{"id":68448,"date":"2017-05-02T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T02:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-motorcycle-fatalities-hit-record-high\/"},"modified":"2017-05-03T02:03:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T02:03:31","slug":"colorado-motorcycle-fatalities-hit-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-motorcycle-fatalities-hit-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado motorcycle fatalities hit record high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=09f99930-0b96-4baa-9258-31a793102559&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1928\" height=\"1222\" alt=\"Durango Police check an SUV that collided with a motorcycle in June on Colorado State 3 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 550\/160. The rider died.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Durango Police check an SUV that collided with a motorcycle in June on Colorado State 3 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 550\/160. The rider died.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>There were 125 motorcycle fatalities in 2016 statewide, a 15 percent increase from 2015 and an all-time high for Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the increase in motorcycle deaths seen in the past few years, a recent resolution passed the Colorado Senate and House that designates May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Department of Transportation will promote a new campaign throughout this month to encourage riders to participate in motorcycle safety-training courses.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 2016 motorcycle fatalities, 61 percent of riders weren\u2019t wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and the majority occurred between May and October, during the warm Colorado months, which are ideal for motorcycle riders.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-three percent were 18 to 34 years old, compared to 27 percent in the 35 to 54 age range and 28 percent who were 55 or older.<\/p>\n<p>Most fatalities were male.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Motorcycle Operator Safety Training program, \u201cThe Best Never Stop Training,\u201d applies to a wide audience of motorcycle enthusiasts, young and old, from novice to veteran roadster, with the primary goal to raise awareness of, and promote active participation in, motorcycle safety.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign hopes to demonstrate that no rider is too skilled to become better and safer on the road, and one mistake can easily cost a life.<\/p>\n<p>Available in 16 Colorado counties, the curriculum incorporates classroom education with real-life application on controlled courses to allow riders the opportunity to develop safe-riding habits over time. In doing so, riders are better prepared to react quickly in dangerous situations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the classes, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codot.gov\/safety\/live-to-ride\/get-training.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.comotorcyclesafety.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:fstone@durangoherald.com\">fstone@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>responds with motorcycle-safety campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21,13,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-68448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cortez","tag-frontpage-lead","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68448"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=68448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}