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.
Any vehicle used for the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise for commercial purposes.
Any commercial vehicle of five tons’ capacity or over.
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of curblines and property lines at intersections, or 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 (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 Departments.
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 that 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 which 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 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 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 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, other than an intersecting way, at which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.