Date: 07/08/2015
Final
Discussion of Impeding Traffic Laws
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
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10:44 AM -- Discussion of Impeding Traffic Laws
Dave Hall, Legislative Liaison, CSP, came to the table to present to the committee on state laws surrounding impeding traffic. Mr. Hall said that current law adequately addresses vehicles impeding traffic, and that CSP would be concerned with drivers counting cars behind them if the law was changed to increase fines for impeding traffic. He responded to questions on the discretion that state patrol currently has for pulling over or issuing citations to drivers who impede traffic, whether strategies could be employed without the need for legislation or increasing fines, what statute currently dictates in regards to impeding traffic, how many times CSP pulled drivers over for impeding traffic in 2014, and how many citations were issued. The committee requested for CSP to provide data on CSP contacts with drivers who impede traffic.
Greg Fulton, President, CMCA, came to the table and discussed current impeding traffic laws in the state. He addressed the danger of drivers pulling off to the side of the road on some highways in the state and the need for more pull off points on Colorado's roads so that motorists can safely let traffic pass.