For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Vehicles of the Fire and Police Departments and ambulances designated or authorized by the Chief of Police. Vehicles of Volunteer Fire Department personnel responding to a fire or other community emergency.
BLOCK. A portion of any street located between two adjacent intersections.
BUSINESS DISTRICT. The territory zoned as business.
CROSSWALK. Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
DRIVER. Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
INTERSECTION. The areas embraced within the prolongation of the lateral curb lines or if none, then the lateral boundary lines of two or more highways which join one another at an angle whether or not one such highway crosses the other.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle which is self-propelled.
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 town.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. All signs, signals, markings and devices, not inconsistent with this title, placed or erected by authority of the governing body or officials having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulation, warning or guiding traffic.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS. Any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
PARK. The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person on foot.
PERSON. Every natural person, firm, co-partnership, association or corporation.
POLICE OFFICER. Every officer of the state police, County Sheriff’s office or municipal police department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations.
PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. Every road or driveway not open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
PUBLIC CONVEYANCE. Any vehicle, other than a taxicab or railroad train, for transporting for fare.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The territory zoned as residential.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway.
ROADWAY. The portion of a street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
SAFETY ZONE. The area or space officially set apart within a roadway 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.
SIDEWALK. The portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
STANDING. Any stopping of a vehicle, whether occupied or not.
STOP or STOPPING. When required, means complete cessation of movement. When prohibited, means any stopping of a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purpose of vehicular traffic.
TRAFFIC. Pedestrians, vehicles, ridden animals and other conveyances either singly or together while using any street for purposes of travel.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, provided that for the purpose of this title, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall be deemed a VEHICLE.
(1981 Code, Ch. F, Art. I, § 1)