[Vision2020] Moscow City Code Requires Bicycles In Operation To Have Lights 24 Hours A Day?

[Dan Carscallen]

Ted, et al

I'm not sure about bikes (I see Chief Weaver responded) but I'm pretty sure federal law states that (street legal) motorcycles are supposed to have lights on 24 hours a day .

Maybe that's where the confusion came in.

DC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ted Moffett 
  To: roger hayes ; Dan Carscallen ; nchaney at ci.moscow.id.us ; pa at latah.id.us ; lmcintosh at ci.moscow.id.us 
  Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 
  Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:43 PM
  Subject: Moscow City Code Requires Bicycles In Operation To Have Lights 24 Hours A Day?


  I was told today by a Moscow police officer that Moscow city code requires bicycles in operation to have lights 24 hours a day.  I have never heard of this requirement, and so far, when checking Moscow city code that is available online, have not located such a code rule at the following websites, though it was updated 12/31/09, and if new code was adopted since then, the code showing may be inaccurate.  If I missed where in the city code at the following websites it is stated that bicycles in operation must have lights 24 hours a day, perhaps someone can indicate where:

  http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/index.asp

  http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE11/toc.asp

  http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE11/chapter3.pdf

  http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE11/chapter2.pdf
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  Otherwise, does anyone have information regarding other websites that might contain the Moscow city code for bicycles regarding a requirement that bicycles in operation must have lights 24 hours a day. Or is this particular Moscow code rule not on the Internet?

  The Idaho code for bicycles, at the website below, states bicycles on the highway must have a front light from sunset to sunrise, with some exceptions.  It does not appear to specifically address, as far as I could determine, whether bicycles operated on sidewalks must have a light in front at night:

  http://www.lostrivercycling.org/idcode.html

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  Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
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