21 CRR-NY 950.1NY-CRR
21 CRR-NY 950.1
21 CRR-NY 950.1
950.1 Definitions.
(a) Vehicular crossing shall mean the entire projects or facilities, including but not limited to, the bridge plazas, approaches, employee parking areas and truck yards under the jurisdiction of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.
(b) Bridge shall mean that area or part of the vehicular crossing between the inspection canopies at the terminals of the bridges of the commission.
(c) Pedestrian crossing.
The bridge sidewalks, approach sidewalks, terminal area walks, pedestrian overpass and other designated pedestrian walkways and standing areas under the jurisdiction of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.
(d) Pedestrian.
Any person afoot.
(e) Roadway.
That part of the bridge, plazas, approaches, yards and terminals designed for the use of motor vehicles.
(f) Vehicle.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon the roadway.
(g) Passenger auto.
Includes every type of motor driven vehicle used for the transportation of passengers and registered as such, but excluding taxicabs and cars rented for hire and buses.
(h) Taxi cab.
Includes every type of motor driven vehicle used for taxi cab purposes and cars rented for hire, but excluding buses.
(i) Bus.
Includes all commercial vehicles having the capacity for 10 or more persons, including the operator.
(j) Truck.
Any motor vehicle operated on a public highway, designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property including self-propelled vehicles, except those classified as buses, taxi cabs, passenger autos, tractors and trailers or semi-trailers.
(k) Tractor.
A motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles but having no provision for carrying loads independently.
(l) Trailer and semi-trailer.
A vehicle without motive power drawn by a motor-driven vehicle.
(m) Operator.
The driver or any person who pushes, draws, propells, operates or is in charge of a vehicle.
(n) Park or parking means the standing of any vehicle on the roadway, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
(o) Stop or stopping.
When prohibited means any halting, even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a bridge employee, any police officer, traffic control sign or signal.
21 CRR-NY 950.1
Current through July 15, 2021
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