Section 42-4-1402.5 - Vulnerable road user - prohibition - violations and penalties - definition(1)Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "vulnerable road user" means: (b) A person engaged in work upon a roadway or upon utility facilities along a roadway;(c) A person providing emergency services within a right-of-way;(d) A peace officer who is outside a motor vehicle and performing the peace officer's duties in a right-of-way;(e) A person riding or leading an animal; or(f) A person lawfully using any of the following on a public right-of-way, crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway: (I) A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, tricycle, or other pedal-powered vehicle;(II) A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use;(IX) An off-highway vehicle;(X) An animal-drawn, wheeled vehicle;(XIII) An electric personal assistive mobility device;(XVI) A nonmotorized pull wagon; or(2)Prohibition. A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of section 42-4-1402 and whose actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as defined in section 42-4-1601 (4)(b), to a vulnerable road user commits infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user.(3)Violations and penalties.(a) Infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user is a class 1 traffic misdemeanor.(b) In addition to the penalties imposed in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(c) of this section, the court may order the violator to: (I) Attend a driver improvement course in accordance with section 42-4-1717; and(II) Perform useful public service for a number of hours, which must not exceed three hundred twenty hours, to be determined by the court in accordance with section 18-1.3-507.(c) In addition to the penalties imposed in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section, a person who is convicted of violating this section is subject to: (I) License suspension in accordance with section 42-2-127; and(II) An order of restitution under part 6 of article 1.3 of title 18.Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 24, eff. 1/1/2023.Added by 2019 Ch. 331, § 2, eff. 5/29/2019.L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-175), ch. 3070, p. 3070, § 2, effective May 29.Section 5 of chapter 331 (SB 19-175), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after May 29, 2019.
2022 Ch. 361, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).