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Colorado: Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
Only some riders
Colorado requires helmets only for motorcycle drivers and passengers under 18.
No one may drive or ride on a motorcycle, autocycle or low-power scooter on a roadway unless each rider under 18 wears a DOT-standard helmet secured with a chin strap. Adults 18 and older are not required to wear one. Certain low-speed autocycles with a windshield and seat belts are exempt.
Conditions
- Riders under 18 must wear a helmet
What the law says
Except as provided in subsection (4.5)(c) of this section, a person shall not drive or ride as a passenger on a motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power scooter on a roadway unless: (I) Each person under eighteen years of age is wearing a protective helmet of a type and design manufactured for use by operators of motorcycles;
Sources
- C.R.S. § 42-4-1502(4.5) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Website
- codot.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arizona Only some ridersArizona requires helmets only for motorcycle operators and passengers under 18.
- Kansas Only some ridersKansas requires helmets only for motorcycle riders and passengers under 18.
- Nebraska Only some ridersNebraska requires helmets for riders under 21 and for adults who haven't completed a required safety course.
- New Mexico Only some ridersNew Mexico requires helmets only for motorcycle riders and passengers under 18.
- Oklahoma Only some ridersOklahoma requires helmets only for motorcycle operators and riders under 18.
- Utah Only some ridersUtah requires helmets only for motorcycle operators and passengers under 21.
- Wyoming Only some ridersWyoming requires helmets only for motorcycle operators and passengers under 18.