[Shoonra]

Originally Posted by aksis

Shoonra,
Is the supreme Court holding that operating a motor vehicle registered in one of the States and traveling in a car is the same thing?

There certainly is a difference between traveling as a passenger, on foot, or by some vehicle other than a motor vehicle, and the operating of a motor vehicle on the public roads. The Court is dealing with the operator of the vehicle (driver) and not passengers.

Originally Posted by aksis

Are they holding that an automobile is a motor vehicle?

Very defiinitely, although the category of motor vehicles can include more than just automobiles, such as trucks, vans, buses, etc.

Originally Posted by aksis

Are they holding that one has no right to use their private property anyway they want so long as there is no infringment on the rights of others?

They are holding that the govt, as caretaker of the public roads, can regulate for the sake of public safety and efficiency what sort of vehicles can be put on the public roads and who is qualified to operate those vehicles.