I hear you- legislative history is the key to understanding the intent.
I looked on 3 different online law dictionaries and found nothing for "transportation", which is very suspicious. What are they hiding?
Quote:
* the act of moving something from one location to another
* the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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The second is very clear for our purpose here; but even the first one is an angle- why is driving licensed specifically in relation to a machine being defined by who or what goes along for the ride?
In other words, if the DL is to regulate public safety in relation to other users of the road, what's different whether a device is used to "transport person or property"- who cares what's being carried?
If the DL were in relation to outsiders, the statute should read something like- "DL required to drive a motorized device weighing more than..." But it's not- the defintion of a vehicle is in relation to it's 'use'.
..."used for transportation of persons or property..."