definitions Flashcards
abandoned vehicle
Any vehicle left unattended on the highway for more than 24
hours
emergency vehicle
Any vehicle of the police and fire departments or federal
agency having similar functions and any federal, state and
county ambulance and any private vehicle designated by
ordinance, properly equipped with a blue or red flashing light
and warning sound system.
A device with two or three wheels having a diameter of 16” or
greater propelled by human power
bicycle
Every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for the transportation of persons
bus
The territory contiguous to and including a highway when
within any six hundred feet along such highway there are
buildings in use for business or industrial purposes which
occupy at least three hundred feet of frontage on one side or
three hundred feet collectively on both sides of the highway.
business district
commercial motor vehicle
For purposes of driver licensing, means a motor vehicle or
combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport
passengers or property:
(1) If the vehicle has a gross combination weight rating of
26,001 or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a
gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds;
(2) If a single vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of
26,001 or more pounds;
(3) If the vehicle (any GVWR), is designed to transport sixteen
or more occupants including the driver; or
(4) If the vehicle, (any GVWR), is used in the transportation of
hazardous materials requiring placarding.
For purposes of motor carrier regulations, means any
self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in
commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle
(1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination
weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination
weight, of 10,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater; or
(2) Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers
(including the driver) for compensation; or (3) Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers,
including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for
compensation; or
(4) Is used in transporting hazardous material in a quantity
requiring placarding.
A license issued by a state or other jurisdiction in accordance with the standards contained in 49 CFR Part 383 to an individual which authorizes the individual to operate a class of
commercial motor vehicle.
commercial drivers license
That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite
sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the
absence of curbs, from the edges of the transversable roadway;
or any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
crosswalk
Every person who drives, operates, or is in actual physical
control of a motor vehicle in any place open to the general
public for purposes of vehicular traffic or who is exercising
control over or steering a vehicle being towed or pushed by a
motor vehicle.
Driver
The weight of the vehicle plus the vehicle’s load-carrying
capacity
Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating
The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the
exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so
marked as to be plainly visible.
safety zone
