Denver traffic 13th worst in U.S.

[CareFreeAZ]

Originally Posted by pittnurse70

I actually think it's every ten years. Mine expires in 2012, at which point I will NOT be 65! I know I have renewed a few times since I moved here in 1980.

The age 65 deal was for Arizona. I have not moved to Colorado yet and should have clarified better that my current license is still in the state of Arizona.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by CareFreeAZ

The age 65 deal was for Arizona. I have not moved to Colorado yet and should have clarified better that my current license is still in the state of Arizona.

I was thinking that after I posted. Sorry for any confusion. I don't know all the rules here. You get one license at 16, I think another at 18, then a different one at 21, as I recall from my kids. The law has changed several times. My kids are only three years apart, and it changed between the two of them getting their licenses.

When I lived in Illinois, they randomly selected people in line to take the written test again when renewing. I had to do it once. I passed, thankfully. I think that is a good idea. Too many of us, myself included, just cruise along (no pun intended) and sometimes forget the finer points of the rules of the road, including some of the things hello-world mentioned, like how to accelerate, decelerate, use the lanes, etc.

[Winter01]

The only time I find the traffic to be really bad is when it snows (even a tiny bit). It has taken me over an hour to get from Castle Rock to the Tech Center in bad weather. Ordinarily it is about 20 - 30 minutes even at peak rush hour times...........this is nothing compared to when I lived in Southern CA. I think it is a matter of perspective and what you are used to. I really do not think the traffic is bad here at all and the completion of TREX and recent expansion of some of our major arteries has really helped a lot. The metro area actually seems very well planned out compared to a lot of major cities I have lived in our visited.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Winter01

The only time I find the traffic to be really bad is when it snows (even a tiny bit). It has taken me over an hour to get from Castle Rock to the Tech Center in bad weather. Ordinarily it is about 20 - 30 minutes even at peak rush hour times...........this is nothing compared to when I lived in Southern CA.

I fear what you are writing is true. Hopefully this next winter will be a little mellower than last winter.

Normally from my home near Monument to Schriever AFB is 50 minutes. On 12/21 during that killer blizzard - three hours to get home. Very frightening.

I think these snow delay minutes aren't that common. Even so, the minutes they waste several times per year are a lot less than the cumulative daily minutes wasted in SoCal traffic.