Denver DRMC §54 and the Vision Zero Action Plan govern bicycle lanes. Drivers must give bicyclists at least three feet when passing, may not stop or park in marked bike lanes, and must yield to cyclists in protected bikeways and intersections.
Denver Revised Municipal Code §54 (Vehicles & Traffic), with state Colorado Revised Statutes §42-4-1003 and §42-4-1412, governs bike-lane operation. Drivers must give bicyclists a minimum three-foot passing distance, may not drive, stop, stand, or park in any marked bike lane (delivery and emergency exceptions exist), and must yield when turning across a bike lane. Cyclists must ride with traffic, use lights at night, signal turns, and follow Safety Stop rules under Colorado's 2022 statewide law allowing yield-on-red and rolling-stop behavior at small intersections. Vision Zero Denver, adopted in 2017, targets zero traffic deaths and prioritizes protected bike lanes, neighborhood bikeways, and reduced speed limits. The Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) builds and maintains the network.
Stopping or parking in a bike lane is a $65 traffic ticket plus tow risk. Failing to give three feet when passing is a Class A traffic infraction up to $500 if injury results.
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