<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 12-64. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the definitions
               respectively ascribed to them in this section. Whenever any words or phrases used
               in this chapter are not defined but are defined in the G.S. ch. 20 and amendments
               thereto, such definitions shall apply.
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               <span class="ital">Driver</span> means the operator of a vehicle, as defined in subdivision (25). The terms "driver"
               and "operator" and their cognates are synonymous.
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               <span class="ital">Golf cart</span> means a vehicle designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting
               or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per
               hour.
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               <span class="ital">Highway</span> means the entire width between property or right-of-way lines of every way or place
               of whatever nature, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter
               of right for the purposes of vehicular traffic. The terms "highway," "road," "street,"
               and "public vehicular area (PVA)" and their cognates are synonymous.
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               <span class="ital">Insurance</span> means a liability insurance policy or financial security deposit or by qualification
               as a self-insurer, as these terms are defined and described in G.S. ch. 20, art. 9A,
               as amended.
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               <span class="ital">Operator</span> means a person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or which
               has the engine running. The terms "operator" and "driver" and their cognates are synonymous.
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               (Ord. No. 10-02, Pt. 1, 3-1-10)
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