For the purpose of traffic code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. Every highway, roadway, street, or alley set apart for public travel except for footpaths.
BICYCLE. Every vehicle propelled solely by human power, except scooters and similar devices, upon which any person may ride.
BOULEVARD. The area of right of way between the curb and adjacent lateral property line.
BUSINESS DISTRICT. The area designated C1, Central Commercial District on the Official Zoning Map referred to in § 155.006.
CITY. The City of Flandreau.
CROSSWALK.
(1) The portion of a roadway 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 traversable road; in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of the roadway included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the center line; and
(2) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway.
DEPARTMENT. The Police Department of the City of Flandreau.
DRIVER. Every person who drives, operates, or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
DRIVEWAY. Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having expressed or implied permission from the owner, but not other persons, that is a hard surface constructed of either gravel, asphalt, or concrete.
EQUIPMENT or DEVICES. Includes, but are not limited to, seat belts and attachments; safety harnesses and attachments; child restraint and seating devices and attachments; flares, headlights, auxiliary driving lamps, rear lamps, spotlights, identification lamps, clearance lamps, signal lamps, and all other lighting devices; brake fluid, brake hoses, brake linings, and other brake systems and equipment; eye protective devices and motorcycle helmets for motorcycle operators; safety glass or safety glazing in all partitions, doors, windows, windshields, or wind deflectors; windshield wipers; rear vision mirrors; horns; trailer hitches; driver’s licenses; and license plates.
HIGHWAY. Every highway, roadway, street, or alley set apart for public travel except for footpaths.
INTERSECTION. The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, the lateral boundary lines of the roadway of two highways which join one another at or approximately at right angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict. Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate INTERSECTION, and the junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an INTERSECTION.
JACOBS BRAKES. Dynamic braking devices, meaning a device used primarily on trucks for the conversion of the engine from an internal combustion engine to an air compressor for the purpose of braking without the use of wheel brakes.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Every officer of the municipal Police Department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. That publication by the U.S. Department of Transportation governing traffic control devices.
MOPED. A motor driven cycle equipped with two or three wheels. If a combustion engine is used, the maximum piston or rotor displacement shall be 50 cubic centimeters regardless of the number of chambers in such power source. The power source shall be equipped with a power drive system that only functions directly or automatically, not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
MOTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels that contact the ground, excluding tractors.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self-propelled.
OCCUPANT. Person who lives or resides on any property.
OPERATOR. Includes every individual who is in actual physical control of a vehicle as the owner thereof or as the agent, employee, or permittee of the owner.
PARK or PARKING. The standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, other than temporarily, for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading property or passengers.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.
PERSON. Every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. The Police Department for the City of Flandreau.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Includes any and all real property or land within the city that has not been opened or dedicated for public use or as a public thoroughfare.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to and including a highway, not comprising a business district, when the frontage of such highway, for a distance of 300 feet or more, is in the main improved with residences or residences and buildings not in use for business.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian.
ROADWAY. The portion of the street or highway between the regularly established curb lines or that part devoted to vehicular traffic.
SIDEWALK. The portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of the roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for use by pedestrians.
SNOWMOBILE. Any engine-driven vehicle of a type which utilizes sled type runners, wheels, or skis with an endless belt treat or similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated.
STATE. The State of South Dakota.
STOP or STOPPING. When prohibited, shall mean 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. Every highway, roadway, street, or alley set apart for public travel except footpaths.
TRAFFIC. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any street or highway for the purpose of travel.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. All signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by the authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
TRAILER. Every vehicle with or without motive power designated for carrying persons or property wholly on its own structure and being drawn by a motor vehicle.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon any street or highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Prior Code, Ch. 13.1) (Ord. 614, passed 6-20-2023)