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Winter driving on Colorado Springs streets can be dangerous because of the hilly steep terrain with main thorofares following up and down the hills. After a snowstorm these streets can be nearly impassable. Melting snow from a day's bright sunshine can freeze overnight, making the streets glare ice. One morning after an overnight snowfall over 100 accidents on Austin Bluffs Boulevard were reported to the local police in less than one hour!
The steep boulevard runs east west and goes right past the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, with a morning and evening rush hour. On the steep icy streets your brakes are useless in stopping your car. Drive slowly and downshift for engine braking. Just try to steer opposite the skid out of danger's way. Gently pumping your brakes may help regain directional control if you do NOT have anti-skid brakes on your car.
The morning news on the car radio that morning rush hour simply advised colliding motorists to exchange insurance information, and just call the police later in the day unless there were injuries. The city police simply were overwhelmed with no chance to respond.
If an accident is on the Interstate 25, call the Colorado Highway Patrol at (303) 239-4501. This is a 24 hour line. Two Colorado Springs Police Department telephone numbers are given below. Or in an emergency-call 911.
The other result of freezing weather is to create what is known as frost heaves on the streets and freeways. Melting water in a crack in the roadway freezes and expands, lifting and cracking the surface road material. In the winter the main north south Interstate 25 that goes to Denver from Colorado Springs gets actual craters in its surface and, at 70 miles per hour, can do real damage to a car's wheels, tires and suspension. The rental agencies have 4-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicles at premium rates. If you are going up mountain roads, consider these rentals, but reserve ahead. Snow tires will be on all other rental vehicles in the winter here. Leave a Comment Phone: (719) 444-7597 Gold Hill StationOther Contact: (719) 444-7270 Sand Hills Statio
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Colorado Springs has a very low crime rate. Really, the entire place is rather safe except for the southeast side which sometimes has some problems, occasionally. Leave a Comment
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Dont littler, be profane or do anything questionable passing through El Paso or Douglas Counties you might get arrested and sent to the jailhouse.
The police are very strict (like Denver) and the people call them alot here Leave a Comment
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Unfortuantly a lot of the people here don't know how to drive in the snow. There are a lot of accidents when there is only a couple of inches on the ground. They are quite frequently caused by people who think that their SUVs are designed to be driven at high speed in any conditions. Leave a Comment
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Colorado Springs seemed, upon my first visit here, a magical place. And it is. It is also a city, with crime. I don't think the crime rate is all that bad here, but there is still a night-long flight by what I think is a police helicopter, every night, searching for bad guys. So, either the cops here do a really good job, or crime isn't that big a problem. One thing I will say about crime, is that there seem to be a lot of homeless people here. Either they are just more visible, or I need to spend more time in cities. They might ask for some money, and leave it at that, but there have been a few incidents where they have attacked people, even in broad daylight, on a public path (Monument Creek Trail). That's few and far between. Leave a Comment
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Not that anyone really would, but swimming in Monument Creek, basically a sewage dump is not a good idea. It's fairly shallow anyway. Leave a Comment
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When driving around the city, watch out for school zones. The speed limit is 25 mph in these areas, and you really don't want to exceed that, if not for the kids' safety, than for the fact that the cops love these areas, because not only are you breaking the speed limit, but it's in a school zone, so they probably get to give you a bigger ticket. Anyway, seriously, go slow in these areas.
Other than that, I haven't seen too many undercover cars. I haven't driven that much there either, so I'm sure they exist. They do, however, have a huge mosquito of a helicopter which buzzes annoyingly about the city. The few police I've come in contact with were nice, decent guys. Leave a Comment
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Wind - On a subsequent trip to Colorado Spring the wind on I-25 between Denver and Color. Springs was very strong such as to cause a major car accident in front of me. Leave a Comment
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My friend and I went to this waterfall and there wasn't much too it. You could go hiking once you get up this death trap on a pipe. You basically scale up the falls, wobbling as you go. I'm not afraid of heights, but this scared me. I thought the thing was going to fall down. There isn't much to this and its not worth the $7 or $8 that it cost to get in. Leave a Comment Website: falls@pcisys.net
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If your car is not used to the high altitude, make sure you have the right raditor cap on. Trust me, it can make a difference on how your car runs. Leave a Comment
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