I-70 contingency
What should you plan for if I-70 disrupts a Denver mountain day trip?
Treat road disruption as a trip-design issue before choosing a transportation product.
DCC answer
Do not build a mountain day around a zero-margin return. The important questions are what the operator does when the corridor is disrupted, which later commitments are at risk, and whether the outing can be abandoned without creating a second transportation problem. Current road conditions and the service's published disruption policy should be checked close to departure.
What changes the decision
Check these before choosing.
- Road conditions
- Operator disruption policy
- Evening commitments
- Return margin
- Refund or cancellation terms
The tradeoffs
There usually is not one right answer.
The operator manages the driving, but you still need to understand the service's disruption policy.
You control the decision to turn around or change plans, but also carry all road responsibility.
Sometimes the best choice when road risk threatens a more important later commitment.
Ask yourself
Four questions before you spend money.
- 1.What happens if the road closes before departure?
- 2.What happens if the return is delayed?
- 3.Is there a hard evening deadline?
- 4.What do the current service terms say?
Stay in the research graph
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Check the service's current terms
If a fixed shuttle still makes sense, ShuttleYa should be the authoritative source for its current schedule and disruption policy.
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