For the purpose of these regulations, 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 curblines 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 Select Board and which has the written approval
of the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[1]
Vehicles of the Fire Department (Fire Patrol), 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.
The area embraced within the extension of the lateral curblines,
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 into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
Any officer of the Southborough Police Department or any
officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests
for the violation of traffic regulations.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading or in obedience to an officer or traffic signs
or signals or while making emergency repairs or, if disabled, while
arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human
muscular power, except bicycles or tricycles, as defined in MGL c.
90, § 18A.
Includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association
or corporation.
Any intersection of ways with a railroad right-of-way.
That portion 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.
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 of Public
Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[2]
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of
commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
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 Select Board and which
has the written approval of the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.[3]
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.
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars
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 of Public Works of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts,[4] 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 of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,[5] 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, which conform to the standards
prescribed by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts[6] and are placed or erected by authority of a 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 power for operation
from stationary overhead wires.
Any vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares
or merchandise for commercial purposes.
Any commercial vehicle of 2Â 1/2 tons' capacity or over.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[2]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[3]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[4]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[5]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[6]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
