[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
The Selectboard of the Town of Deerfield, acting
by virtue of the power given to it by and under MGL c. 40, § 22,
and by virtue of any and every other power it hereto enabling, hereby
adopts and makes the rules, regulations and orders for the regulation
of carriages and vehicles used in said Town and for the regulations
and ordering of traffic and travel upon the streets, roads and highways
of said Town of Deerfield, which are hereby annexed, the same to be
known as the "Traffic Rules, Regulations and Orders of the Town of
Deerfield."
For the purpose of these rules, regulations
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 busses.
That part of a roadway, ordinarily included within the prolongation
or connection of curblines and property lines at intersections, or,
at any part of a roadway, clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing
by lines on the road surface or by markings or by signs.
Vehicles of the Fire Department (Fire Patrol), police vehicles,
ambulances and emergency vehicles of federal, state or municipal departments
or public service corporations, when the latter are responding to
an emergency in relation to the Police or Fire Department.
Any processions of mourners, properly identified as such,
accompanying the remains of a human body.
Any street, highway or road, which joins another at an angle,
whether or not it crosses the other.
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
Any officer, investigator, examiner or inspector of the Registry
of Motor Vehicles, any constable or special officer, provided that
he has his badge of office displayed over his left breast and upon
his outer garment.
That part of a curbing, the painting of which has been authorized
by the Selectboard, and which has the written approval of the Department
of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
Any painted line, legend, marking or marker of any description,
painted or placed upon any way, which purports to direct or to regulate
traffic and which has been authorized by the Selectboard and which
has the written approval of the Department of Public Works of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
All signals, conforming with the standards as prescribed
by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
not inconsistent with these rules, regulations 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, regulations and orders, and which conform
to the standards prescribed by the Department of Public Works of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and placed or erected by authority
of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose
of warning, guiding, directing or regulating traffic and travel.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
or unloading or in obedience to an officer or traffic signs or signals,
or while making temporary emergency stops for repairs, or, if disabled,
while arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
Any person, afoot or riding in or on a conveyance, moved
by human power, except bicycles or tricycles.
Any intersection of ways with a railroad right-of-way.
That part of a street or highway between the regularly established
curblines, or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended
to be used for vehicular traffic.
The counterclockwise operation of a vehicle around an object
or structure.
That part of a street, road or highway, set apart for pedestrian
travel.
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 required
to park while waiting to be engaged.
Any area along any way, at which drivers are to be controlled
by traffic control signals, other than an intersecting way.
Any device, using colored lights which conforms to the standards
as prescribed by said Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated,
by which traffic may be alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
The turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous left turn
whereby the direction of said vehicle is reversed.
Every device and mode of conveyance in, upon or by which,
any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street
or highway, including bicycles, as defined in MGL c. 85, § 2A,
which section has been accepted by the Town of Deerfield, March 1,
1954, excepting other devices moved by human power or used exclusively
upon stationary rails and tracks.
[Amended 4-10-1957]
Any public highway, private way laid out under the authority
statute, or way dedicated to public use.
