I just spoke with Jerry Miller, who is in charge of placing the official roadside memorial signs on state highways in Colorado. These are the metal signs that
say things like, "Please drive safely," "Please ride safely," and "Don't drive drunk," and have a persons name underneath
them. He told me that they can be purchased for $100 by family member of those who have been killed on Colorado highways in a car accident. They may be placed
beside any roads other than interstates. The state maintains them for six years and after that removes them and gives them to the families.
When I asked Mr. Miller about the private memorials people make with wreathes, crosses, and other markers, he told me that the state regards these and trash, and leaves them up to the discretion of individual county authorities whether or not they will be removed. He said that the various counties have their own memorial sign-placement programs as well, and that as far as the privately-placed memorial markers, the counties may or may not decide to let them remain, although they are technically illegal.
All the more reason to get photos of as many markers as we can while they are still there.
When I asked Mr. Miller about the private memorials people make with wreathes, crosses, and other markers, he told me that the state regards these and trash, and leaves them up to the discretion of individual county authorities whether or not they will be removed. He said that the various counties have their own memorial sign-placement programs as well, and that as far as the privately-placed memorial markers, the counties may or may not decide to let them remain, although they are technically illegal.
All the more reason to get photos of as many markers as we can while they are still there.
