Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 411 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION
Chapter 6 - Use of Snowmobiles on the State Highway System
Section 411-6-001 - DEFINITIONS
Current through March 20, 2024
001.01 Department shall mean the Nebraska Department of Roads.
001.02 Freeway shall mean an expressway with full control of access.
001.03 Highway shall mean a road or street including the entire area within the right of way, which has been designated a part of the State Highway System.
001.04 Interstate highway shall mean a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and grade separation at intersections and which highway has been designated I-76, I-80, I-129, I-180, I-480 or I-680.
001.05 Motor vehicle shall mean every self-propelled land vehicle, not operated upon rails, except mopeds and self-propelled handicapped chairs.
001.06 Operate shall mean to ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile.
001.07 Operator shall mean every person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile.
001.08 Person shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, the State and its agencies and subdivision, and any body of persons whether incorporated or not.
001.09 Right of way shall mean land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to a road, street or highway.
001.10 Road shall mean a public way for the purpose of vehicle travel, including the entire area within the right of way. A road designated as part of the State Highway System may be called a highway while a road in an urban area may be called a street.
001.11 Roadway shall mean the portion of a highway, including shoulders for vehicular use.
001.12 Snowmobile shall mean a self-propelled motor vehicle designed to travel on snow or ice or a natural terrain, steered by wheels, skis or runners and propelled by a belt-driven track with or without steel cleats.
001.13 State Highway System shall mean the roads, streets, and highways shown on the map provided for in Section 39-1311, as forming a group of highway transportation lines for which the Department shall be the primary authority. The State Highway System shall include, but not be limited to: rights of way, connecting links, drainage facilities, and the bridges, appurtenances, easements and structures used in conjunction with such roads, streets, and highways.
