For the purpose of these 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 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 markings or signs.
Vehicles of the Fire Department, police vehicles, ambulances, and
emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments or public service
cooperations 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. (Permit #14171)
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient width
to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
For the purpose of these rules and orders, an officer shall be construed
to mean any officer, any investigator, examiner or inspector of the Registry
of Motor Vehicles, any constable or special officer, provided he has his badge
of office displayed over his left breast and upon his outer garment.
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
of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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 has the written approval
of the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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 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 guiding, directing, warning or regulating traffic.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise when
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 power,
except bicycles or tricycles.
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.
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of commercial
and transient vehicular traffic. (Permit #B-88)
That portion of a street or highway set aside 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.
Pedestrian, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars or other
conveyances, either single or together, while using any street or highway
for the purpose of travel.
Any device using colored lights, which conforms to the standards
as prescribed by the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated by which traffic
may be alternately directed to stop and proceed. (Permit #11508)
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 stationery rails or tracks and devices which
derive their power for operation from stationery overhead wires. (Permit #14171)
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.
