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CITY CODE of COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS
CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCE
CHAPTER 2 BUSINESS LICENSING, LIQUOR REGULATION AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 3 PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 4 PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 5 ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 6 NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY/COMMUNITY HEALTH
CHAPTER 7 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC)
CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER 10 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE 1 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE 2 RIGHT OF WAY
ARTICLE 3 THROUGH, STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
ARTICLE 4 SPECIAL STOPS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS, DRIVEWAYS
ARTICLE 5 SPEED REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 6 RECKLESS DRIVING AND CARELESS DRIVING
ARTICLE 7 STARTING AND TURNING, SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND TURNING
ARTICLE 8 DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY, OVERTAKING, FOLLOWING
ARTICLE 9 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS; ROADWAYS LANED FOR TRAFFIC
ARTICLE 10 DRIVING ON DIVIDED STREETS, CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS
ARTICLE 11 METHOD OF PARKING
ARTICLE 12 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 13 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING REGULATIONS - SIGN REQUIRED1
ARTICLE 14 STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
ARTICLE 15 PARKING METER REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 16 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND STRUCTURES
ARTICLE 17 OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
ARTICLE 18 PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES, DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE
ARTICLE 19 OPERATION OF BICYCLES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, AND OTHER HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES1
ARTICLE 20 REGULATING THE KINDS AND CLASSES OF TRAFFIC
ARTICLE 21 TRUCK ROUTES
ARTICLE 22 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION
ARTICLE 23 MISCELLANEOUS RULES OF THE ROAD
ARTICLE 24 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 25 REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
ARTICLE 26 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONTROLS
ARTICLE 27 PARK TRAFFIC OFFENSES
ARTICLE 28 COMPULSORY INSURANCE
ARTICLE 29 VEHICULAR PUBLIC NUISANCES
CHAPTER 11 MUNICIPAL COURT1
CHAPTER 12 UTILITIES
CHAPTER 13 MHS ENTERPRISE1
CHAPTER 14 MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES
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10.4.105: DRIVING UPON OR ALONG RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle along or upon any railroad right of way except at the intersections of public streets or highways in the rights of way.
   B.   The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to Federal, State or City motor vehicles, nor shall those provisions apply to railroad motor vehicles or to persons operating motor vehicles upon the rights of way with the permission of the railroad. (1968 Code §6-4-5; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)
10.4.106: EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING ALLEY, DRIVEWAY OR BUILDING:
   A.   The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into a sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian or vehicle as may be necessary to avoid collision, and prior to entering the street or highway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the intersecting street or highway.
   B.   The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a street or highway from a private road or driveway, when not required by subsection A of this section to stop, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian or vehicle as may be necessary to avoid collision, and shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the intersecting street or highway.
   C.   The driver of a vehicle entering an alley or driveway shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian within or about to enter the sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway. (1968 Code §6-4-6; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)
10.4.107: STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES:
   A.   The driver of a vehicle on any street or highway, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which is stopped, shall stop the vehicle before reaching the bus if there is in operation on the school bus visual signal lights as specified in section 10.22.202 of this chapter, and the driver shall not proceed until the visual flashing lights are no longer being actuated.
   B.   The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway. For the purposes of this section, "Highway With Separate Roadways" means a highway that is divided into two (2) or more roadways by a depressed, raised, or painted median or other intervening space serving as a clearly indicated dividing section or island.
   C.   The driver of any school bus shall stop as far as possible to the right of the street or highway before discharging or loading passengers and shall not stop at any place where the visibility is obscured for a distance of two hundred feet (200') in either direction. (1968 Code §6-4-7; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 88-151; Ord. 01-42)
10.4.108: STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED:
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control indication to proceed. (1968 Code §6-4-8; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)