New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 31 - CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS
Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS
Section 18.31.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Bicycle" means every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, except scooters and similar devices.

B. "Bikeway" means any road, path or way which in some manner is specifically designated as being open to bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facilities are designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or are to be shared with other transportation modes.

C. "Equestrian" means a person on horseback.

D. "Interstate highway" means a principal highway system between states. The highest type of arterial highway; an expressway with full control of access.

E. "Pedestrian" means any natural person on foot.

F. "Right-of-way" means, in the appropriate context, a general term denoting land, property or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation needs.

G. "Shoulder" means outside portion of a highway contiguous to the roadway that is primarily for use by motor vehicles with problems.

H. "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including any frame, chassis or body of any vehicle or motor vehicle, except devices that are moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.