Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-702 (2026)

Vehicle turning left

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The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2346, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-602 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-702 was relocated to § 42-4-802.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: People ex rel. T.S., 781 P.2d 130 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989).

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People ex rel. T.S., 781 P.2d 130 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Mother also contends that the trial court erred in admitting various police records relating to her arrest for violation of § 42-4-702, C.R.S. (1984 Repl.Vol. 17) and § 42-4-105, C.”

Carter v. Monger (D. Colo. 2022). “Plaintiff alleges that she sustained injuries, damages, and losses as a result of the accident and raises three claims for relief: (1) negligence; (2) negligence per se, in violation of Colorado Revised Statute § 42-4-1402; and (3) negligence per se, in violation of Colorado…”

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