The words and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
BOARDThe Board of Selectmen of the Town of Easton.
BUS STOPAn area in the roadway set aside for the boarding of, the alighting from or the parking of buses.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLEAny vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise for commercial purposes.
CROSSWALKThat portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of curblines or property lines at intersections, at any portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines on the road surface or by other markings or signals.
EMERGENCY VEHICLEAny vehicle of the Fire and Police Departments, ambulances and emergency vehicles of federal, state or Town agencies or public service corporations, when the latter are responding to any emergency in relation to the Fire or Police Departments.
FUNERALAny procession of mourners properly identified as such accompanying the remains of a human body.
INTERSECTIONThe area embraced within the extensions 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 such place is an intersection as herein defined.
LANEA longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
OFFICERAny officer of the Easton Police Department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for the violation of these rules and regulations.
OFFICIAL CURB MARKINGThat portion of a curbing the painting of which has been authorized by the Board and which has the written approval of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
OFFICIAL STREET MARKINGAny 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 and which has the written approval of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNSAll signs, markings and devices, other than signals, consistent with these rules and regulations, conforming to the standards prescribed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and placed or erected by authority of the Board or other Town official having jurisdiction for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning or regulating traffic.
PARKINGThe standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading, in obedience to an officer or to traffic signs or signals, while making emergency repairs or, if disabled, while arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
PARKING METERAny mechanical device, consistent with these rules and regulations, placed or erected on any public way or municipal off-street parking area within the Town for the regulation of parking. Each meter installed shall indicate, by proper legend, the legal parking time established by these rules and regulations 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.
PARKING METER SPACEAny 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.
PARKING METER ZONEAny 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 these traffic rules and regulations.
PEDESTRIANAny person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human power, except bicycles or tricycles, as defined in MGL c. 90, § 18A.
PERSONAny individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
ROADWAYThat 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.
ROTARY TRAFFICThe counterclockwise operation of a vehicle around an object or structure.
SAFETY ZONEAny area or space set aside within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians, which has been indicated by signs, lines or markings and which has the written approval of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
SERVICE ZONEAn area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
SIDEWALKThat portion of a street or highway set aside for pedestrian travel.
STREET OR HIGHWAYThe entire width between the property lines of every way open to the use of the public for purposes of travel.
TAXICAB STANDAn area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are required to park while waiting to be engaged.
TRAFFICPedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles or other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any street or highway for the purpose of travel.
TRAFFIC CONTROL AREAAny area along any way, other than any intersecting way, at which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals.
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALAny device using colored lights which conforms to the standards as prescribed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic may be alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
TRAFFIC ISLANDAny area or space set aside within a roadway, which is not intended for use by vehicular traffic.
U-TURNThe turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous turn whereby the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
VEHICLEEvery device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, including bicycles, when the provisions of these rules and regulations are applicable to them, except other devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.