§ 21-41. Definitions.

(a)

Bicycle: A nonmotorized vehicle with two (2) or three (3) wheels tandem, a steering handle, one or two (2) saddle seats, and pedals by which the vehicle is propelled. (GS 20-171.1)

(b)

Bikeway: A thoroughfare suitable for bicycles, and which may either exist within the right-of-way of the modes of transportation, such as highways, or along a separate and independent corridor. The term "bikeway" may include "bike lanes", "bike paths" and "bike trails".

(c)

Bike lanes: That portion of a roadway set aside for the use of bicycles and so designated as provided in section 21-42.

(d)

Bike path: A separate pathway for bicycles and pedestrians paralleling a roadway, located within the right-of-way of said roadway ad so designated as provided in section 21-42.

(e)

Bike trail: A pathway for bicycles and pedestrians located within a public easement or right-of-way other than that of a roadway and so designated as provided in section 21-42.

(f)

Moped: A vehicle having two (2) or three (3) wheels and operable pedals and equipped with a motor which does not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters piston displacement and cannot propel the vehicle at a speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour on a level surface.

(NCGS 20-401(d1); Ord. No. O-78-58, 9-11-78; Ord. No. 86-11-10/O2, § 1)