EL PASO/DOUGLAS COUNTY LINE, Colo. (KRDO) — When the express lanes opened in the Interstate 25 “Gap” between Monument and Castle Rock in December 2021, the major concern was drivers illegally weaving in and out of the lanes by crossing the double-white-line boundary.
Recently, however, that concern has apparently been replaced by tailgaters — drivers following too closely.
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) admits that Gap tailgating is “a problem,” but doesn’t have statistics to show how often it happens.
Trooper Gabriel Moltrer of the CSP said that most tailgating happens with drivers who are in a hurry, and that when troopers see it happening, they stop offenders, try to educate them, and then cite them.
But what if the driver being tailgated is at fault for driving too slowly?
“If you are behind a vehicle and you believe it is going too slow, you do have to understand what the speed limit is in that area,” Moltrer explained. “If it is 75 mph and that vehicle may be going 70 to 75, they’re still going a reasonable speed through that area — especially if there is traffic in the normal lanes of travel.”…