North Carolina § 136-71 - 7. Definitions.
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§ 136-71. 7. Definitions.
As used in this Article, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, the words and expressions defined in this section shall be held to have the meanings here given to them: Bicycle: A nonmotorized vehicle with two or three wheels tandem, a steering handle, one or two saddle seats, and pedals by which the vehicle is propelled. Bikeway: A thoroughfare suitable for bicycles, and which may either exist within the right-of-way of other modes of transportation, such as highways, or along a separate and independent corridor. Department: North Carolina Department of Transportation. Program: North Carolina Bicycle and Bikeway Program. Secretary: The Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. History (1973, c. 1447, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 7; 1977, c. 1021, s. 1.)
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