Traffic Definitions (Driver, Highway, Roadway, Vehicle) Flashcards
Driver
A person who drives a vehicle on a highway
Highway
includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof.
Roadway
means the part of the highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder and where a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term “roadway” refers to any one roadway separately and not to all of the roadways collectively.
Vehicle
Includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street car