§ 42-4-1106 — Minimum speed in left lane - interstate 70

Colorado § 42-4-1106

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

Text

(1) Where the
average grade is six percent or more uphill for at least one mile, no person shall
operate a motor vehicle in the far left lane of traffic of interstate 70 at a speed of
less than the lower of ten miles per hour below the speed limit or the minimum
speed set by the department of transportation, except if:

(a) Necessary to obey traffic control devices;

(b) Necessary to exit or enter interstate 70;

(c) Weather or traffic conditions require speeds slower than the speed limit
necessary under section 42-4-1101; or

(d) Necessary because of a lane closure or blockage.

(2) The department of transportation shall post signs giving the public notice
of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-196), ch. 333, p. 1534, � 2, effective July 1.