For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
or
ATV.
A motorized vehicle 50 inches or less in width that is designed to travel on three or more low-pressure tires and manufactured for off-highway use. The terms
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
or
ATV
do not include a golf cart or a utility vehicle, as defined by G.S. § 20-4.01, or a riding lawn mower.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. Vehicles of the Southern Pines Fire/Rescue and Police Departments, Moore County Emergency Medical Services and other governmental entities equipped with emergency warning devices and used for response to public safety emergencies.
BLOCK. The length of that portion of any street which is located between 2 street intersections.
BUSINESS DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to a street or highway where 75% or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 300 feet or more is occupied by buildings in use for business purposes.
CROSSWALKS. That portion of a roadway which lies between the prolongation of the lateral sidewalk or boundary lines over an intersection, or any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
DRIVER. The operator of a vehicle as defined in this section. The terms DRIVER and OPERATOR and their cognates are synonymous.
HIGHWAY. The entire width between property or right-of-way 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 the purposes of vehicular traffic. The terms HIGHWAY and STREET and their cognates are synonymous.
INTERSECTION. The area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral curblines or, if none, then the lateral edge of roadway lines of 2 or more streets or highways which join 1 another at any angle, whether or not 1 of the streets or highways crosses the other. Where a street or highway includes 2 roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of the divided street or highway by an intersecting street or highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event that the intersecting street or highway also includes 2 roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of 2 roadways of those streets or highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
MINI-TRUCK. A motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and having 4 wheels, an engine displacement of 660cc or less, an overall length of 130 inches or less, an overall height of 78 inches or less, and an overall width of 60 inches or less.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle designed to run on the highways which is pulled by a self-propelled vehicle. This shall not include mopeds as defined in G.S. § 20-4.01(27)(d1).
MOTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground, including motor scooters and motor-driven bicycles, but excluding tractors and utility vehicles equipped with an additional form of device designed to transport property, 3-wheeled vehicles while being used by law-enforcement agencies and mopeds as defined in G.S. § 20-4.01 (27)(d)1.
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 this Town.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. All signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this title, placed or erected by authority of the Town Council or by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, or an official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS. Any device, whether manually or automatically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
ON-TRACK EQUIPMENT. Any railcar, rolling stock, equipment, vehicle, or other device that is operated on stationary rails.
OPERATOR. A person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or which has the engine running. The terms OPERATOR and DRIVER and their cognates are synonymous.
PARK. The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of loading or unloading.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.
POLICE OFFICER. Every officer of the municipal Police Department or any officer authorized to direct traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. Every ROAD or DRIVEWAY not open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel.
PUBLIC CONVEYANCE. Any vehicle which is engaged in the business of transporting persons for fare.
RESIDENTIAL OR RESIDENCE DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to a street or highway not comprising a business district, where 75% or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 300 feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings or by dwellings and buildings in use for residential purposes.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway not inconsistent with regulations and conditions.
ROADWAY. That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the shoulder. In the event a highway includes 2 or more separate roadways, the term ROADWAY as used herein shall refer to any roadway separately but not to all the roadways collectively.
SAFETY ZONE. Traffic island or other space officially set aside within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is so plainly marked or indicated by proper signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
SIDEWALK. That portion of a street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines exclusively intended for the use of pedestrians.
STANDING. Any stopping of a vehicle whether occupied or not.
STOP. When required, means complete cessation of movement.
STOP or STOPPING. When prohibited, means any STOPPING of a vehicle, except when conflict with other traffic is imminent, or when otherwise directed by a police officer.
STREET. A HIGHWAY, as defined above. The terms HIGHWAY and STREET and their cognates are synonymous.
TRAFFIC. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any street for purposes of travel.
TRAFFIC SIGNS. Authorized signs or markers which are assumed to be permanently or temporarily
placed or erected or installed at certain places and which purport to give notice of direction or to convey a prohibition or warning; the presence of the signs, though not compulsory, is generally dictated by necessity or common sense, with a view to furtherance of public safety.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon fixed rails or tracks; provided, that for the purposes of this title, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall be deemed vehicles and every rider of a bicycle upon a highway shall be subject to the provisions of this title applicable to the driver of a vehicle except those which by his or her nature can have no application. This term shall not include a device which is designed for and intended to be used as a means of transportation for a person with a mobility impairment, or who uses the device for mobility enhancement, is suitable for use both inside and outside a building, including on sidewalks, and is limited by design to 15 mph when the device is being operated by a person with a mobility impairment, or who uses the device for mobility enhancement. This term shall not include an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in G.S. § 20-4.01(7b).
(G.S. § 20-4.01) (1989 Code, § 70.01)