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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-617 - Steep downhill grade zones - increase in penalties and surcharges for speeding violations - definitions

(1)
The department may designate a steep downhill grade zone in any area of any state highway where the downhill grade is five percent or greater and where the department determines there are safety concerns related to commercial motor vehicles exceeding the posted speed limits.
(2)
The department shall erect, where applicable, signs consistent with subsection (3) of this section notifying drivers of each area of the state highways that the department has designated as a steep downhill grade zone.
(3)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "steep downhill grade zone" means an area of a state highway that:
(a)
Begins at a sign that:
(I)
Conforms to the state traffic control manual;
(II)
Was erected by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;
(III)
Indicates that a driver is about to enter a steep downhill grade zone; and
(IV)
Notifies commercial motor vehicle drivers that increased penalties and surcharges are in effect and assessed for speeding in the zone; and
(b)
Extends to:
(I)
A sign that:
(A)
Conforms to the state traffic control manual;
(B)
Was erected by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; and
(C)
Indicates that a driver is at the end of the steep downhill grade zone; or
(II)
If no sign exists that complies with subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section, a distance:
(A)
As indicated on the sign described in subsection (3)(a) of this section; or
(B)
Of one-half of a mile beyond the sign described in subsection (3)(a) of this section; and
(c)
Is designated as a steep downhill grade zone by the department of transportation pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(4)
A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who commits a speeding violation in a steep downhill grade zone is subject to the increased penalties and surcharges imposed under section
42-4-1701 (4)
(d.7).
(5)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as set forth in section
42-2-402 (4)
.
(b)
"Department" means the department of transportation created in section
43-1-103
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 382,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2024.
2023 Ch. 382, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-618 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Glenwood Canyon - increase in penalties and surcharges for speeding violations - definitions

(1)
The department may determine that there are safety concerns in Glenwood Canyon on interstate 70 eastbound between milepost 116.0 and milepost 131.0 and westbound between milepost 118.5 and milepost 131.0 related to commercial motor vehicles exceeding the posted speed limits.
(2)
The department shall erect, where applicable, signs notifying drivers of each area of the state highways that the department has designated as a heightened speed limit enforcement zone.
(3)
a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who commits a speeding violation in a heightened speed limit enforcement zone is subject to the increased penalties and surcharges imposed under section 42-4-1701 (4)(d.9); except that the increased penalties and surcharges do not apply when the driver commits the violation within a highway maintenance, repair, or construction zone and is already subject to an increased penalty and surcharge for the violation pursuant to section 42-4-614.
(4)
As used in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as set forth in section 42-2-402 (4).
(b)
"Department" means the department of transportation created in section 43-1-103.
(c)
"Heightened speed limit enforcement zone" means an area of a state highway that:
(I)
Begins and ends at a sign that:
(A)
Conforms to the state traffic control manual;
(B)
Indicates that a driver is about to enter or is at the end of a heightened speed limit enforcement zone; and
(C)
Notifies commercial motor vehicle drivers that increased penalties and surcharges are in effect and assessed for speeding in the zone; and
(II)
Is designated as a heightened speed limit enforcement zone by the department of transportation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 207,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 207, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-701 - Vehicles approaching or entering intersection

(1)
When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
(2)
The foregoing rule is modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in sections
42-4-702
to
42-4-704
.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2346, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-601 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-701 was relocated to §
42-4-801
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-702 - Vehicle turning left

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2346, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-602 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-702 was relocated to §
42-4-802
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-703 - Entering through highway - stop or yield intersection

(1)
The department of transportation and local authorities, within their respective jurisdictions, may erect and maintain stop signs, yield signs, or other official traffic control devices to designate through highways or to designate intersections or other roadway junctions at which vehicular traffic on one or more of the roadways is directed to yield or to stop and yield before entering the intersection or junction. In the case of state highways, such regulations shall be subject to the provisions of section
43-2-135 (1)(g)
, C.R.S.
(2)
Every sign erected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be a standard sign adopted by the department of transportation.
(3)
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways.
(4)
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, in obedience to such sign, shall slow to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways; except that, if a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2347, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-603 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-703 was relocated to §
42-4-803
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-704 - Vehicle entering roadway

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from any place other than another roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway to be entered or crossed. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2347, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-604 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-704 was relocated to §
42-4-804
.
For duty to yield when entering a roadway from a driveway or alley, see § 42-4-710 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-706 - Obedience to railroad signal

(1)
Any driver of a motor vehicle approaching a railroad crossing sign shall slow down to a speed that is reasonable and safe for the existing conditions. If required to stop for a traffic control device, flagperson, or safety before crossing the railroad grade crossing, the driver shall stop at the marked stop line, if any. If no marked stop line exists, the driver shall:
(a)
Stop not less than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of the railroad grade crossing and shall not proceed until the railroad grade can be crossed safely; or
(b)
If the driver would not have a reasonable view of approaching trains or on-track equipment when stopped in accordance with subsection (1)(a) of this section:
(I)
Stop before proceeding across the railroad grade crossing at the point nearest the crossing where the driver has a reasonable view of approaching trains or on-track equipment; and
(II)
Not proceed until the railroad grade can be crossed safely.
(2)
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed, nor shall any pedestrian pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 218, § 1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2348, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 955, § 14, effective May 25. L. 2021: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 21-1245), ch. 1151, p. 1151, § 1, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-606 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-706 was relocated to §
42-4-806
.
(2) Section 5(2) of chapter 218 (HB 21-1245), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after September 7, 2021.
2021 Ch. 218, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-708 - Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossing

(1)
No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, or roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.
(2)
Notice of any such intended crossing shall be given to a superintendent of such railroad and a reasonable time be given to such railroad to provide proper protection at such crossing.
(3)
Before making a crossing described in subsection (1) of this section, the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment:
(a)
Shall first stop the vehicle or equipment not less than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;
(b)
While stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, for on-track equipment, or for signals indicating the approach of a train or on-track equipment; and
(c)
Shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.
(4)
Before making a crossing described in subsection (1) of this section, the person moving or operating the vehicle or equipment shall ensure that no warning is being given, whether by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagperson or otherwise, of the immediate approach of a railroad train or on-track equipment.
(5)
Subsection (3) of this section does not apply at any railroad crossing where state or local road authorities within their respective jurisdictions have determined that trains or on-track equipment are not operating during certain periods or seasons of the year and have erected an official sign carrying the legend "exempt", which sign constitutes legally sufficient notice that the crossing is exempt from the stopping requirement in this section.
(6)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 218, § 3, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2350, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: (3), (4), and (5) amended, (HB 21-1245), ch. 1152, p. 1152, § 3, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-609 as it existed prior to 1994.
(2) Section 5(2) of chapter 218 (HB 21-1245), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after September 7, 2021.
2021 Ch. 218, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-709 - Stop when traffic obstructed

A driver shall not enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians, railroad trains, or railroad on-track equipment, notwithstanding the indication of a traffic control signal to proceed. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 218, § 4, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2350, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1245), ch. 1153, p. 1153, § 4, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-609.5 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-709 was relocated to §
42-4-808
.
(2) Section 5(2) of chapter 218 (HB 21-1245), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after September 7, 2021.
2021 Ch. 218, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-710 - Emerging from or entering alley, driveway, or building

(1)
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, building, parking lot, or other place, immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any such alleyway, driveway, or entranceway, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian upon or about to enter such sidewalk or sidewalk area extending across such alleyway, driveway, or entranceway, as may be necessary to avoid collision, and when entering the roadway shall comply with the provisions of section
42-4-704
.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle entering an alley, driveway, or entranceway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian within or about to enter the sidewalk or sidewalk area extending across such alleyway, driveway, or entranceway.
(3)
No person shall drive any vehicle other than a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or any other human-powered vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 390, § 58, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2351, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (3) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 1277, p. 1277, § 52, effective October 1. L. 2019: (3) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 3478, p. 3478, § 58, effective August 2.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-610 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-711 - Driving on mountain highways

(1)
The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near to the right-hand edge of the highway as reasonably possible and, except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway, shall give audible warning with the horn of such motor vehicle upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of two hundred feet along the highway.
(2)
On narrow mountain highways with turnouts having a grade of six percent or more, ascending vehicles shall have the right-of-way over descending vehicles, except where it is more practicable for the ascending vehicle to return to a turnout.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2351, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-611 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-712 - Driving in highway work area

(1)
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian engaged in work upon a highway within any highway construction or maintenance work area indicated by official traffic control devices.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized service vehicle engaged in work upon a highway whenever such vehicle displays flashing lights meeting the requirements of section
42-4-214
.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 70, § 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2351, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2014: (3) amended, (SB 14-060), ch. 70, p. 298, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-614 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-713 - Yielding right-of-way to transit buses - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Public mass transit operator" has the same meaning as in section
43-1-102(5)
, C.R.S.
(b)
"Transit bus" means a bus operated by a public mass transit operator.
(2)
Drivers of vehicles in the same lane of traffic and behind a transit bus shall yield the right-of-way to the bus if:
(a)
The driver of the transit bus, after stopping to allow passengers to board or exit, is signaling an intention to enter a traffic lane; and
(b)
A yield sign as described in subsection (3) of this section is displayed and illuminated on the back of the transit bus.
(3)
The yield sign referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section shall:
(a)
Warn a driver of a vehicle behind the transit bus that the driver is required to yield when the bus is entering a traffic lane; and
(b)
Be illuminated when the driver of the transit bus is attempting to enter a traffic lane.
(4)
This section does not require a public mass transit operator to install yield signs as described in subsection (3) of this section on transit buses operated by the public mass transit operator.
(5)
This section does not relieve a driver of a transit bus from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1027), ch. 79, p. 287, §1, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-714 - Bicyclist or other authorized user in bicycle lane

(1)
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a bicyclist or other authorized user of a bicycle lane in a bicycle lane.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
(b)
(I)
If a person violates subsection (1) of this section and the person's actions are the proximate cause of a crash, the person commits careless driving and shall be punished as described in section
42-4-1402(2)(a)
.
(II)
If a person violates subsection (1) of this section and the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to another person, the person commits careless driving and shall be punished as described in section
42-4-1402(2)(b)
.
Added by 2020 Ch. 30,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-061), ch. 101, p. 101, § 2, effective July 1.
Section 5 of chapter 30 (SB 20-061), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 7 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 42-4-701 — 42-4-715) › Section 42-4-715 - Yielding right-of-way in roundabouts - definitions

(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Large vehicle" means a truck, bus, emergency vehicle, or recreational vehicle that generally has a total length of more than thirty-five feet or a total width of more than ten feet.
(b)
"Roundabout" means a circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.
(2)
(a)
When entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout, a person driving a vehicle shall:
(I)
Yield the right-of-way to the driver of a large vehicle that is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout at the same time or so closely as to present an immediate hazard; and
(II)
Slow down or yield to the other vehicle as required by subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section.
(b)
This subsection (2) does not require a person who is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout to yield the right-of-way to the driver of a large vehicle that is approaching, but has not yet entered, the roundabout.
(c)
This subsection (2) does not require a person who is driving a vehicle that is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout to yield the right-of-way to a large vehicle that is driving behind the person's vehicle and allow the large vehicle to pass the person's vehicle.
(3)
If two vehicles that are large vehicles enter, exit, or drive in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout at the same time or so closely as to present an immediate hazard, the driver on the right shall yield the right-of-way to the driver on the left and shall slow down or yield to the driver on the left.
(4)
A person who violates this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Added by 2023 Ch. 31, § 1, eff. 10/1/2023.
2023 Ch. 31, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-801 - Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and traffic regulations

(1)
A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device specifically applicable to the pedestrian, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2)
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian-control signals as provided in sections
42-4-604
and
42-4-802 (5)
.
(3)
At all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this title.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2352, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-701 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-801 was relocated to §
42-4-901
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-803 - Crossing at other than crosswalks

(1)
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(2)
Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(3)
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
(4)
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2353, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-703 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-803 was relocated to §
42-4-903
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-804 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2354, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 564, § 29, effective April 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-806 - Driving through safety zone prohibited

No vehicle at any time shall be driven through or within a safety zone. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2355, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-706 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-807 - Drivers to exercise due care

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2355, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-707 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 8 - PEDESTRIANS (§§ 42-4-801 — 42-4-808) › Section 42-4-808 - Drivers and pedestrians, other than persons in wheelchairs, to yield to individuals with disabilities

(1)
Any pedestrian, other than a person in a wheelchair, or any driver of a vehicle who approaches an individual who has an obviously apparent disability shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as are necessary to avoid an accident or injury to said individual. A disability shall be deemed to be obviously apparent if, by way of example and without limitation, the individual is using a mobility device, is assisted by a service animal, as defined in section
24-34-301
, C.R.S., is being assisted by another person, or is walking with an obvious physical impairment. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic offense.
(2)
The department has no authority to assess any points under section
42-2-127
to any pedestrian who is convicted of a violation of subsection (1) of this section.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 250, § 26, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2355, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 325, § 5, effective August 7. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-118), ch. 250, p. 987, § 26, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-709 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 9 - TURNING - STOPPING (§§ 42-4-901 — 42-4-903) › Section 42-4-901 - Required position and method of turning

(1)
The driver of a motor vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:
(a)
Right turns.
Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b)
Left turns.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.
(c)
Two-way left-turn lanes.
Where a special lane for making left turns by drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been indicated by official traffic control devices in the manner prescribed in the state traffic control manual, a left turn shall not be made from any other lane, and a vehicle shall not be driven in said special lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into the roadway or when preparing for or making a U-turn when otherwise permitted by law.
(2)
The department of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic control devices to be placed and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by turning vehicles, and, when such devices are so placed, no driver shall turn a vehicle other than as directed and required by such devices. In the case of streets which are a part of the state highway system, the local regulation shall be subject to the approval of the department of transportation as provided in section
43-2-135 (1)(g)
, C.R.S.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2356, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-801 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-901 was relocated to §
42-4-1001
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 9 - TURNING - STOPPING (§§ 42-4-901 — 42-4-903) › Section 42-4-902 - Limitations on turning around

(1)
No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within such distance as is necessary to avoid interfering with or endangering approaching traffic.
(2)
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle at an intersection or any other location so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with or endangering other traffic.
(3)
Local and state authorities, within their respective jurisdictions, subject to the provisions of section
43-2-135 (1)(g)
, C.R.S., in the case of streets which are state highways, may erect "U-turn" prohibition or restriction signs at intersections or other locations where such movements are deemed to be hazardous, and, whenever official signs are so erected, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions thereof.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2356, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-802 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-902 was relocated to §
42-4-1002
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 9 - TURNING - STOPPING (§§ 42-4-901 — 42-4-903) › Section 42-4-903 - Turning movements and required signals

(1)
No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in section
42-4-901
, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in sections
42-4-608
and
42-4-609
.
(2)
A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning in urban or metropolitan areas and shall be given continuously for at least two hundred feet on all four-lane highways and other highways where the prima facie or posted speed limit is more than forty miles per hour. Such signals shall be given regardless of existing weather conditions.
(3)
No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in sections
42-4-608
and
42-4-609
to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
(4)
The signals provided for in section
42-4-608 (2)
shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2357, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-803 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-903 was relocated to §
42-4-1003
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1001 - Drive on right side - exceptions

(1)
Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
(a)
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;
(b)
When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; but any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
(c)
Upon a roadway divided into three lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or
(d)
Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic as indicated by official traffic control devices.
(2)
Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(3)
Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes or except as permitted under subsection (1)(b) of this section. However, this subsection (3) does not prohibit the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway when such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with, impeding, or endangering other traffic lawfully using the highway.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2357, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-901 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1001 was relocated to §
42-4-1101
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1002 - Passing oncoming vehicles

(1)
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and, upon roadways having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
(2)
A driver shall not pass a bicyclist moving in the same direction and in the same lane when there is oncoming traffic unless the driver can simultaneously:
(a)
Allow oncoming vehicles at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway in accordance with subsection (1) of this section; and
(b)
Allow the bicyclist at least a three-foot separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other projections, and the left side of the bicyclist at all times.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2358, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -148), ch. 239, p. 1087, § 1, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-902 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1002 was relocated to §
42-4-1102
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1003 - Overtaking a vehicle on the left

(1)
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this section and sections
42-4-1004
to
42-4-1008
:
(a)
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
(b)
The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall allow the bicyclist at least a three-foot separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other projections, and the left side of the bicyclist at all times.
(c)
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of the driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2358, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09 -148), ch. 239, p. 1088, § 2, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-903 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1003 was relocated to §
42-4-1103
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1004 - When overtaking on the right is permitted

(1)
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(a)
When the vehicle overtaken is making or giving indication of making a left turn;
(b)
Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles and marked for two or more lanes of moving vehicles in each direction; or
(c)
Upon a one-way street or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement where the roadway is free from obstructions and marked for two or more lanes of moving vehicles.
(1.5)
The driver of a motor vehicle upon a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes, when overtaking a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction and riding on the left-hand side of the road, shall allow the bicyclist at least a three-foot separation between the left side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other projections, and the right side of the bicyclist at all times.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2359, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1.5) added, (SB 09 -148), ch. 239, p. 1088, § 3, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-904 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1004 was relocated to §
42-4-1104
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1006 - One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands

(1)
Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices.
(2)
A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
(3)
The department of transportation and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices. In the case of streets which are a part of the state highway system, the regulation shall be subject to the approval of the department of transportation pursuant to section
43-2-135 (1)(g)
, C.R.S.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2360, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-906 as it existed prior to 1994.