The following words and phrases when used in this part shall, for the purpose of this part, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter:
ALLEY OR ALLEYWAY: Any public or private passageway or "street", as herein defined, having no legal or official name other than alley and open to traffic.
ARTERIAL STREET: Any United States or state of Oklahoma numbered route, controlled-access highway or other major radial or circumferential street or highway designated by the city of Eufaula within its jurisdiction as part of an arterial system of streets or highways.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE: Such fire department vehicles, police vehicles and ambulances as are owned publicly or by a trust for public purposes, and such other publicly owned vehicles as are designated by the mayor.
BICYCLE: Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, either of which is more than eighteen inches (18") in diameter.
BUS: Every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten (10) 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.
BUSINESS DISTRICT: The territory contiguous to, and including, a street or highway when fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage on either side of the street or highway for a distance of three hundred feet (300') or more is occupied by buildings designed for and in use for business.
CANCELLATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE: The annulment or termination by formal action of any department of public safety or like agency of a person's driver's license because of some error or defect in the license or because the licensee is no longer entitled to such license.
CITY: The city of Eufaula, Oklahoma.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE: Every vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of persons or property for hire and which has a commercial tag attached or has the business trade name or the business federal identification number displayed on both sides of the vehicle in letters at least two inches (2") high in a color that contrasts with the vehicle's body color, even though the vehicle displays a passenger tag.
CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY: Every highway, street or roadway with respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway.
CROSSWALK: A. That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the roadway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edge of the traversable roadway; and
B. Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctively indicated for a pedestrian crossing by lines or other makings on the surface.
CURB: The edge of a traversable roadway marked or understood as such.
CURB SIDE: The side of a vehicle next to the curb.
DAY: One-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.
DOUBLE PARK: The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a roadway where the wheels on the side next to the curb are more than eighteen inches (18") from the curb.
DRIVER: Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
EXPLOSIVE: Any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and/or combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of any part of the compound or mixture which may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb.
FIRE LANE: Any street or part of a street upon which parking is either restricted or prohibited for the purpose of facilitating the use or passage of equipment of the fire department.
GROSS WEIGHT: The weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon.
HEAVY TRUCK: A truck rated or licensed to carry a load of one ton or more.
HIGHWAY: The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
HOUSE TRAILER: A. A trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
B. A trailer or semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed for use as a "house trailer", as defined herein, but which is used instead permanently or temporarily for the advertising, sales, display or promotion of merchandise or services or for any other commercial purpose except for the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
IDENTIFYING NUMBER: The numbers and letters, if any, on a vehicle designated by the Oklahoma tax commission for the purpose of identifying the vehicle.
INTERSECTION: The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles travel upon different highways joining at any other angle which may conflict, whether or not one such street or highway crosses the other.
A. Where a highway includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30') or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30') or more apart, then every crossing of two (2) roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
B. The junction of any alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an intersection.
LANED ROADWAY: A roadway which is divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular travel.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
LICENSE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE: Any operator's, commercial chauffeur's or chauffeur's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of the state of Oklahoma, including:
A. Any temporary license or instruction permit;
B. The privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle, whether or not such person holds a valid license; and
C. Any nonresident operating privilege as defined by the Oklahoma Statutes.
LIMIT LINES: Boundaries of parking areas, loading zones, safety or danger zones, crosswalks and lines marked for the purpose of excluding traffic and parking.
LOADING ZONE: The area or space officially set apart within a street, roadway or alley for the purpose of loading and/or unloading vehicles which is so marked by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a loading zone.
MAY: As used in this part, is permissive and not mandatory.
MOTOR VEHICLE: Every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails; provided, however, the definition of "motor vehicle" herein shall not include implements of husbandry as defined by the laws of the state of Oklahoma.
MOTOR VEHICLE ESCORT AGENCY: Any person, firm, corporation or partnership engaged in the business of furnishing motor vehicle escorts or which employs one or more persons as employees, clerks, assistants or motor vehicle escort guides for such purpose.
MOTOR VEHICLE ESCORT GUIDE: Any person who personally escorts or guides any funeral cortege or any overwidth, overlength, overheight, motor vehicle including mobile homes and other buildings as defined in the building code of the city of Eufaula.
MOTORCYCLE: Every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of a rider and designed to travel on no more than three (3) wheels.
NIGHT: One-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.
OFFICIAL POLICE OFFICER'S BADGE: A badge of the size, type and design approved for the use of regular police officers.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD: Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight-saving time, as may be in current use in the city of Eufaula.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES: All signs, signals, parking meters, parking meter hoods, barricades, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this code which are placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC: Traffic restricted to movement in one direction.
OPEN INTERSECTION: An intersection without any traffic-control device to regulate the flow of traffic entering the intersection.
OPERATOR: Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
OVERLENGTH, OVERHEIGHT, OVERWIDTH MOTOR VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle that is required by the laws of the state of Oklahoma to have a permit attached thereto before moving upon the roadways of the state of Oklahoma.
OWNER: A. A person who holds the legal title to a vehicle;
B. A conditional vendee or lessee, in the event the vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with a right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with immediate right of possession; or
C. A mortgagor of a vehicle vested with an immediate right of possession of the vehicle.
PARKED: The standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
PASSENGER: An occupant in or upon any vehicle other than the driver.
PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONE: A place adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
PASSENGER VEHICLE: Every motor vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, designed for carrying ten (10) passengers or less and used for the transportation of persons.
PEDESTRIAN: Any person on foot.
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS: A structure constructed to traverse a public roadway, ditch, railroad, or other obstacle to the free movement of pedestrians and intended primarily for their use.
PERSON: Every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
POLICE OFFICER: Every sheriff, policeman, highway patrolman and any other officer who is authorized to direct or regulate traffic or make arrests for violations of the traffic laws of the state of Oklahoma or ordinances of the city of Eufaula.
PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY: Every way or place in private ownership used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
PUBLIC PARKING LOT: Any parking lot or right of way dedicated to public use or owned by the state of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof available for public use.
RAILROAD: A carrier of persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails.
RAILROAD TRAIN: A steam engine or electric or other motor with or without cars coupled thereto, operating upon rails, other than streetcars.
REGISTRATION: The registration certificate or certificates and/or registration plates issued under the laws of the state of Oklahoma pertaining to the registration of vehicles.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: The territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of three hundred feet (300') or more is in the main improved with residences or residences and buildings not used for business.
REVOCATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE: The termination by formal action by any department of public safety or like agency of a person's driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, which termination shall not be subject to renewal or restoration except that an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by such department of public safety after the expiration of the period of revocation.
RIGHT OF WAY: The privilege of the immediate and prior use of the roadway before other traffic.
ROADWAY: That portion of a highway, exclusive of the shoulder, which is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.
SAFETY ZONE: The area or space officially set apart within a street for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
SCHOOL BUS: Every motor vehicle owned by a public or governmental agency and operated for the transportation of children to or from school or privately owned and operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school; provided, however, that this definition of "school bus" shall not be intended to include buses normally used in the city transit which may be used part time for transportation of school children during some portion of the day.
SEMITRAILER: Every vehicle with or without motor power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. It shall be so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
SHALL: When used in this part is always mandatory and never permissive.
SHOULDER: That portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles for emergency use and for lateral support of base and surface courses.
SIDEWALK: That portion of the street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians.
SLOW SIGNS: Signs bearing upon their face the word "Slow".
STAND OR STANDING: The halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than momentarily, while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
STATE: A state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada.
STOP: A. When required, a complete cessation of movement; and
B. When prohibited, any halting, even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.
STREET: The whole width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE: The temporary withdrawal by formal action of any department of public safety or like agency of a person's driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways.
TAXICAB: Shall mean and include any motor vehicle for hire designed to carry seven (7) persons or less, operated upon any street or highway, accepting or soliciting passengers for transportation; but this classification shall not include motor vehicles of seven (7) passenger capacity or less operated by the owner of the vehicle where the cost of operation is shared by the passengers on a "share the expense plan", nor shall this classification include motor vehicles of seven (7) passenger capacity or less transporting students to or from the school system when such motor vehicle is so transporting under contract with a public, private or parochial school board or governing body.
THROUGH HIGHWAY: Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right of way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to either a stop sign or a yield sign when such signs are erected as provided in this part.
TRAFFIC: Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any street or roadway for purposes of travel.
TRAFFIC DIVISION: Officers of the police department of the city of Eufaula, authorized to enforce this traffic code.
TRAFFIC LANE: The portion of the traveled way for the movement of a single line of vehicles.
TRAFFIC SIDE: The street side of the vehicle as distinguished from the curb side.
TRAILER: Every vehicle with or without motor power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being driven by a motor vehicle and is so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle; provided, however, the definition of a trailer herein shall not include implements of husbandry as defined in Oklahoma Statutes, title 47, chapter 1, section 1-125.
TRUCK: Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
TRUCK-TRACTOR: Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
U-TURN: To turn a vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction.
VEHICLE: Every device in, upon or about which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or roadway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
YIELD SIGNS: Signs bearing upon their face the word "Yield". (Ord. 00-10-03, 10-2-2000)