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.
That portion of a curbing, the painting of which has been
authorized by the Town Manager or designee and which has the written
approval of the Department of Transportation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 4-12-2022]
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 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.
[Added 8-26-1964]
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
Any officer, any investigator, examiner or inspector of the
Registry of Motor Vehicles, any constable or special officer, provided
he displays his badge of office.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than 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.
[Amended 10-25-1996]
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human
power, except bicycles or tricycles.
Includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association
or corporation.
[Added 10-25-1996]
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 counter-clockwise operation of a vehicle around an object
or structure.
[Added 10-25-1996]
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 Transportation,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 4-12-2022]
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of
commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
That portion of a street or highway set aside for pedestrian
travel.
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 Town Manager or designee
and which has the written approval of the Department of Transportation,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 4-12-2022]
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.
Pedestrians, 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 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 Transportation of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, 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 Transportation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
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 of Transportation 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 turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous turn whereby
the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
[Added 10-25-1996]
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.
[Added 8-26-1964]
Any vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares
or merchandise for commercial purposes.
[Added 10-25-1996]
Any commercial vehicle of over 2 1/2 tons' capacity.
[Added 10-25-1996]
