Each time you are convicted of a Colorado
driving law violation, the court notifies the
Motor Vehicle Division.
A conviction for a violation of Colorado
traffic laws occurs when you plead guilty, pay
the ticket, or accept a plea bargain. Each type
of conviction causes a certain number of points
to be placed on your traffic record. Points
assessed against your record are not erased
when you get a new license or get reinstated.
Under Colorado driving law, the points
accumulations for suspension are:
Minor Driver
6 points in any 12 consecutive months.
7 or more points for the period of the license.
Provisional Driver
9 points in any 12 consecutive months.
12 points in any 24 consecutive months.
14 points in the period of the license.
Adult Driver
12 points in any 12 consecutive months.
18 points in any 24 consecutive months.
Chauffeur Points
16 points in any 12 consecutive months.
24 points in any 24 consecutive months.
28 points in any 48 consecutive months.
Under Colorado driving law, all chauffeur
violations must have been received in a motor
vehicle in use as a public or common carrier of
persons or property.
Winter Driving in Colorado
Colorado has mountains and is subject to a
continental climate. Both result in snow.
Anyone who lives in other winter-prone states
should not be afraid of driving in winter
weather in Colorado. Just because Colorado has
mountains does not make for some kind of
special form of winter weather that would
frighten out-of-staters.
The same rules apply to winter driving in
Colorado as apply to winter driving everywhere
else:
Slow down in slick conditions.
- Have a safe following distance between you and the car in front of you.
It should be up as high as four seconds in bad
conditions.
- Make sure your vehicle is in good working order, with properly inflated
tires, windshield washer fluid and an ice
scraper.
- Have decent all-season tires, or snow tires if you feel like spending
the extra money.
- Plan ahead. Know your route. Get weather reports.
- Just because you have four-wheel drive and/or anti-lock brakes does not
mean your car is immune from the laws of
physics.
- If you're driving in a storm and feel as though you're in over your
head, that's a sign you should stop.
