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No, I don't say "traveling" because that is not specific for being behind the steering wheel. I could be "traveling" when walking, sledding, or in the back seat of a vehicle.
At least one court case made it clear that the judge was not persuaded by the attempt to describe unlicensed driving as "traveling in my personal property".
It's worth pointing out that the traffic laws apply to vehicles put on the public streets, not on vehicles used exclusively on private property (such as tractors and golf carts or formula-1 race cars). The govt is responsible for the public streets - paving them, marking them, clearing them of snow, etc - and it has the duty and authority to keep the streets as safe as possible. So, in that capacity the govt puts a few conditions on people who bring a vehicle onto the streets, and whoever wants to bring a vehicle onto the streets must comply.
Nobody has pointed to a legal authority for a particular word that describes operating a vehicle for (specifically) noncommercial purposes.
Despite all the talk about "the right to travel", the courts have not said that this refers to or creates an enforceable right to operate a motor vehicle on the public roads without a DL.
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