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Careless Driving Definition

Careless Driving – Penalty, C.R.S. 42-4-1402

The Attorney’s Definition of Careless Driving in Colorado is:

(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, 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 or electrical assisted bicycle shall not be subject to the provisions of 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.

This is the definition courts and lawyers use in Adams County and Douglas County, Colorado, when people are charged with this misdemeanor traffic offense.

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