Driving around/thru Denver is a freaking death trap.
I hate driving through Denver. There was NO street planning in this town whatsover. Of course it's really several cities that overlap one another but you can't get on a North-South street and expect it to go very far before it deadends into something else. There are no easy ways to get from point A to point B without getting funneled to a high volume freeway.
No kidding! Deathtrap is almost an understatement. Everyone wants to drive 80mph while maintaing 2 feet of space between cars, because they’re afraid someone might sneak in front of them if they utilized a safe distance formula.
And then, the trip between Fort Collins in denver is hirrid. It’s 2 lane that opens to 4 lane, then closes back to 2 lane thru the city...still running 80mph.
That speed is NOT an exaggeration. And if that’s not enough, cars in the southbound lane slow down to a 10mph crawl for an accident in the northbound lane. It’s crazy!
There are almost always 4-5 accidents on either lane or both every day at rush hour.
If you aren’t super familiar with the area, the road signs aren’t much help. They’re unclear and confusing.
I70 isn’t as bad in terms of signs. 470 is helpful but tje toll to take that 17 mile stretch around the city is unforgiving. It’s over 30 bux and who can afford that twice a day if you have to commute daily?
Something has to change and if a stacked spaghetti bowl of highways is what it takes, then do it because the current mess is very unsafe, expensive and time consuming. As long as it doesn’t involve tolls.