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Ordinance No. 21-23 amending Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as Amended, Pertaining to Motor Vehicles and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof
Presenter:
Amy Loft, Prosecution, City Attorney's Office
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Summary:
Updates to Chapter 10 of City Code will establish clear definitions for new types of mobility devices and clarify where different types of devices may operate. These changes also establish consistency between City Code and State statutes creating a consistent set of "rules of the road" for the operation of bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters and other Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPAMDs).
Background:
Revisions to Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic operate independently from any Council action regarding shared mobility devices. These updates realign City Code definitions consistent with State statute and provide for consistent traffic regulation and control of emergent technologies and requirements consistent with State statutes. While definitions and regulations of electric scooters are noteworthy, the new code provisions also include new definitions for bike infrastructure types, electrical assisted bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD), electric scooters, low-power electric scooters, and toy vehicles. Additional definitional provisions update current City Code provisions with amendments and additional that have occurred at the State level.
Chapter 10 updates also include revisions to language on the regulation of the use of city right-of-way to be consistent with the new, modified, and expanded definitions. Notable additions and changes are:
? Drivers of vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to the authorized users of bikes lanes
? No stopping, standing, or parking within a bike lane
? Exceptions to restrictions to no stopping, standing, or parking in specified places
? Revisions of the traffic ...
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