Colorado Springs, CO Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Mid-block route rule
- Right angle to curb, or shortest line across
- Yield duty
- Pedestrian yields to vehicles outside crosswalk
- Between signals
- Marked crosswalk crossing required
- Diagonal crossing
- Only where signs/signals authorize it
- Maximum penalty
- $2,500 fine and/or 189 days jail
Summary
City Code § 10.18.103 requires a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk to take a route at right angles to the curb, the shortest line to the opposite curb, and § 10.18.104.A then makes that pedestrian yield the right of way to every vehicle on the roadway.
10.18.103: No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a crosswalk or except where angle crossing is authorized as provided in subsection 10.18.104D of this article. 10.18.104.A: Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
B applies the same yield duty where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing exists. Subsection C tightens the rule further between adjacent signalized intersections: pedestrians there may cross only in a marked crosswalk, with no unmarked-crosswalk option. D). 101 layers on a baseline duty to obey any traffic control device specifically directed at pedestrians. These provisions trace to the 1968 Code §§ 6-18-3 and 6-18-5, carried forward by Ordinances 75-86 and 01-42. C sets a lower ticket amount for the offense.
Violations & Fines
A CSPD officer can cite a pedestrian for crossing outside the right-angle/shortest-route rule of 10.18.103 or for failing to yield to traffic under 10.18.104.A when crossing mid-block. Most citations are handled as a payable fine under the Municipal Court's schedule; contested or repeat violations proceed to a court appearance where the general penalty of up to $2,500 and 189 days in jail applies.
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