§ 1-1. Definitions — A to L.

(a) In general.

In this article, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(b) Alley.

"Alley" means any roadway open to the general public primarily designed and used for the servicing of contiguous buildings through their rear or side entrances.

"Authorized emergency vehicle" means any vehicle of the fire department, police department, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments or public service corporations as are lawfully designated or authorized by the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City.

(d) Bicycle.

"Bicycle" means every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having 2 tandem wheels either of which is more than 20 inches in diameter.

(e) Bus.

"Bus" means every motor vehicle which is at the same time a mass transportation vehicle.

(f) Commercial vehicle.

"Commercial vehicle" means:

(1) every vehicle designed, maintained, and used primarily for the transportation or hauling of property, including but not limited to equipment, merchandise, parcels, earth, trash, refuse, scrap, or motor vehicles;

(2) every vehicle, except a passenger car (as defined in Maryland Vehicle Law § 11-144.1), that has commercial advertising on the exterior of the vehicle or on equipment attached to the vehicle;

(3) every vehicle that has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds or more or a manufacturer's rated capacity of ¾-ton or more; and

(4) every vehicle that is designed to carry more than 15 passengers and is used to carry people.

(g) Crosswalk.

"Crosswalk" means:

(1) that part of a roadway at an intersection included between the prolongations of the lateral curb line and the building line; or

(2) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings.

(h) Curb.

"Curb" means the lateral boundary of a roadway, whether marked by curb stone or not.

(h-1) Department.

"Department" means the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.

(h-2) Director.

"Director" means the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation or the Director's designee.

(i) Driver.

"Driver" means every person in actual physical control of a vehicle.

(j) Driveway.

"Driveway" means a communicating way between a roadway and an off-street facility designed in such manner as to permit a vehicle to leave said roadway at grade and enter entirely into said off-street facility.

(k) Expressway.

"Expressway" means:

(1) any limited-access through highway or freeway designated as an expressway by the Director of Transportation; or

(2) any highway designated as an expressway by ordinance of the Mayor and City Council in accordance with and for the purposes of that portion of the City Code that deals with the prohibition of advertising matter on or adjacent to an expressway.

(l) Footway.

"Footway" means that section beyond the vehicular path along a paved or unpaved roadway reserved for and normally used by pedestrians.

(m) {Vacant}

(n) Highway.

"Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

(o) Intersection.

"Intersection" means:

(1) the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of 2 highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles; or

(2) the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.

(p) Lane.

"Lane" means any section of a roadway which is clearly delineated from the other sections of said roadway by lines, markings, or physical barriers.

(q) Loading.

"Loading" means the expeditious taking on or discharging of merchandise.