Guam § 27102 - Definitions.

§ 27102. Definitions.

For purposes of this Chapter:

(a) bicycle means a human-powered vehicle with two (2) wheels in

tandem designed to transport, by the action of pedaling, one (1) or more

persons seated on one (1) or more seat(s) on its frame. Bicycle also

includes a human-powered vehicle designed to transport by pedaling

which has more than two (2) wheels, where the vehicle is used on a

public highway or street, public bicycle path or other public right-of-

way, but does not include a tricycle;

(b) operator means a person who travels on a bicycle seated on a

seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle;

(c) passenger means any person who travels on a bicycle in any

manner except as an operator;

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(d) protective bicycle helmet or helmet means a piece of headgear

which meets or exceeds the minimum bicycle safety standards for

protective bicycle helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission (CPSC), American National Standards Institute (ANSI),

the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), or the Snell

Memorial Foundation, or which is otherwise approved by the

Governor’s Highway Safety Representative, or his or her designee;

(e) public bicycle path means a right-of-way used primarily by

bicycles and pedestrians;

(f) restraining seat means a seat, separate from the seat of the

operator of the bicycle, that is fastened securely to the frame of the

bicycle and is adequately equipped to restrain the passenger in such seat

and protect such passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle;

(g) tricycle means a three (3)-wheeled human-powered vehicle.

(h) highway or street means the entire width between boundary

lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open

to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel; and

(i) sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curb lines,

or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines,

intended for the use of pedestrians.