[farmer_giles_of_ham]

By following that "morph" it's fairly clear what "transportation" means.

All the vehicle codes revolve around the word "transportation", so it needs to be defined.

Notice that a vehicle is defined by what it transports (carries): persons or property. How about then, when it only "transports" property? That can't be the driver, so the "persons" referred to in the same sentence are not the driver.

We do not self-transport, and I don't think the law is talking about remote-controlled cars.

But we can act like that is the case...hence now all registration and licensing creates implied consent to be treated 'as-though-in-transport'.

The other important word in the definition of a vehicle is "use" : 'is used for'. Another sign of profit or gains, 'uses'. If the device is being "used", that has implications (implied consent).

Mere enjoyment, or private use is another matter. The 'persons or property' are being 'transported' because the device is being 'used' to 'carry'...however this is a rebuttable presumption!

There is no such thing as a "driver's license", or a "license to drive"- there is a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle. Motor vehicles are driven when operated.