Colorado Code § 42-4-1402

Careless driving - penalty
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(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle,
bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and
imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of
the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A
person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is
not subject to section 42-2-127.
(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (2), any
person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to another, such
person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(c) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of death to another, such person
commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

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