Section R. 28.1001 - Rule 1. Words and phrases(1) As used in this code: (a) "Act" means the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 et seq.(b) "Alley" means a minor thoroughfare, opened to public use, for the purpose of ingress and egress to service adjacent buildings.(c) "Bicycle lane" means a portion of a street or highway that is adjacent to the roadway and that is established for the use of persons riding bicycles.(d) "Bicycle path" means a portion of a street or highway that is separated from the roadway by an open, unpaved space or by a barrier and that is established for the use of persons riding bicycles.(e) "Bus stand" or "bus stop" means a fixed area in the roadway, parallel and adjacent to the curb, to be occupied exclusively by buses for layover in operating schedules or by buses waiting for, loading, or unloading passengers.(f) "Clerk" means the person who keeps the records and performs the regular business of a governmental unit.(g) "Curb loading zone" means a space that is adjacent to a curb and that is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.(h) "Freight curb loading zone" means a space that is adjacent to a curb and that is provided for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of freight.(i) "Governmental unit" or "municipality" means an incorporated city, an incorporated village, or a township.(j) "Official time standard" means the hours named in this code are hours of standard time or daylight-saving time, whichever is in current use in this governmental unit.(k) "Parking meter zone" means an area that is adjacent to a parking meter and that is set aside for the exclusive use of vehicles upon the deposit of a coin of United States currency in the parking meter as specified on the meter.(l) "Passenger curb loading zone" means a place that is adjacent to a curb and that is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.(m) "Stand" or "standing" means the halting of a vehicle, other than for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or discharging passengers.(n) "Stop," when required, means the complete cessation of movement.(o) "Stop" or "stopping," when prohibited, means the halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not. The terms do not apply to the halting of a vehicle that is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or that is in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.(p) "Taxicab" means a licensed public motor vehicle for hire that is designated and constructed to seat not more than 10 persons and that is operated as a common carrier on call or demand.(q) "Taxicab stand" means a fixed area in the roadway that is set aside for taxicabs to stand or wait for passengers.(r) "Tow-away zone" means a zone where parking, stopping, or standing is not permitted, as indicated by proper signs, and where vehicles parked in violation of the signs are towed away to keep the roadway clear for traffic movement.(s) "U-turn" means a turn made on a roadway or in an intersection by a vehicle for the purpose of reversing its direction of travel.(2) If any word or phrase used in this code is not defined in this code, but is defined in the Act, PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, then the definition in the act shall apply to the words and phrases used in this code.Mich. Admin. Code R. 28.1001
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