FAQs • City and County of Broomfield, CO • CivicEngage

Can Wheelchairs travel on public roadways?: YES. Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-805(1) and Model Traffic Code 805(1) state in part:
Pedestrians walking or traveling in a wheelchair along and upon highways where sidewalks are not provided shall walk or travel only on a road shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor road shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking or traveling in a wheelchair along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway and, in the case of a two-way roadway, shall walk or travel only on the left side of the roadway facing traffic that may approach from the opposite direction.

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Police - Wheelchairs

1. Can Wheelchairs travel on public roadways?: YES. Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-805(1) and Model Traffic Code 805(1) state in part:
Pedestrians walking or traveling in a wheelchair along and upon highways where sidewalks are not provided shall walk or travel only on a road shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor road shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking or traveling in a wheelchair along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway and, in the case of a two-way roadway, shall walk or travel only on the left side of the roadway facing traffic that may approach from the opposite direction.

2. Are there any locations where Wheelchair travel is prohibited?: NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-030, Exceptions, allows Wheelchairs, whether motorized or not, to travel in all areas where other motorized devices or vehicles are prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: publicly or privately owned parks, ball fields, recreational areas, bike trails, horse trails, lake areas, easements, sidewalk, or other areas dedicated to or commonly used for pedestrian or bicycle traffic.