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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 11.17.05.01" title_num="11" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="05" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Bioptic telescopic lens” means a spectacle-mounted telescopic lens which is a corrective lens and which uses magnification as the main means of obtaining minimal visual acuity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Carrier lens” means a lens on which a bioptic telescopic lens is mounted.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Corrective Lens.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Corrective lens” means a lens which improves a refractive condition in the eye.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Corrective lens” as used in this chapter does not include a bioptic telescopic lens.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Field expander” means a wide-angle lens that makes objects look smaller and further away.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Gross vehicle weight (GVW)” means the greatest of the following weights for a single vehicle or combination of vehicles:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The value specified by the manufacturer or manufacturers as the maximum gross weight;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The registered gross weight; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The actual operating weight.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Knowledge test” means a written, computer-assisted, or oral test covering the Maryland rules of the road which is administered to an applicant for a Maryland driver's license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Skills test” means a two-part driving test given to assess an applicant's ability to drive a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter, with the test consisting of a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Basic skills test conducted on a driving course; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Road test designed to test the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle in traffic conditions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>