Senate Bill 24-195: Protection of Vulnerable Road Users

• Authorizes counties, cities, and municipalities to use automated vehicle identification systems (cameras) to detect traffic violations only in school zones, residential neighborhoods, maintenance/construction zones, near parks, or in designated "automated vehicle identification corridors" after meeting specific requirements including posting signs 300 feet before cameras and demonstrating past safety issues with crash or speeding data.

• Limits civil penalties for red-light violations detected by automated systems to a maximum of $75, except in school zones and maintenance/construction zones where higher penalties may apply.

• Requires the Department of Transportation to establish declining annual targets for vulnerable road user fatalities and serious injuries as part of its performance plan, with engineering methodology to prioritize safety over speed on high-injury networks.

• Directs all state revenue from automated traffic enforcement systems to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road safety projects, including separated bike lanes, crossing improvements, pedestrian refuge islands, and lighting enhancements that reduce collisions resulting in death or serious injury to pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorists.

• Requires counties and municipalities to notify the Colorado State Patrol and Department of Transportation before operating automated enforcement systems on state highways or county roads, and mandates public reporting of citations and revenue generated.