Motor Vehicle Law -Questions with Correct
Answers
The General Assembly requires what from police agencies
Keep a record of each stop with :
date, purpose, driver's age, race, ethinicity, enforcement taken, who was arrested, any physical
resistance, injuries, searches? tupe of search etc
Operator- def
is a person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or which has the engine
running
Drive AKA:
Operate
Vehicle- def
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn
upon a highway
Vehicle- examples
horses, bicycles, mopeds
Not vehicle- examples
CHOO CHOO TRAINS
Vehicle def does not include a device which is designed for
transportation for someone with a mobility impairment
,Driver License Laws apply to
motor vehicles
Traffic Laws apply to
ALL vehicles
Motor Vehicle- def
every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle designed to run upon the hwy which is
pulled by a self-propelled vehicle
Motor Vehicle does not include
MOPED
Vehicles designed to run upon the hwy that are pulled by motor vehicles are
motor vehicles
Moped- def
- vehicle with 2-3 wheels
- no external shifting device
- motor that doesn't exceed 50 cubic cm piston displacement
- limited to 30 mph or less
Highway/Street- def
1. The entire width btw property or right-of-way lines of every way or place of whatever nature,
2. when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular traffic
, (must be maintained by government source : city, co, state)
Sidewalk, ditch, or even a shoulder of the ditch are examples of
highway or street
Private roads are
Not streets because they are not open as a matter of right
PVA-def
Public vehicular areas
- area used by the public for vehicular traffic at any time, including by way of illustration and not
limitation
PVA- examples
Any public or private hospital, college, university, school, orphanage, church or any of the
institutions, parks, or other facilities maintained and supported by state or any of its subdivisions
Powell Map- purpose
color codes roadways, and PVAs' to use for enforcing laws
Driver license- includes
1. any temporary license or learners permit
2. the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid
Answers
The General Assembly requires what from police agencies
Keep a record of each stop with :
date, purpose, driver's age, race, ethinicity, enforcement taken, who was arrested, any physical
resistance, injuries, searches? tupe of search etc
Operator- def
is a person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or which has the engine
running
Drive AKA:
Operate
Vehicle- def
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn
upon a highway
Vehicle- examples
horses, bicycles, mopeds
Not vehicle- examples
CHOO CHOO TRAINS
Vehicle def does not include a device which is designed for
transportation for someone with a mobility impairment
,Driver License Laws apply to
motor vehicles
Traffic Laws apply to
ALL vehicles
Motor Vehicle- def
every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle designed to run upon the hwy which is
pulled by a self-propelled vehicle
Motor Vehicle does not include
MOPED
Vehicles designed to run upon the hwy that are pulled by motor vehicles are
motor vehicles
Moped- def
- vehicle with 2-3 wheels
- no external shifting device
- motor that doesn't exceed 50 cubic cm piston displacement
- limited to 30 mph or less
Highway/Street- def
1. The entire width btw property or right-of-way lines of every way or place of whatever nature,
2. when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular traffic
, (must be maintained by government source : city, co, state)
Sidewalk, ditch, or even a shoulder of the ditch are examples of
highway or street
Private roads are
Not streets because they are not open as a matter of right
PVA-def
Public vehicular areas
- area used by the public for vehicular traffic at any time, including by way of illustration and not
limitation
PVA- examples
Any public or private hospital, college, university, school, orphanage, church or any of the
institutions, parks, or other facilities maintained and supported by state or any of its subdivisions
Powell Map- purpose
color codes roadways, and PVAs' to use for enforcing laws
Driver license- includes
1. any temporary license or learners permit
2. the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid
