Car crashes are still the leading cause of death for Colorado teenagers.
As students return to school, the Colorado Department of Transportation urges teens to buckle up with a Beware of the Beltless campaign. The number of Colorado drivers from age 15 to 20 involved in fatal crashes increased 28 percent between 2009 and 2014.
Adult seat belt use is also directly related to children’s use. Nationally, 94 percent of children used seat belts when adult drivers did, but only 30 percent used them when adult drivers failed to buckle up.
Learn more about Beware of the Beltless at https://www.codot.gov/safety/seatbelts-carseats/year-of-the-seat-belt.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office is reducing hazardous fuels as part of the Summit Fuels Management Project over the next few weeks as conditions allow.
The project, located eight miles southeast of Dolores, is designed to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic fires, reduce wildfire risk to nearby communities, improve forage for big game and restore and maintain ecosystem health.
Residents can visit Firewise of Southwest Colorado at www.southwestcoloradofires.org for more information on community wildfire preparation.
Herald Staff
