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PASSENGER VEHICLE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
DEF

... an automobile not licensed to carry passengers for hire and which is of the pleasure type.

OBS

private passenger automobile: term found in the context of public auto insurance uniformity in New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
OBS

voiture particulière : terme retrouvé dans le contexte de l'uniformisation de l'assurance automobile publique au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Incendio, accidentes y riesgos varios (Seguros)
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Record 2 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
CONT

Road: All U.S. road data represent registered vehicles, except local motor buses which are active passenger vehicles.

CONT

Classification of the vehicles is done according to the following categories: passenger vehicles (including motorcycles), recreational vehicles, buses, single unit trucks,tractor-trailer units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
Key term(s)
  • véhicule de transport passagers

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por carretera
CONT

Transporte carretero: Todos los datos relativos al transporte carretero de Estados Unidos representan los vehículos matriculados, excepto los autobuses urbanos que son vehículos activos de pasajeros.

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