The Colorado State Patrol is looking into a disproportionate number of pedestrian crashes in areas with tourism or seasonal traffic.
Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said their data shows that counties with seasonal and tourist traffic, like Larimer and Montrose, saw frequent pedestrian crashes. Pedestrian-involved crashes increase in the summer and peak in autumn months, according to Packard. While he didn’t mention Boulder County, Boulder, which is about the same size as Larimer, saw more pedestrian crashes than Larimer in 2023 and over the past 15 years.
Last month, Boulder saw its fourth fatal traffic death this year. The City of Boulder has been trying to eliminate serious crashes by 2030 as part of its Vision Zero Action Plan.
Looks like we need to severely limit the number of motorists in pedestrian areas.
Cars Ruin Cities.
And Transit Oriented Development does not solve this in a saturated and inelastic wealthy community. It’s a matter of population management.
Some traffic law enforcement would help, too many running red lights, speeding, drifting through stop signs. Understaffed police department with no time.