Lyft Grant Results: Colorado
The Colorado Department of Transportation was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent impaired driving during the 2020 holiday season.
Colorado
GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Colorado. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Colorado
Motorcycle Helmet Required?
Helmets required for all riders and passengers under 18. Universal helmet law repealed 1977.
Colorado
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle
10 years
Colorado
Provisions for Mature Drivers
80 and older: electronic renewal requires passage of vision exam within the prior 6 months
Colorado
DUID Zero Tolerance or Per se Laws for Some Drugs
Permissible inference law >0 for THC
Colorado
Marijuana Possession and Use
Decriminalized and legal for recreational and medical use
Colorado
Marijuana Impaired Driving
Permissible inference for THC (5 ng)
Colorado
Rural Interstates: Cars (MPH)
75
Colorado
Rural Interstates: Trucks (MPH)
75
Colorado
Urban Interstates: Cars (MPH)
65
Colorado
Urban Interstates: Trucks (MPH)
65
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Other Limited Access Roads: Cars (MPH)
65
Colorado
Other Limited Access Roads: Trucks (MPH)
65
Colorado
Repeat Offender Laws
No
Colorado
Increased penalty for high BAC
0.15
Colorado
Administrative license suspension on first offense
3 months
Colorado
Limited driving privileges during suspension
Yes
Colorado
Ignition Interlocks
Mandatory for high BAC (0.15 and above) and repeat convictions, highly incentivized for first convictions
Colorado
Open container laws
Yes
Colorado
Child Restraint Required
Under 2 yr and under 40 lbs in rear-facing child restraint
More than 40 lbs may ride forward-facing; 2-3 years and at least 20 pounds may ride in either a rear or forward-facing child restraint
4-8 years and at least 40 lbs in child restraint or booster (effective 01/01/25)
8 and younger must be in the rear seat if available (effective 01/01/25)
Colorado
Adult Safety Belt Permissible
9-17 yrs (effective 01/01/25)
Colorado
Full Privilege Minimum Age
17 years
Colorado
Learner Stage: Minimum Age (Years/Months)
15 with driver's ed 15 / 6 with driver awareness program 16 without driver's ed. or program
Colorado
Learner Stage: Minimum Duration (Months)
12
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Learner Stage: Supervised Driving Hours (Night Hours in Parenthesis)
50 (10)
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Intermediate Stage: Minimum Age (Years/Months)
16
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Intermediate Stage: Nighttime Driving Restriction
Midnight - 5 a.m. (secondary enforcement)
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Intermediate Stage: Passenger Restrictions (Except Family, Unless Noted)
First 6 months: no passengers Second 6 months: no more than one passenger (secondary enforcement)
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Who is Covered?
16 and over (primary law for under 18)
Colorado
In What Seat?
Front
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Type of Law
Secondary
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Hand-Held Ban?
Yes (effective January 1, 2025)
Colorado
All Cell Phone Ban? School Bus Drivers
No
Colorado
All Cell Phone Ban? Novice Drivers
Drivers under 18. Primary law.
Colorado
Text Messaging Ban?
All drivers. Primary law.
Colorado
Speed Cameras: State Law
Permitted by state law and city ordinance
Colorado
Speed Cameras: Where Permitted
School zones, residential neighborhoods, construction zones (only when construction is occurring), and streets that border a municipal park; police officer or government employee must be present at time of violation
Colorado
Red Light Cameras: State Law
Permitted by state law
Colorado
Red Light Cameras: Where Permitted
Statewide
Equity, Speeding, Automated Vehicles Top Agenda as National Highway Safety Conference Launches
The nation’s top highway safety leaders will convene at the Sheraton Denver Downtown for the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) Annual Meeting, Moving Mountains: Forging a New Traffic Safety Landscape, September 11-15.
Equity, Speeding, Automated Vehicles Top Agenda as National Highway Safety Conference Launches
The nation’s top highway safety leaders will convene at the Sheraton Denver Downtown for the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) Annual Meeting, Moving Mountains: Forging a New Traffic Safety Landscape, September 11-15.
The Pandemic Was the Bloodiest Year for Driving in Over a Decade
Road deaths jumped 7.2 percent in 2020 from the year before, hitting a 13-year high, even though people weren’t driving as much, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
States Ramp Up Traffic Safety Initiatives Ahead of Deadly Summer Travel Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2021
CONTACT: Adam Snider, 202-580-7930
202-365-8971 (after hours)
As traffic volumes rise, State Highway Safety Offices increase efforts to protect road users
States Ramp Up Traffic Safety Initiatives Ahead of Deadly Summer Travel Season
With more Americans returning to the road and millions expected to take summer road trips, GHSA is alerting motorists that State Highway Safety Offices and their partners are stepping up programs to make sure the nation’s roads are safe for everyone.
Drivers Won’t Stop Speeding, and Cities Are Trying New Tactics to Get Them to Slow Down
“I am literally somewhat terrified by what could happen on the roads in Minnesota, and really across the country, if we don’t get a handle on some of this really dangerous driving,” said Michael Hanson, director of Minnesota’s Office of Traffic Safety.
Lyft and GHSA Award Grants to Help States Offer Motorists an Alternative to Driving Impaired During the Holidays
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2020
Contact: Adrian Nicholas, 202-580-7934
After-Hours Contact: Pam Shadel Fischer, 980-619-2786
Lyft and GHSA Award Grants to Help States Offer Motorists an Alternative to Driving Impaired During the Holidays
GHSA and Lyft have awarded Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas nearly $100,000 in grants and Lyft ride credits to help prevent impaired driving this holiday season.
Colorado Click It or Ticket Reasons Road Trip Videos
This spring, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) went on a road trip to capture stories from Coloradans in Weld, Adams and El Paso counties, the counties with the highest number of unbuckled fatalities in 2017, about why they buckle.