§ 42-4-1205 — Parking at curb or edge of roadway

Colorado § 42-4-1205

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

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(1) Except as otherwise
provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway
shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within
twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of
the right-hand shoulder.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the
curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its
right-hand wheels within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as
practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder or with its left-hand wheels
within twelve inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge
of the left-hand shoulder.

(3) Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway;
except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any state highway unless the
department of transportation has determined by resolution or order entered in its
minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without
interfering with the free movement of traffic.

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

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2372, � 1, effective January 1, 1995.