Traffic Code and Crash Investigation Definitions

The following is a list of what? A fire department or police vehicle, a public or private ambulance operated by person licensed by Department of State Health Services, an emergency medical service vehicle, county owned or leased emergency management vehicle, private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter, an industrial emergency response vehicle, a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank, vehicle used for law enforcement purposes owned or leased by federal governmental entity, and a private vehicle of an employee or volunteer of a county emergency management division.

What is the county population size that meets the requirements for a private vehicle of an employee or volunteer of a county emergency management division to be designated as an authorized emergency vehicle?

A device, that is capable of being ridden solely using human power and has either:

1. Two tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter;
2. Three wheels, two of which are in parallel, and at least one of the three wheels is more than 14 inches in diameter; or
3. Any number of wheels and adaptive technology that allows the device to be ridden by a person with a disability. Is the definition of what?

Motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers, including the operator; or a motor vehicle, designed and used to transport persons for compensation. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine. Is the definition of what?

A trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that:

1. Is transportable on a highway in one or more sections;
2. Is less than 45 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode;
3. Is built on a permanent chassis;
4. Is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to required utilities; and
5. Includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil; a towed vehicle that transports to the field and spreads fertilizer or agricultural chemicals; or a motor vehicle designed and adapted to deliver feed to livestock. Is the definition of what?

A truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground, that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than 30 miles per hour, and the engine of which:

1. Cannot produce more than five-brake horsepower; and
2. If an internal combustion engine, has a piston displacement of 50 cubic centimeters or less and connects to a power drive system that does not require the operator to shift gears. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle, other than a tractor or moped, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground. Is the definition of what?

A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead trolley wires. The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric personal assistive mobility device. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture other than the standards requiring the bus to display alternately flashing red lights and to be equipped with movable stop arms, and that is used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary students on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle, used to transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle without motive power:

1. Designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by pole, reach, boom, or other security device; and
2. Ordinarily used to transport a long or irregularly shaped load, including poles, pipes, or structural members, generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle used by a peace officer for law enforcement purposes that:

1. Is owned or leased by a governmental entity;
2. Is owned or leased by the police department of a private institution of higher education that commissions peace officers, or
3. private vehicle owned or leased by the peace officer; and approved for use for law enforcement purposes by the head of the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not constructed to carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load. Is the definition of what?

A bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers, including the operator, that is owned, operated, rented, or leased by a school district, county school, open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement and that is used to transport public school students on a school-related activity trip, other than on routes to and from school. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture and that is used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or from school or on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle with or without motive power, that is:

1. Designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property; and
2. Constructed so that part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway. Is the definition of what?

The following are examples of what? Ditchdigging apparatus, well boring apparatus, and road construction and maintenance machinery, including an asphalt spreader, bituminous mixer, bucket loader, tractor other than a truck tractor, ditcher, levelling grader, finishing machine, motor grader, road roller, scarifier, earth-moving carryall and scraper, power shovel or dragline, or self-propelled crane and earth-moving equipment.

The term Special Mobile Equipment excludes vehicles that are designed to transport persons or property and that have machinery attached, which of the following are not examples of Special Mobile Equipment?

A nonmotorized vehicle that is designed:

1. To be towable by a motor vehicle; and for temporary human habitation for uses including recreational camping or seasonal use;
2. Is permanently built on a single chassis;
3. May contain one or more life-support systems; and
4. May be used permanently or temporarily for advertising, selling, displaying, or promoting merchandise or services, but is not used for transporting property for hire or for distribution by a private carrier. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle, with or without motive power:

1. Designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property; and
2. Constructed so that no part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on the motor vehicle. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle designed and used primarily to draw another vehicle but not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the other vehicle and its load. Is the definition of what?

A device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The term does not include:

1. A device exclusively used on stationary rails or tracks; or
2. A manufactured housing. Is the definition of what?

A bicycle equipped with:

1. Fully operable pedals; and
2. An electric motor of fewer than 750 watts; with a top assisted speed of 28 miles per hour or less. Is the definition of what?

A carrier that operates cars, other than streetcars, on stationary rails to transport persons or property. Is the definition of what?

A steam engine or electric or other motor with or without an attached car operated on rails, other than a streetcar. Is the definition of what?

A car, used to transport persons or property and operated on rails located primarily within a municipality. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle engine modification designed to control or reduce the emission of substances from a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, of a model year of 1968 or later, and installed on or incorporated in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with requirements imposed by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act or other applicable law. Is the definition of what?

A tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly made of metal or other hard, non-resilient material. Is the definition of what?

A device that reduces noise using:

1. A mechanical design, including a series of chambers or baffle plates, to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine; or
2. Turbine wheels to receive exhaust gas from a diesel engine. Is the definition of what?

Used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle. Is the definition of what?

Used in reference to a vehicle, a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. The term:

1. Includes a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest; and
2. Excludes a lienholder and a lessee whose lease is not intended as security. Is the definition of what?

A person on foot. Is the definition of what?

An individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. Is the definition of what?

A responsible person who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by a local authority to direct traffic in a school crossing zone for the protection of children going to or leaving a school. Is the definition of what?

A county, municipality, or other local entity authorized to enact traffic laws under the laws of this state; or a school district created under the laws of this state only when it is designating school crossing guards for schools operated by the district. Is the definition of what?

Used when referring to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory, and insular possession of the United States and any area subject to the legislative authority of the United States of America. Is the definition of what?

An area that:

1. Contains at least one municipality with a population of at least 100,000; and
2. Includes the adjacent municipalities and unincorporated urban districts. Is the definition of what?

The territory adjacent to and including a highway if buildings used for business or industrial purposes, including a building used as a hotel, bank, office building, public building, or railroad station and are:

1. Located within a 600-foot segment along the highway; and
2. Within that segment the buildings occupy at least 300 feet of frontage: on one side of the highway; or collectively on both sides of the highway. Is the definition of what?

The territory, adjacent to and including a highway, if at least 300 feet of the highway frontage is primarily improved with:

1. Residences; or
2. Buildings used for business purposes and residences. Is the definition of what?

The territory adjacent to and including a highway, if the territory:

1. Is not in a municipality; and
2. Is improved with structures that are used for business, industry, or dwelling houses and located at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of at least one-quarter mile on either side of the highway. Is the definition of what?

Physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. Is the definition of what?

Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. Is the definition of what?

A human being who is alive, including an unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth. Is the definition of what?

Any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops. Is the definition of what?

An individual who is an unborn child, or the failure to be born alive. Is the definition of what?

Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purposes of travel. Is the definition of what?

A street that:

1. Is not used primarily for through traffic; and
2. Provides access to rear entrances of buildings or lots along a street. Is the definition of what?

The portion of a roadway, including an intersection, designated as a pedestrian crossing by surface markings, including lines; or the portion of a roadway at an intersection that is 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 roadway. Is the definition of what?

A divided, controlled-access highway for through traffic. Is the definition of what?

A freeway lane having an uninterrupted flow of through traffic. Is the definition of what?

The width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way any part of which is open to the public for vehicular travel. Is the definition of what?

A paved shoulder. Is the definition of what?

A roadway that is divided into at least two clearly marked lanes for vehicular travel. Is the definition of what?

A highway or roadway to which:

1. Persons, including owners or occupants of abutting real property, have no right of access; and
2. Access by persons to enter or exit the highway or roadway is restricted under law except at a place and in the manner determined by the authority that has jurisdiction over the highway or roadway. Is the definition of what?

A privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel and used only by the owner and persons who have the owner's express or implied permission. Is the definition of what?

An interconnecting roadway of a traffic interchange, or a connecting roadway between highways at different levels or between parallel highways, that allows a vehicle to enter or exit a roadway. Is the definition of what?

The portion of a highway, other than the berm or shoulder, that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately. Is the definition of what?

The area in a roadway officially designated for exclusive pedestrian use and that is protected or so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while so designated. Is the definition of what?

A reduced-speed zone designated on a street by a local authority to facilitate safe crossing of the street by children going to or leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school during the time the reduced speed limit applies. Is the definition of what?

A crosswalk designated on a street by a local authority to facilitate safe crossing of the street by children going to or leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school. Is the definition of what?

The portion of a highway that is:

1. Adjacent to the roadway;
2. Designed or ordinarily used for parking;
3. Distinguished from the roadway by different design, construction, or marking; and
4. Not intended for normal vehicular travel. Is the definition of what?

The portion of a street that is:

1. Between a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line; and
2. Intended for pedestrian use. Is the definition of what?

The common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway. Is the definition of what?

The dimensions of an intersection include only the BLANK.

The following is a description of what? Within the connection of the lateral curb lines or, in the absence of curb lines, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of intersecting highways that join at approximate right angles; or at the place where vehicles could collide if traveling on roadways of intersecting highways that join at any angle other than an approximate right angle.

Each junction of each roadway of a highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart with the roadway of an intersecting highway, including each roadway of an intersecting highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart. This is a description of what?

A sign, signal, marking, or device that is:

1. Placed or erected by a public body or officer having jurisdiction; and
2. Used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Is the definition of what?

A sign, signal, or device erected by a railroad, public body, or public officer to notify traffic of railroad tracks or an approaching railroad train. Is the definition of what?

A manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to proceed. Is the definition of what?

A highway or a portion of a highway on which:

1. Vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way; and
2. Vehicular traffic entering from an intersecting highway is required by law to yield right-of-way in compliance with an official traffic-control device. Is the definition of what?

The period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset. Is the definition of what?

A chemical compound or mechanical mixture that:

1. Is commonly intended for use or used to produce an explosion; and
2. contains ingredients, which may include oxidizing or combustive units, in packing, proportions, or quantities that, if ignited by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator, could suddenly generate highly heated gases that could damage surrounding objects or destroy life or limb. Is the definition of what?

A liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device. Is the definition of what?

The weight of a vehicle and the weight of its load. Is the definition of what?

The period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise. Is the definition of what?

To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. Is the definition of what?

An injury to any part of the human body and that requires treatment. Is the definition of what?

The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian that is approaching from a direction, at a speed, and within a proximity that could cause a collision unless one grants precedence to the other. Is the definition of what?

To halt an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while receiving or discharging passengers. Is the definition of what?

When required, to completely cease movement; and when prohibited, to halt, including momentarily halting, an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control sign or signal. Is the definition of what?

To discharge, deposit, inject, spill, leak, or place litter on or into land or water. Is the definition of what?

A type of non-decayable solid waste the includes glass, crockery, tin or aluminum cans, metal furniture, and similar materials that do not burn at ordinary incinerator temperatures of 1800 Degrees Fahrenheit or less. Is the definition of what?

The entire width between property lines of a road, street, way, thoroughfare, bridge, public beach, or park in this state, not privately owned or controlled, if any part of the road, street, way, thoroughfare, bridge, public beach, or park:

1. Is opened to the public for vehicular traffic;
2. Is used as a public recreational area; or
3. Is under the state's legislative jurisdiction through its police power. Is the definition of what?

An authorization issued by the department for the operation of a motor vehicle. Is the definition of what?

The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle or, if the manufacturer has not specified a value, the sum of the gross vehicle weight rating of the power unit and the total weight of the towed unit or units and any load on a towed unit. Is the definition of what?

The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle. Is the definition of what?

An authorization to operate a motor vehicle that is issued under or granted by the laws of this state. The term includes:

1. A driver's license;
2. The privilege of a person to operate a motor vehicle regardless of whether the person holds a driver's license; and
3. A nonresident's operating privilege. Is the definition of what?

A person who is not a resident of this state. Is the definition of what?

Existing or carried on between states. One of a system of expressways covering the 48 contiguous states. Is the definition of what?

Existing or occurring within a state. Is the definition of what?

A person that has successfully completed a training program in traffic direction and in accordance with a permit issued by the department of Public Safety, operates an escort flag vehicle or directs and controls the flow of traffic using a hand signaling device or an automated flagger assistance device. Is the definition of what?

Is made of rubber or another resilient material; and does not use compressed air to support its load. Is the definition of what?

A self-propelled or towed vehicle, other than a farm vehicle with a gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating more than 26,000 pounds and less than 48,000 pounds, that is used on a public highway to transport passengers or cargo. Is the definition of what?

Is a school activity bus designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, considered a Commercial Motor Vehicle?

Is a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by a regulation issued under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act considered a Commercial Motor Vehicle?

A two non-tandem wheeled device designed for transporting one person that is: self-balancing; and propelled by an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower. Is the definition of what?

A vehicle that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500. Is the definition of what?

Means a self-propelled device with: at least two wheels in contact with the ground during operation; a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating conditions; a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters; a deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device; and the ability to be propelled by human power alone. Is the definition of what?

A self-propelled vehicle that is equipped with an electric motor or internal combustion engine having a piston displacement of less than 50 cubic centimeters, is designed to propel itself with not more than two wheels in contact with the ground, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, is not designed for use on a highway, and is ineligible for a certificate of title under Chapter 501 (Certificate of Title Act). Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer primarily for use on a golf course. Is the definition of what?

An all-terrain vehicle or recreational vehicle, a sand rail, or a utility vehicle. Is the definition of what?

Is designed or built primarily for off-highway use in sandy terrains, including for use on sand dunes; has as a tubular frame, an integrated roll cage, and an engine that is rear-mounted or placed midway between the front and rear axles of the vehicle; and has a gross vehicle weight, of: not less than 700 pounds; and not more than 2,000 pounds. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle equipped with side-by-side seating for the use of the operator and a passenger; designed to propel itself with at least four tires in contact with the ground; designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use only; and designed by the manufacturer primarily for utility work and not for recreational purposes. Is the definition of what?

A motor vehicle that is: designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground; equipped with seat belts and a steering mechanism; equipped with seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and manufactured and certified to comply with federal safety requirements for a motorcycle. Is the definition of what?

An implement, with or without motive power, designed for the removal by a broom, vacuum, or regenerative air system of debris, dirt, gravel, litter, or sand from asphaltic concrete or cement concrete surfaces, including surfaces of parking lots, roads, streets, highways, and warehouse floors. The term includes a vehicle on which the implement is permanently mounted. Is the definition of what?

Any non-recurring event that causes a reduction of roadway capacity or an abnormal increase in demand and requires a law enforcement response. Is the definition of what?

Noncombustible Waste Material that does not burn at ordinary incinerator temperatures of BLANK or less.

What are the two categories of litter?

What are the two types of Non-Decayable Solid Waste?