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- 3 - Police Officer. Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to m~ke arrests for violations of traffic regulations~ Private ROad or Driveway~ EVery way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons. Railroad~ A carrier of persons or property operating upon rails placed princi- pally on a private right of way. Railroad Sign er Signal. Any sign, signal or device erected by the Director of Public Safety or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train, Railroad Train. A Steam engine, electric or other~ motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated by a railroad, Residence District~ The territory, not comprising a business district, fronting on a street or highway, including the street or highway, where, for a distance of 300 feet or more, the frontage is improved with residences, or residences and buildings in use for business. Right of Way. The right of a vehicle, street car, trackless trolley or pedestrian to proceed uninterruptedly in a lawful manner in the direction in which it or he is moving in preference to another vehicle, street car, trackless trolley or pedestrian ap- preaching from ,a dJ.fferent direction into its or his path. Roadway. That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel including bridges and culVerts. Safety Zone. The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusiVe use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as such. School Bus. Every motor vehicle which is being operated exclusively for the transportation of school children to or from a school session, or to or from a school function, and which is marked on both front and rear with the words "school buss, in plain lettering not less than six inches in height. Semi-Trailer° Every vehicle designed or used for carrying persons or property with another and separate motor veD~cle so that in operation a part of its own weight or that of its load, or beth, rests upon and is carried by another vehicle. Sidewalk. That portion of a street between the curb lines, er the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the USe of pedestrians. State Route. Every highway which is designated with an official state route number and so marked~ Street or Highway. The entire width between the boundary lines of every way open to the use of the public as a thoroughfare for the purposeS of vehicular travel. Street Car. A car, other than a railroad train, for transporting persons or property, operated upon rails, principally within a street o2 highway. Through Highway~ Every highway or portion thereof at the entrance to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to stop before enter- lng or crossing the same~ Trackless Trolley. Every car which collects its power from overhead electric trolley wires and which is not operated upon rails or tracks, Traffic. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars, track- less trolleys and other devices either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel~