C7. Location of First Harmful Event Relative to the Trafficway

On Roadway - That part of the trafficway designed, improved, and ordinarily used for motor vehicle travel or, where various classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that part of a trafficway used by a particular class. Separate roadways may be provided for northbound and southbound traffic or for trucks and automobiles. Bridle paths, bicycle paths, and shoulders are not included in this definition.

Shoulder - That part of the trafficway contiguous with the roadway for emergency use, for accommodation of stopped motor vehicles, and for lateral support of the roadway structure.

Median - An area of the trafficway between parallel roads separating travel in opposite directions. A median should be four or more feet wide.

Roadside - From the property line of the outermost part of the trafficway to the edge of the first road.

Gore - An area of land where two roadways diverge or converge. The area is bounded on two sides by the edges of these roadways, which join at the point of divergence or convergence. The direction of traffic must be the same on both sides of the roadways. The area includes shoulders or marked pavement, if any, between the roadways.

Separator - A separator is the area of a trafficway between parallel roads separating travel in the same direction or separating a frontage road from other roads.

In Parking Lane or Zone - Crash location outside the roadway.

Parking Lane or Zone (from FARS Coding Manual): Refers to a strip of road located on the roadway, or next to the roadway, on which parking is permitted. This includes curb-side and edge-of-roadway parking (for example, legal residential parking, city street parking, etc.). Sometimes a strip of roadway can be designated for parking at certain hours of the day and for regular travel at other hours. In that situation, this code would apply only during the hours when parking is permitted.

Off-Roadway Location Unknown - First harmful event is off the roadway but location of the actual property line is unknown.

Outside Right-of-Way (Trafficway) - Not physically located on any land way open to the public as a matter of right or custom for moving persons or property from one place to another.