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<DIV>Wayne, </DIV>
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<DIV>The only other town I have been in that has anything as severe or comes
close to the number of pedestrian crossing as Moscow is Gatlinburg, TN a true
tourist town. They have a sign when you enter town explaining that pedestrians
have the right of way. I have traveled a lot of states and never have seen the
amount of pedestrian crossings that Moscow has. It was fine when gas was $0.59 a
gallon but it is more than 4 times higher than that now. I have never heard of a
law that pedestrians have the right of way except for the above. Moscow may have
some sort of horse & buggy law on the books but others don't.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dick Schmidt</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=deco@moscow.com href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dickschmidt@moscow.com
href="mailto:dickschmidt@moscow.com">Dick Schmidt</A> ; <A
title=nchaney@moscow.com
href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com">nchaney@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=johnd@moscow.com href="mailto:johnd@moscow.com">johnd@moscow.com</A> ;
<A title=pegh@uidaho.edu href="mailto:pegh@uidaho.edu">pegh@uidaho.edu</A> ;
<A title=jon@n-k-ins.com href="mailto:jon@n-k-ins.com">jon@n-k-ins.com</A> ;
<A title=jmack@turbonet.com
href="mailto:jmack@turbonet.com">jmack@turbonet.com</A> ; <A
title=lpall@moscow.com href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">lpall@moscow.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 11, 2005 2:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] With gas at
$2.50 a gallon it is time to cut Crosswalknumbers</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dick,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I am afraid I disagree with you on this one:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>1. Unless the law has changed, pedestrians
have the right of way at all intersections in all 50 states.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>2. To avoid the energy wasting stops (and
reduce the probability of accidents): everyone that can should drive
less; walk more.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dickschmidt@moscow.com href="mailto:dickschmidt@moscow.com">Dick
Schmidt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nchaney@moscow.com
href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com">nchaney@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=johnd@moscow.com href="mailto:johnd@moscow.com">johnd@moscow.com</A> ;
<A title=pegh@uidaho.edu href="mailto:pegh@uidaho.edu">pegh@uidaho.edu</A> ;
<A title=jon@n-k-ins.com href="mailto:jon@n-k-ins.com">jon@n-k-ins.com</A> ;
<A title=jmack@turbonet.com
href="mailto:jmack@turbonet.com">jmack@turbonet.com</A> ; <A
title=lpall@moscow.com href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">lpall@moscow.com</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 11, 2005 1:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50
a gallon it is time to cut Crosswalknumbers</DIV>
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<DIV>All,</DIV>
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<DIV>I have noticed the huge amount of pedestrian crosswalks in the city.
With gas prices at $2.50 a gallon it is time to cut the number of
crosswalks, where traffic must stop solely for a pedestrian, by at least
half and you probably could cut 2/3 and still have adequate crosswalks.
Every time you cause a 4,000 vehicle to stop it wastes gas and pollutes the
air. Think of all the trucks that have to stop at the same crossings.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I particularly noticed on 3rd street between Hayes St. and Line St.
there are 15 crosswalks not including the 3 stoplights between them. In the
main part of town there are 4 crosswalks on Jackson and 9 on Washington St.
in addition to 2 stop lights on both streets. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There will be some who whine that we need to have them for our college
students but these college students aren't paying my gas bills. This
situation just adds more unnecessary costs to the cost of living in Moscow
which is already very high. They can learn to cross where there is a light
to get to the downtown area. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope you will look into this situation and right after school lets
out next month would be an excellent time to implement this. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dick Schmidt</DIV>
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