Authorized Emergency Vehicle
(A) a fire department or police vehicle;
(B) a public or private ambulance operated by a
person who has been issued a license by the Texas Department of Health;
(C) a municipal department or public service
corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or
authorized by the governing body of a municipality;
(D) a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter
or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer when responding to a fire alarm or medical
emergency;
(E) an industrial emergency response vehicle,
including an industrial ambulance, when responding to an emergency, but only if the vehicle is operated in
compliance with criteria in effect September 1, 1989, and established by the predecessor of the Texas Industrial
Emergency Services Board of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or
(F) a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank,
accredited or approved under the laws of this state or the United States, when making emergency deliveries
of blood, drugs, medicines, or organs.
,Bicycle
Means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two tandem wheels at
least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
Bus
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers,
including the operator; or
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for compensation.
Farm Tractor
means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry,
including a plow or a mowing machine.
,House Trailer
means a trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that:
(A) is transportable on a highway in one or more sections;
(B) is less than 40 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode;
(C) is built on a permanent chassis;
(D) is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to required utilities; and
(E) includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
Implement of husbandry
a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement,
machinery, or tool for tilling the soil
Light Truck
a truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a manufacturer's rated
carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less
, Moped
a motor vehicle that is equipped with a riders saddle and designed to have when propelled not more than 3
wheels on the ground, that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than 30 miles per hour, and the engine
can not have greater than 5 brake horsepower
Motorcycle
a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have when
propelled not more than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-driven cycle
Motor Vehicle
A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead trolley wires.
(A) a fire department or police vehicle;
(B) a public or private ambulance operated by a
person who has been issued a license by the Texas Department of Health;
(C) a municipal department or public service
corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or
authorized by the governing body of a municipality;
(D) a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter
or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer when responding to a fire alarm or medical
emergency;
(E) an industrial emergency response vehicle,
including an industrial ambulance, when responding to an emergency, but only if the vehicle is operated in
compliance with criteria in effect September 1, 1989, and established by the predecessor of the Texas Industrial
Emergency Services Board of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or
(F) a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank,
accredited or approved under the laws of this state or the United States, when making emergency deliveries
of blood, drugs, medicines, or organs.
,Bicycle
Means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two tandem wheels at
least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
Bus
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers,
including the operator; or
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for compensation.
Farm Tractor
means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry,
including a plow or a mowing machine.
,House Trailer
means a trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that:
(A) is transportable on a highway in one or more sections;
(B) is less than 40 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode;
(C) is built on a permanent chassis;
(D) is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to required utilities; and
(E) includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
Implement of husbandry
a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement,
machinery, or tool for tilling the soil
Light Truck
a truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a manufacturer's rated
carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less
, Moped
a motor vehicle that is equipped with a riders saddle and designed to have when propelled not more than 3
wheels on the ground, that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than 30 miles per hour, and the engine
can not have greater than 5 brake horsepower
Motorcycle
a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have when
propelled not more than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-driven cycle
Motor Vehicle
A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead trolley wires.
