§ 42-4-201 — Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation

Colorado § 42-4-201

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 42: Vehicles and
• Art.: Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front
seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver
to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over
the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(2) No person shall knowingly drive a vehicle while any passenger therein is
riding in any manner which endangers the safety of such passenger or others.

(3) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a video display
visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion. This subsection (3) does not
prohibit the usage of a computer, data terminal, or safety equipment in a motor
vehicle so long as the computer, data terminal, or safety equipment is not used to
display visual entertainment, including internet browsing, social media, and e-mail,
to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion.

(4) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless the driver's vision
through any required glass equipment is normal and unobstructed.

(5) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to create a hazard
for such passenger or others, or to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the
sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the
vehicle; nor shall the driver of a vehicle permit any passenger therein to ride in such
manner.

(6) No person shall hang on or otherwise attach himself or herself to the
outside, top, hood, or fenders of any vehicle, or to any other portion thereof, other
than the specific enclosed portion of such vehicle intended for passengers or while
in a sitting position in the cargo area of a vehicle if such area is fully or partially
enclosed on all four sides, while the same is in motion; nor shall the operator
knowingly permit any person to hang on or otherwise attach himself or herself to
the outside, top, hood, or fenders of any vehicle, or any other portion thereof, other
than the specific enclosed portion of such vehicle intended for passengers or while
in a sitting position in the cargo area of a vehicle if such area is fully or partially
enclosed on all four sides, while the same is in motion. This subsection (6) shall not
apply to parades, caravans, or exhibitions which are officially authorized or
otherwise permitted by law.

(7) The provisions of subsection (6) of this section shall not apply to a vehicle
owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
or to a vehicle owned by the state of Colorado or any of its political subdivisions, or
to a privately owned vehicle when operating in a governmental capacity under
contract with or permit from any governmental subdivision or under permit issued
by the public utilities commission of the state of Colorado, when in the performance
of their duties persons are required to stand or sit on the exterior of the vehicle and
said vehicle is equipped with adequate handrails and safeguards.

(8) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A
traffic infraction.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2238, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2012: (3) amended, (SB 12-092), ch. 111, p. 387, � 1, effective July 1.