[Vision2020] MPD Press Release

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49-704.Crossing at other than crosswalks. (1) Every pedestrian crossing a highway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.

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  MOSCOW POLICE DEPARTMENT

  118 East 4th Street

  Moscow, Idaho 83843

  Tel: 208-882-COPS    Fax: 208-882-4020

   


  PRESS RELEASE

   

   

   

  As the weather improves, more people are using bicycles. In an effort to increase public awareness and reduce the number of vehicle and bicycle collisions, M.P.D. Officers will be focusing their efforts on specific traffic codes. The enforcement of the following codes is intended to improve the safety of Moscow's roadways:

   

  -Idaho Code: 49-715, 49-717

  Bicyclists must follow most of the same rules assigned to vehicles when on the roadway. When on the roadway, including bike lanes, bicyclists may not ride against traffic. 

   

  -Idaho Code: 49-723

  Bicyclists must use a headlight at night, visible 500 feet to the front. The light may be attached to rider or bicycle. The bicycle must also be equipped with a reflector clearly visible to the rear. Headlights are required for bicycles, even on the sidewalk.                                                             

  -Idaho Code: 49-702 

  Pedestrians must use due caution when crossing roadways. Pedestrians must make sure to give vehicles adequate time and distance to stop when stepping into the crosswalk and into traffic.

   

   -Idaho Code: 49-702

   Vehicles: "the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, to yield to a pedestrian crossing the highway within a crosswalk." 

   

  Regardless of your mode of transportation, please make a conscious effort to look out for bicycles, vehicles, and pedestrians. The Moscow Police Department's primary goal is not to cite violators; it is to have fewer traffic collisions. 

   

  Please be safe,

   

   

  DANIEL L. WEAVER                                                                        Prepared by: 

              Chief of Police                                                                          Officer Bruce Lovell

   

   



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