HOUSE BILL 23-1014
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Boesenecker, Lindsay, Duran, Jodeh, Lindstedt,
Michaelson Jenet, Amabile, English, Froelich;
also SENATOR(S) Winter F. and Hinrichsen, Sullivan
.
C
ONCERNING YIELDING TO LARGER VEHICLES IN ROUNDABOUTS .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-4-715 as
follows:
42-4-715. Yielding right-of-way in roundabouts - definitions.
(1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION:
(a) "L
ARGE 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) "R
OUNDABOUT" MEANS A CIRCULAR INTERSECTION OR JUNCTION
IN WHICH ROAD TRAFFIC FLOWS ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY IN ONE DIRECTION
AROUND A CENTRAL ISLAND
.
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. (2) (a) WHEN ENTERING, EXITING, OR DRIVING IN THE CIRCULATORY
LANES IN A ROUNDABOUT
, A PERSON DRIVING A VEHICLE SHALL:
(I) Y
IELD 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) T
HIS 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) T
HIS 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) I
F 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.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1701, amend
(4)(a)(I)(H) as follows:
42-4-1701. Traffic offenses and infractions classified - penalties
- penalty and surcharge schedule - repeal. (4) (a) (I) Except as provided
in subsection (5)(c) of this section, every person who is convicted of, who
admits liability for, or against whom a judgment is entered for a violation
of this title 42 to which subsection (5)(a) or (5)(b) of this section applies
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sections 24-4.1-119 (1)(f) and 24-4.2-104 (1)(b)(I), in accordance with the
penalty and surcharge schedule set forth in subsections (4)(a)(I)(A) to
(4)(a)(I)(S) of this section; or, if no penalty or surcharge is specified in the
schedule, the penalty for class A and class B traffic infractions is fifteen
dollars, and the surcharge is four dollars. These penalties and surcharges
apply whether the defendant acknowledges the defendant's guilt or liability
in accordance with the procedure set forth by subsection (5)(a) of this
section, is found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or has
judgment entered against the defendant by a county court magistrate.
Penalties and surcharges for violating specific sections are as follows:
Section Violated Penalty Surcharge
(H) Rights-of-way violations:
42-4-701 $ 70.00 $ 10.00
42-4-702 70.00 10.00
42-4-703 70.00 10.00
42-4-704 70.00 10.00
42-4-705 70.00 16.00
42-4-706 70.00 10.00
42-4-707 70.00 10.00
42-4-708 35.00 10.00
42-4-709 70.00 10.00
42-4-710 70.00 10.00
42-4-711 100.00 10.00
42-4-712 70.00 10.00
42-4-714 70.00 10.00
42-4-715 70.00 11.00
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date -
applicability. (1) This act takes effect October 1, 2023; except that, if a
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the
act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people
at the general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will
take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the
governor.
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 23-1014 (2) This act applies to offenses committed on or after the applicable
effective date of this act.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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