How we Coloradans  doing the yearly “Heat Is On” enhanced DUI checkpoint enforcement? Not well IMO (in my opinion). We are, so far, in line with or exceeding last year’s arrest numbers. Why am I doing a second blog on DUI? Because it is that important! So far  we have over 100 arrests during the […]

During June and July alone, approximately 1/3 of the 129 “fatals,” fatal auto accidents, involved a likely impaired driver. The Heat Is On is a campaign aimed at reducing those shocking numbers. DUI checkpoints play a significant role in reducing impaired driving, and for a 20-day period this year, spanning the Labor Day Weekend, the […]

  Boulder is not alone in sometimes using eyelid tremor as one of the “roadside maneuvers.”  These voluntary tests are intended to identify impaired drivers. Part of the standard police roadside gymnastics to identify recent THC/marijuana use is to claim to observe “eyelid tremor.” In a study first posted on-line in February, 2024, that belief […]

  Driving and THC.  OR Blood Drunk or Blood Stoned is a dilemma in Boulder and elsewhere . First, a warning and some abbreviations. For the cannabinoid primarily responsible for getting us buzzed we look to  Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol, I’ll use the shorthand “THC.” No longer a great abbreviation because Delta-8 and Delta-10 are becoming more […]

When we talk about policy changes regarding legalization of marijuana, there are always people that immediately go into “reefer-madness-code-red-alert!” mode out of concern for driver safety. Telling them to take a hit and calm down goes over like a lead balloon. So instead, let’s talk facts and be reasonable. Marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol […]