For the purpose of these Traffic Rules and Orders, the words
and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
An area in the roadway set aside for the boarding of or alighting
from and the parking of buses.
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the
prolongation or connection of curb lines and property lines at intersections,
or at any portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing
by lines on the road surface or by other marking or signs.
That portion of a curbing, the painting of which has been
authorized by the Board of Selectmen, and which has the written approval
of the Department.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division.
Vehicles of the Fire Department, police vehicles, ambulances
and emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments
or public service corporations when the latter are responding to an
emergency in relation to the police or fire department.
Any procession of mourners properly identified as such accompanying
the remains of a human body.
A parking space or area set aside for the exclusive use of
handicapped persons and where parking is prohibited or restricted
except to those vehicles displaying a distinguishing registration
number or handicapped placard issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles
to handicapped drivers or to nondrivers who are handicapped persons.
Any commercial vehicle of over 2 1/2 ton carrying capacity.
The area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curb
lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines, of intersecting
ways as defined in MGL c. 90, § 1, including divided ways.
The rules and regulations herein contained governing and restricting
the movement of vehicles at and near intersecting ways shall apply
at any place along any way at which drivers are to be controlled by
traffic control signals whether or not such place is an intersection
as herein defined.
A longitudinal division of a roadway of sufficient width
intended to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles,
whether or not such lane is indicated by pavement markings or longitudinal
construction joints.
Any officer of the Lunenburg Police Department, and police
officer, or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or
to make arrests for the violation of traffic regulations.
The stopping or standing of a vehicle whether occupied or
not, unless temporarily engaged in loading or unloading or in obedience
to an officer or traffic control signs or signals, or while making
emergency repairs or, if disabled, while arrangements are being made
to move such vehicle.
Any space within a parking meter zone, adjacent to a parking
meter, which is duly designated for the parking of a single vehicle
by lines painted on the surface of the street or municipal off-street
parking area adjacent to or adjoining each parking meter.
Includes any street or portion thereof or municipal off-street
parking area upon which parking of vehicles is permitted for a limited
time subject to compliance with the further provisions of this regulation.
Any mechanical device, not inconsistent with the provisions
of this regulation, and placed or erected on any public way or municipal
off-street parking area within the Town of Lunenburg for the regulation
of parking. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper
legend the legal parking time established by this regulation and when
operated shall at all times indicate the balance of legal parking
time permitted and at the expiration of such period shall indicate
illegal or overtime parking.
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moving by human
muscular power, except bicycles or tricycles, as defined in MGL c.
90, § 1.
The word "person" shall mean and includes any individual,
firm, co-partnership, association or corporation.
Any intersection of ways with a railroad right-of-way.
That portion of a street or highway between the regularly
established curb lines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved
and intended to be used for vehicular traffic.
The counter-clockwise operation of a vehicle around an object
or structure.
Any area or space set aside within a roadway for the exclusive
use of pedestrians and which has been indicated by signs, lines or
markings, having the written approval of the Department.
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of
commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
The portion of the roadway between the curb lines or the
lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, set aside
for pedestrian travel.
A red signal having the same function as a stop sign and
erected by the Department.
Any painted line, legend, marking or marker of any description
painted or placed upon any way which purports to direct or regulate
traffic and which has been authorized by the Board of Selectmen and
which has the written approval of the Department.
The entire width between property lines of every way open
to the use of the public for purposes of travel.
An area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are authorized
and required to park while waiting to be engaged.
The territory contiguous to any way which is built up with
structures devoted to business, or the territory contiguous to any
way where the dwelling houses are situated at such distances as will
average less than 200 feet between them for a distance of 1/4 mile
or over.
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars
or other conveyances either singly or together while using any street
or highway for the purpose of travel.
Any area along any way, other than an intersecting way, at
which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals.
Any device using colored lights which conforms to the standards
as prescribed by the Department, whether manually, electrically or
mechanically operated, by which traffic may be alternately directed
to stop and to proceed.
Any area or space set aside within a roadway, which is not
intended for use by vehicular traffic.
All signals, conforming to the standards as prescribed by
the Department not inconsistent with these rules and orders, placed
or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction,
for the purpose of directing or warning traffic.
All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not
inconsistent with these rules and orders, and which conform to the
standards prescribed by the Department and placed or erected by authority
of public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of
guiding, directing, warning, or regulating traffic.
The turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous turn whereby
the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including bicycles
when the provisions of these rules are applicable to them, except
other devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks and devices which derive their operation from stationary
overhead wires.
Any vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares
or merchandise for commercial purposes.
