9.80.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as:

(a)

"Driver" means any person who drives a motor vehicle.

(b)

"Exhibition of Speed" means a willful act of showing off or displaying a dangerous or imprudent speed in a vehicle on a highway where the presence of another person is known to the driver or may reasonably be anticipated by him or her.

(c)

"Highway" means a way or place of whatever nature, which is used by the public for vehicular travel. It does not include a facility which is specifically designed and legally maintained for the purposes of speed contests or exhibitions of speed.

(d)

"Reckless Driving Exhibition" shall mean any exhibition of reckless driving described in California Vehicle Code Section 23103, as may be subsequently amended, including, but not limited to, a person who drives a vehicle upon a highway or an off-street parking facility in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

(e)

"Speed Contest" means a contest where a vehicle is raced on a highway against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. In order to constitute a speed contest under this Section, at least two vehicles must be assembled, or spectators must be present at the event. An event where the vehicles traveling over a prescribed route do not exceed the speed limit, is not a speed contest.

(f)

"Vehicle" means any transportation device that requires the driver to have in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license for the appropriate class of vehicle being driven and which transportation device is equipped with a motor.

(Ord. No. 768, § 2, 5-18-2021)