Denver |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 54. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS |
Article VI. OPERATION OF VEHICLES |
Division 2. SPEED |
§ 54-160. Impeding traffic.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle or to stop a vehicle in a traffic lane or roadway so as to impede or block the flow of traffic or create an actual or potential hazard. No person shall operate a vehicle at a speed less than a posted minimum speed limit, except when such speed is necessary to be in compliance with this chapter. Where minimum speed limits are not posted, a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour or more under the unposted or posted speed limit shall be prima facie evidence of being an impediment to the flow of traffic or a potential hazard to others.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of [subsections] 54-160(a) and 54-70(g), taxis may stop for up to ninety (90) seconds in a traffic lane to pick up or drop off a fare, provided the stop is made in the traffic lane nearest the curb from which the fare embarks or disembarks and further provided an amber flashing light is visibly displayed to the rear during the stop. Reasonable accommodations shall be made as to time for the embarkation and disembarkation of persons with disabilities.
(Code 1950, § 511.3-3; Ord. No. 326-87, 6-22-87; Ord. No. 325-07, § 1, 7-9-07)
State law reference
Minimum speed regulation, C.R.S. 1973, 42-4-1003.