This bill was approved unanimously this afternoon by the Senate Finance Committee and would increase the penalty on a driver’s license from 4 points to 12 points and a year-long suspension, with certain exceptions, for a motorist who causes “serious bodily injury” to such “vulnerable” road users as pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists.
http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_175_01.pdf
The bill now goes to the Appropriations Committee. It has already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Here’s the summary of the introduced bill:
The bill makes it a class 1 traffic misdemeanor when careless driving of a motor vehicle causes serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user. The bill allows the court to require the violator to attend a driver improvement course, and to require the violator to perform useful public service. The bill also subjects a violator to a restitution order and a license suspension of one year. However, the department of revenue shall consider whether to issue a restricted license to a person convicted of careless driving of a motor vehicle that causes serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user if the person is required to drive a motor vehicle to and from his or her place of employment or to perform duties within the course of his or her employment.
Dan
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