot compared to those
around them.
One comparison was Colorado as opposed to
Wyoming and Utah.
OK, Wyoming has nothing comparable to Interstate 25 between
Fort Collins and Pueblo.
Utah has Interstate 15 which rivals the insane corridors of many in the nation. Utah, being heavily populated by
Latter Day Saints probably has far fewer pot smokers per capita. However, being
populated by Latter Day Saints, who seem to drive like they are going to meet
their maker, it is probably a wash.
Outside of Colorado, both the sellers and
buyers of pot are criminals. Since the buyer is already breaking the law, what
moral incentive is there for them to not get baked and drive? Won’t more Colorado
consumers, with their stash of legal weed, be more inclined to reach some
destination before getting baked?
Government
Think
In Colorado East-West highways are even
numbered and North-South highways are odd numbered. Things get weird. Take
Colorado Highway 52 which starts on the Diagonal Highway between Longmont and
Boulder. It terminates just East of New Raymer at Highway 14. At least a third
or more of Highway 52 runs North-South. Consider a traffic camera South of
Highway 14.
Here Hwy 52 runs North-South but CDOT
says the traffic is moving West because Hwy 52 is an East-West Highway. They
are quite serious about this.
Pity the out of state driver trying to
make sense of it.
Owner/Operator
Truckers
There was a man broke down along Highway
14. While I rarely give rides, I did give him a ride into Fort Morgan. After
dropping him off, couldn’t get this song out of my head.
Mental
Health Break
Off tomorrow for three days to explore NW
Nebraska. Doubt my cheap cell phone service will work there and I’m not taking
the laptop. Blogging and comments will resume Sunday.
Finally, a bit of low life male humor.
8 comments:
Enjoy the days off and agree on the last one... LOL
Enjoy your roaming. See when ya get back.
Rickson deserves to have his butt kicked.
As to the pot thing, I don't smoke it. And I avoid strong drink. It's a personal choice with me and I'm better for it. As to other people, God help them if they crash into a member of my family while intoxicated.
Concur on the DUI/Intoxication. One of my son's has three DUIs, now six years in the past and lessons learned. Thankfully, never crashed into anyone.
Should add, one time it took six cops to arrest him.
Looking forward to the trip.
Yeah, we are dogs.
Looks like your trip was a nice break from the usual.....I really need to think about taking a little road trip....
That bra looks like a medieval torture device.
Echoing the start of a Jewish man's prayers, "Thank you G-d for not making me a woman".
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