Motor Vehicle Law Study Questions with Correct
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Authorized emergency vehicles
A vehicle of a fire departmeht, weights and standards police, a police vehicle or bicycle, etc.
Police officer
Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffics
regulations.
Traffic control device
All signs, signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent with this Chapter, placed or erected by
authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning
or guiding traffic.
Bicycle
Every device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power, and
having one or more wheels.
Stop
When required, the complete cessation of movement
Operator/Driver
Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle
Motor driven cycle
Every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor of not to exceed five horsepower
,Motorcycle
Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and excluding a
motorized bicycle
Highway
Is the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature publicly
maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including
bridges, causeways, tunnels and ferries; synonymous with the word "street"
Owner
A person who holds a legal title to a vehicle
Motorized bicycle
A pedal bicycle which may be propelled by human power or helper motor, or by both, with a
motor rated no more than one and one-half brake horsepower, and produces a maximum speed of
no more than 25 mph on a flat surface.
Traffic control sigal
A type of highway traffic signal, manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which
traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
Intersection
The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none, the
the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or
, approximately at, right angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different
highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
Private road and driveway
Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those
having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons.
Mobility aid
A device used by individuals to ambulate independently and that is human or electric powered
and used in or out doors.
Combination of vehicles
Every group of two or more vehicles howsoever joined together which are drawn or propelled by
a single motor vehicle
Truck tractor
Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so
constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn.
School bus
Means every motor vehicle that complies with the color, equipment, and identification
requirements set forth in this chapter and is used to transport children to and from school or in
connection with school activities
Type I school bus
Carries more than 16 pupils
Answers
Authorized emergency vehicles
A vehicle of a fire departmeht, weights and standards police, a police vehicle or bicycle, etc.
Police officer
Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffics
regulations.
Traffic control device
All signs, signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent with this Chapter, placed or erected by
authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning
or guiding traffic.
Bicycle
Every device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power, and
having one or more wheels.
Stop
When required, the complete cessation of movement
Operator/Driver
Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle
Motor driven cycle
Every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor of not to exceed five horsepower
,Motorcycle
Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and excluding a
motorized bicycle
Highway
Is the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature publicly
maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including
bridges, causeways, tunnels and ferries; synonymous with the word "street"
Owner
A person who holds a legal title to a vehicle
Motorized bicycle
A pedal bicycle which may be propelled by human power or helper motor, or by both, with a
motor rated no more than one and one-half brake horsepower, and produces a maximum speed of
no more than 25 mph on a flat surface.
Traffic control sigal
A type of highway traffic signal, manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which
traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
Intersection
The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none, the
the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or
, approximately at, right angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different
highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
Private road and driveway
Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those
having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons.
Mobility aid
A device used by individuals to ambulate independently and that is human or electric powered
and used in or out doors.
Combination of vehicles
Every group of two or more vehicles howsoever joined together which are drawn or propelled by
a single motor vehicle
Truck tractor
Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so
constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn.
School bus
Means every motor vehicle that complies with the color, equipment, and identification
requirements set forth in this chapter and is used to transport children to and from school or in
connection with school activities
Type I school bus
Carries more than 16 pupils
