As used in the Motor Vehicle Code: A. 'hazardous material' means a substance or material in a quantity and form that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety or property when transported in commerce; B. 'highway' or 'street' means every way or place generally open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, even though it may be temporarily closed or restricted for the purpose of construction, maintenance, repair or reconstruction; C. 'historic or special interest vehicle' means a vehicle of any age that, because of its significance, is being collected, preserved, restored or maintained by a collector as a leisure pursuit; D. 'horseless carriage' means a motor vehicle at least thirty-five years old that is owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes; and E. 'house trailer' means a manufactured home. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.8, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 9; 1991, ch. 160, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 1991 amendment, effective July 1, 1991, substituted 'material' for 'materials' in Subsection A; added Subsection E; and made related stylistic changes. 'Highway'. ; 1991, ch. 160, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 1991 amendment, effective July 1, 1991, substituted 'material' for 'materials' in Subsection A; added Subsection E; and made related stylistic changes. 'Highway'. — Careless driving, as defined in Section 66-8-114 NMSA 1978, cannot be committed in a parking lot, because a parking lot does not fall within the plain meaning or the statutory definition of 'highway.' State v. Brennan, 1998-NMCA-176, 126 N.M. 389, 970 P.2d 161, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 532, 972 P.2d 351.
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