COLORADO: Authorities closed eastbound Interstate 70 approaching the Eisenhower Tunnel from Silverthorne for about three hours on Friday because of a bad accident involving as many as four motorcycles inside the tunnel. Few details are known about the wreck. State troopers said one of the motorcycles went down inside the tunnel, causing the others to topple as well. Troopers believe one of the motorcyclists was run over by a car or a truck following behind. Two bikers were transported to a medical facility. The other two bikers were not hurt, troopers said. Weather was not a factor because it occurred inside the tunnel.

I do not know about you but entering a tunnel is always a problem for me when I am riding my bike. Going from clear sunny blue sky with sunglasses on to the confines of a relatively dark corridor makes visibility poor at best. Usually there is little opportunity to stop on the highway and take off your sunglasses and the traffic is usually backed up because everyone slows entering the tunnel. For allof these reasons you have to be extremely careful when entering tunnels.