For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply. For any term in this Chapter that is not specifically defined in this section, the definitions contained in ORC 4511.01 or 4501.01, as applicable, shall apply.
(a) Autocycle. "Autocycle" means a three-wheeled motorcycle that is manufactured to comply with federal safety requirements for motorcycles and that is equipped with safety belts, a steering wheel, and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride to ride the motorcycle.
(ORC 4501.01)
(b) Bicycle. "Bicycle" means every device, other than a device that is designed solely for use as a play vehicle by a child, that is propelled solely by human power upon which a person may ride, and that has two (2) or more wheels, any of which is more than fourteen inches (14") in diameter.
(ORC 4511.01)
(c) Bike Lane. "Bike lane" means a portion of the street or roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(d) Bike Path. "Bike path" means a trail or other area not within the road right-of-way that is reserved exclusively for the use of bicycles and pedestrians.
(e) Cab-Enclosed Motorcycle. "Cab-enclosed motorcycle" means a motor vehicle with motive power having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, and having an occupant compartment top or an occupant compartment top that is installed.
(ORC 4501.01)
(f) Distracted. "Distracted" means doing either of the following while operating a vehicle (autocycle, bicycle, electric bicycle, motor-driven cycle, motor scooter, motorcycle, motorized bike or moped):
(1) Using a handheld electronic wireless communications device, as defined in ORC 4511.204, except when utilizing any of the following:
A. The device's speakerphone function;
B. A wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances;
C. A "voice-operated or hands-free" device that allows the person to use the electronic wireless communications device without the use of either hand except to activate, deactivate, or initiate a feature or function; or
D. Any device that is physically or electronically integrated into the vehicle.
(2) Engaging in any activity that is not necessary to the operation of the vehicle and impairs, or reasonably would be expected to impair, the ability of the operator to drive the vehicle safely.
(ORC 4511.991)
(g) Driver or Operator. "Driver" or "Operator" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
(ORC 4511.01)
(h) Electric Bicycle. "Electric bicycle" means a "class 1 electric bicycle," a "class 2 electric bicycle," or a "class 3 electric bicycle," as defined in this division.
(1) "Class 1 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts (750W) that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
(2) "Class 2 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts (750W) that may provide assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
(3) "Class 3 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts (750W) that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour (28 mph).
(ORC 4511.01)
(i) Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device. "Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device" means a self-balancing two (2) non-tandem wheeled device that is designed to transport only one (1) person, has an electric propulsion system of an average of seven hundred fifty watts (750W), and, when ridden on a paved level surface by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy pounds (170 lbs.), has a maximum speed of less than twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
(ORC 4501.01)
(j) Eligible Entity. "Eligible Entity" means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship or other entity engaged in business.
(ORC 4511.513)
(k) Low-Speed Micromobility Device. "Low-speed micromobility device" means a device weighing less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) that has handlebars, is propelled by an electric motor or human power, and has an attainable speed on a paved level service of not more than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) when propelled by the electric motor.
(ORC 4511.01)
(l) Motor-Driven Cycle or Motor Scooter. "Motor-Driven Cycle" or "Motor Scooter" means any vehicle designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, with a seat for the driver and floor pad for the driver's feet, and is equipped with a motor with a piston displacement between fifty and one hundred cubic centimeters (50 - 100 cm3) piston displacement that produces not more than five (5) brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed greater that twenty miles per hour (20 mph) on a level surface.
(ORC 4501.01)
(m) Motorcycle. "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground including, but not limited to, motor vehicles known as "motor-driven cycle," "motor scooter," "autocycle," "cab-enclosed motorcycle," or "motorcycle" without regard to weight or brake horsepower.
(ORC 4511.01)
(n) Motorized Bicycle or Moped. "Motorized Bicycle" or "Moped" means any vehicle having either two (2) tandem wheels or one (1) wheel in the front and two (2) wheels in the rear that may be pedaled and that is equipped with a helper motor of not more than fifty cubic centimeters (50 cm3) piston displacement that produces no more than one brake horsepower (1 bhp) and is capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of no greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) on a level surface. "Motorized bicycle" or "moped" does not include an electric bicycle.
(ORC 4501.01; 4511.01)
(o) Motorized Wheelchair. "Motorized wheelchair" means any self-propelled vehicle designed for, and used by, a handicapped person that is incapable of a speed in excess of eight miles per hour (8 mph).
(ORC 4511.01)
(p) Operate. "Operate" means to cause or have caused movement of a vehicle, electric personal assistive mobility device, low-speed micromobility device, or personal delivery device.
(ORC 4511.01)
(q) Pedestrian. "Pedestrian" means any natural person afoot. "Pedestrian" includes a personal delivery device unless the context clearly suggests otherwise.
(ORC 4511.01)
(r) Personal Delivery Device. "Personal Delivery Device" means an electrically powered device to which all of the following apply:
(1) The device is intended primarily to transport property and cargo on sidewalks and crosswalks;
(2) The device weighs less than five hundred (500 lbs.), excluding any property and cargo being carried by the device;
(3) The device has a maximum speed of ten miles per hour (10 mph); and
(4) The device is equipped with technology that enables the operation of the device with active control or monitoring by a person, without active control or monitoring by a person, or both with or without active control or monitoring by a person.
(ORC 4511.513)
(s) Personal Delivery Device Operator. "Personal Delivery Device Operator" means an agent of an eligible entity who exercises direct physical control over, or monitoring of, the navigation and operation of a personal delivery device. "Personal Delivery Device Operator" does not include, with respect to a delivery or other service rendered by a personal delivery device, the person who requests the delivery or service. "Personal Delivery Device Operator" also does not include a person who only arranges for and dispatches a personal delivery device for a delivery or other service.
(ORC 4511.513)
(t) Safety Zone. "Safety Zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and protected or marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times.
(ORC 4511.01)
(u) Shared-Use Path. "Shared-Use Path" means a bikeway outside the traveled way and physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the roadway right-of-way or within an independent alignment.
(ORC 4511.01)
(v) Sidewalk. "Sidewalk" means that 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.
(ORC 4511.01)
(w) Vehicle. "Vehicle" means every device, including a motorized bicycle and an electric bicycle, in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a roadway, street, or other public roadway, except that "vehicle" does not include any motorized wheelchair, any electric personal assistive mobility device, any low-speed micromobility device, any personal delivery device, any device that is moved by power collected from overhead electric trolley wires or that is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or any device, other than a bicycle, that is moved by human power.
(ORC 4511.01)