FAQs • City and County of Broomfield, CO • CivicEngage

Can EPAMDs travel on public roadways?: YES. Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-117 gives EPAMD operators the same rights and duties as an operator of any other vehicle under this article. Unless prohibited under section 42-4-111(1)(cc), an EPAMD may be operated on a roadway in conformity with vehicle use. An EPAMD shall not be operated on a limited-access highway, on a bike or pedestrian path, or at a speed of greater than 12.5 miles per hour.
Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-221(1) et seq. addresses the various equipment requirements for EPAMDs to travel on public roadways.

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1. Can EPAMDs travel on public roadways?: YES. Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-117 gives EPAMD operators the same rights and duties as an operator of any other vehicle under this article. Unless prohibited under section 42-4-111(1)(cc), an EPAMD may be operated on a roadway in conformity with vehicle use. An EPAMD shall not be operated on a limited-access highway, on a bike or pedestrian path, or at a speed of greater than 12.5 miles per hour.
Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-221(1) et seq. addresses the various equipment requirements for EPAMDs to travel on public roadways.

2. Can EPAMDs and unclassified vehicles travel on sidewalks, parks, or recreational areas?: NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-020, Motorized Vehicles Restricted, lists areas in which motor vehicles or recreational vehicles are prohibited. It states in part:
(E) On any other 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.