Cops Know You’re Not Skipping Thanksgiving

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), along with Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and other local police divisions, has ramped up DUI enforcement this week due to the increase in travel for Thanksgiving festivities.

Apparently the cops know you’re not going to stay home for Thanksgiving.

Shoshana Lew, executive director of CDOT, reminded Coloradoans that they are supposed to limit social gatherings over the holidays, and that we are required to only interact with people from our households. Yet police apparently think the chance of this happening is about the same as the chance that people will wear masks at home (slim to none).

Likewise, the Heat is On campaign will be repeated in mid-December and around New Year’s, where residents are expected to similarly ignore the state’s advice on not gathering with loved ones.

We’ve reached out to CDOT to find out how breathalyzers will be administered to motorists while maintaining proper social distancing, or if the suspect can blow through their mask or not, but have yet to receive a response. It’s possible that not remembering to put on a mask while driving might signal inebriation and trigger a traffic stop, but this remains to be seen. Probably best to stay home so you won’t have to find out.