ARTICLE 301
Definitions

301.01   Meaning of words and phrases.

301.02   Authorized emergency vehicle.

301.03   Bicycle.

301.04   Bus.

301.05   Business district.

301.06   Controlled-access highway.

301.07   Crosswalk.

301.08   Driver.

301.083   Electric bicycles.

301.085   Electric personal assistive mobility device.

301.09   Explosives.

301.10   Flammable liquid.

301.11   Gross weight.

301.12   Intersection.

301.13   Laned roadway.

301.14   Moped.

301.15   Motorcycle.

301.16   Motor-driven cycle.

301.17   Motor vehicle.

301.18   Owner.

301.19   Park.

301.20   Parking area.

301.201   Passenger van.

301.21   Pedestrian.

301.22   Person.

301.23    Pole trailer.

301.24   Police officer.

301.25   Private road or driveway; private property.

301.26   Railroad.

301.27   Railroad sign or signal.

301.28   Railroad train.

301.29   Residence district.

301.30   Residential street.

301.31   Right of way.

301.32   Roadway.

301.33   Safety zone.

301.34   School bus.

301.35   School grounds.

301.36   Semitrailer.

301.37   Sidewalk.

301.38   Stop.

301.39   Stop, stopping or standing.

301.40   Street or highway; alley.

301.41   Through street or through highway.

301.42   Traffic.

301.43   Traffic control devices.

301.44   Traffic control signal.

301.45   Trailer.

301.46   Truck.

301.47   Vehicle.

301.48   Wheelchair.

301.481   Recreational vehicle.

CROSS REFERENCES

See sectional histories for similar State law

Speed race defined - see TRAF. 335.04

301.01 MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES.

   The following words and phrases when used in this Traffic Code shall, for the purpose of this Traffic Code, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this article.

(WVaC 17C-1-1)

301.02 AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

   "Authorized emergency vehicle" means vehicles of the Fire Department, duly chartered rescue squad, Police Department, ambulance service, hospital police department, state, county or municipal agency and such privately owned ambulances, tow trucks, wreckers, flag car services, vehicles providing road service to disabled vehicles, service vehicles of a public service corporation, postal service vehicles, snow removal equipment, Class A vehicles of firefighters, Class A vehicles of members of ambulance services, and Class A vehicles of members of duly chartered rescue squads, and all other emergency vehicles as are designated by the agency responsible for the operation and control of these persons or organizations. Class A vehicles are as defined by West Virginia Code 17A-10-1. Agency authorization and emergency equipment are defined in West Virginia Code 17C-15-26. Agencies responsible for issuing authorization for emergency vehicle permits may promulgate such regulations that are necessary for the issuance of permits for emergency vehicles. (WVaC 17C-1-6)

301.03 BICYCLE.

   "Bicycle" means every device which does not have a motor attached and which is propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is more than twenty inches in diameter.

(WVaC 17C-1-8)

301.04 BUS.

   "Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than seven passengers and used for the transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. (WVaC 17C-1-13)