(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.
(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).
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-061), ch. 30, p. 101, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: 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.