The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Bicyclist fatality" means any death of a bicyclist resulting from a collision, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway.
(2) "Commission" means the Washington traffic safety commission.
(3) "Council" means the Cooper Jones active transportation safety council.
(4) "Fatality review committee" means a group of subject matter experts and other members recruited and assembled by the commission based upon their traffic safety experience to review incidents involving the death of a person in Washington resulting from a collision involving a motor vehicle, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway.
(5) "Motorist" means anyone using the transportation system who is using a motor vehicle as a driver or passenger.
(6) "Nonmotorist" means anyone using the transportation system who is not in a vehicle.
(7) "Pedestrian fatality" means any death of a pedestrian resulting from a collision, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway.
(8) "Public health authority" has the same meaning as defined in 45 C.F.R. Part 164, as it existed on June 11, 2026, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the commission by rule, consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(9) "Serious injury" means any injury other than a fatal injury that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred.
[ 2026 c 152 s 2.]