New Year's Day 1916 was rough for Colorado residents looking for a little hair of the dog. On that Saturday, the state stopped all liquor sales, predating Prohibition by 4 years. Today, Colorado once again leads the nation in its attitude toward alcohol — but now the mandate seems to be "drink till you drop."
In our second ranking of urban inebriation, Aurora comes in 82nd, Colorado Springs finishes 98th, and, once again, Denver is Most Dangerously Drunk. We looked at annual death rates due to alcoholic liver disease, as well as who's headed there by regularly downing five or more drinks in a sitting (CDC). Next, we factored in drunk-driving arrests (FBI) and the percentage of fatal accidents involving intoxicated motorists (U.S. Department of Transportation). Then, after tallying the MADD report card of state efforts to cut down on excessive drinking, we had our ranking and, for the state of Colorado, an invitation to AA.
The Men's Health article ranks the cities from most dangerously drunk to least dangerously drunk.
While Fort Collins isn't specifically mentioned - the implications (between Cheyenne + Denver) are there. Or, maybe we really did skirt the dubious honor. After all, the Allstate America's Best Driver's Report ranks Fort Collins #2 in the nation for safest drivers and 24.0% less likely to have a collision compared to the national average (13.2 avg. years between collisions) for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
So, maybe we just drink more micro-brew than anyone else on the planet but going to bed at 10pm is paying off!
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