Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 42, Vehicles and Traffic
C.R.S. Title 42 § 42-4-803: (3) A pedestrian shall not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and ride a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter, or walk or run into the path of a moving vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard
What this law says, in plain English
Pedestrians cannot suddenly enter a vehicle's path from a curb or safe area if the vehicle is close enough to create immediate danger. Drivers must not pass vehicles stopped at crosswalks. Pedestrians must follow Walk/Don't Walk signal indications; violations are Class A traffic infractions.
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