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§17C-1-1. Definitions Generally - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
§17C-1-2. Vehicle - "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any...
§17C-1-3. Motor Vehicle - "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every...
§17C-1-4. Motorcycle - "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle...
§17C-1-5. Motor-Driven Cycle - "Motor-driven cycle" means every motorcycle having a piston displacement of...
§17C-1-5a. Moped - "Moped" means every motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless otherwise specified...
§17C-1-6. Authorized Emergency Vehicle - "Authorized emergency vehicle" means vehicles of a fire department, duly...
§17C-1-7. School Bus - "School bus" means every motor vehicle owned by a public...
§17C-1-8. Bicycle - "Bicycle" means every device which does not have a motor...
§17C-1-9. Truck Tractor - "Truck tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily...
§17C-1-10. Farm Tractor - "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily...
§17C-1-11. Road Tractor - "Road tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used for...
§17C-1-12. Truck - "Truck" means every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily...
§17C-1-13. Bus - "Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than...
§17C-1-14. Trackless Trolley Coach - "Trackless trolley coach" means every motor vehicle which is propelled...
§17C-1-15. Trailer - "Trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other...
§17C-1-16. Semitrailer - "Semitrailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other...
§17C-1-17. Pole Trailer - "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to...
§17C-1-18. Pneumatic Tire - "Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is...
§17C-1-19. Solid Tire - "Solid tire" means every tire of rubber or other resilient...
§17C-1-20. Metal Tire - "Metal tire" means every tire the surface of which in...
§17C-1-21. Railroad - "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars,...
§17C-1-22. Railroad Train - "Railroad train" means a steam engine, electric or other motor,...
§17C-1-23. Streetcar - "Streetcar" means a car other than a railroad train for...
§17C-1-24. Explosives - "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is...
§17C-1-25. Flammable Liquid - "Flammable liquid" means any liquid which has a flash point...
§17C-1-26. Gross Weight - "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load...
§17C-1-27. Commissioner - "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of this state.
§17C-1-28. Division - "Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles of this state...
§17C-1-29. Person - "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation.
§17C-1-30. Pedestrian - "Pedestrian" means any person afoot or any person using a...
§17C-1-31. Driver - "Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual...
§17C-1-32. Owner - "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of...
§17C-1-33. Police Officer - "Police officer" means every officer authorized to direct or regulate...
§17C-1-34. Local Authorities - "Local authorities" means every county, municipal, and other local board...
§17C-1-35. Street or Highway - "Street" or "highway" means the entire width between the boundary...
§17C-1-36. Private Road or Driveway; Private Property - (a) "Private road" or "driveway" means every way or place...
§17C-1-37. Roadway - "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or...
§17C-1-38. Sidewalk - "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb...
§17C-1-39. Laned Roadway - "Laned roadway" means a roadway which is divided into two...
§17C-1-40. Through Highway - "Through highway" means every highway or portion thereof at the...
§17C-1-41. Controlled-Access Highway - "Controlled-access highway" means every highway, street, or roadway in respect...
§17C-1-42. Intersection - "Intersection" includes: (a) The area embraced within the prolongation or...
§17C-1-43. Crosswalk - "Crosswalk" includes: (a) That part of a roadway at an...
§17C-1-44. Safety Zone - "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart...
§17C-1-45. Business District - "Business district" means the territory contiguous to and including a...
§17C-1-46. Residence District - "Residence district" means the territory contiguous to and including a...
§17C-1-47. Traffic-Control Devices - "Traffic-control devices" means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not...
§17C-1-48. Traffic-Control Signal - "Traffic-control signal" means any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically...
§17C-1-49. Railroad Sign or Signal - "Railroad sign" or "signal" means any sign, signal, or device...
§17C-1-50. Traffic - "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and...
§17C-1-51. Right-of-Way - "Right-of-way" means the privilege of the immediate use of the...
§17C-1-52. Stop - "Stop," when required, means complete cessation from movement.
§17C-1-53. Stop, Stopping, or Standing - "Stop,""stopping," or "standing," when prohibited, means any stopping or standing...
§17C-1-54. Park - "Park," when prohibited, means the standing of a vehicle, whether...
§17C-1-55. School Grounds - "School grounds" includes the land on which a school is...
§17C-1-56. Axle Group - "Axle group" means an assemblage of two or more consecutive...
§17C-1-57. Tandem Axle - "Tandem axle" means any two or more consecutive axles whose...
§17C-1-58. Tandem Axle Weight - "Tandem axle weight" means the total weight transmitted to the...
§17C-1-59. Connecting Mechanism - "Connecting mechanism" means an arrangement of parts interconnecting two or...
§17C-1-60. Parking Area - "Parking area" means lots, areas or other accommodations for the...
§17C-1-61. Institution of Higher Education - The term "institution of higher education" shall mean "state colleges,"...
§17C-1-62. Residential Street - "Residential street" means the entire width between the boundary lines...
§17C-1-63. Digger/derrick Line Truck - "Digger/derrick line truck" means a truck which is specifically designed...
§17C-1-64. Passenger Van - "Passenger van" means any van or other motor vehicle owned...
§17C-1-65. Wheelchair - "Wheelchair" means a motorized or nonmotorized wheeled device designed for,...
§17C-1-66. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device - "Electric personal assistive mobility device" or "EPAMD" means a self-balancing,...
§17C-1-67. Drug - "Drug" has the same meaning as set forth in section...
§17C-1-68. Controlled Substance - "Controlled substance" means any substance classified under the provisions of...
§17C-1-69. Autocycle - Autocycle” means a fully or partially enclosed motorcycle that is...
§17C-1-70. Electric Bicycles; Definitions - "Class 1 electric bicycle" means every electric bicycle equipped with...