Protección para usuarios de la vía pública vulnerables

Explicación Simple

Un 'usuario vulnerable de la vía' es cualquier persona que camina, anda en bicicleta o trabaja cerca de la carretera. Si alguien que maneja un auto hiere gravemente a estas personas, puede enfrentar problemas legales serios.

Es como cuidar de un niño mientras juega en el parque; si alguien no está atento y lo hiere, será responsable de lo que suceda.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan va montando su bicicleta en la calle y un conductor distraído lo atropella. Si el accidente causa que Juan sufra lesiones graves, el conductor podría ser acusado de causar daño a un usuario vulnerable de la vía pública.

Penalidades

La ley establece que el conductor puede ser acusado de causar lesiones graves a un usuario vulnerable.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-1402.5 – Vulnerable road user (1) Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "vulnerable road user" means: (a) A pedestrian; (b) A person engaged in work upon a roadway or upon utility facilities along a roadway; (c) A person providing emergency services within a right-of-way; (d) A peace officer who is outside a motor vehicle and performing the peace officer’s duties in a right-of-way; (e) A person riding or leading an animal; or (f) A person lawfully using any of the following on a public right-of-way, crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway: (I) A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, tricycle, or other pedal-powered vehicle; (II) A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use; (III) A skateboard; (IV) Roller skates; (V) In-line skates; (VI) A scooter; (VII) A moped; (VIII) A motorcycle; (IX) An off-highway vehicle; (X) An animal-drawn, wheeled vehicle; (XI) Farm equipment; (XII) A sled; (XIII) An electric personal assistive mobility device; (XIV) A wheelchair; (XV) A baby stroller; (XVI) A nonmotorized pull wagon; or (XVII) An autocycle. (2) Prohibition. A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of section 42-4-1402 and whose actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as defined in section 42-4-1601 (4)(b), to a vulnerable road user commits infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user. (3) Violations and penalties.