<div>Of course "2010" should replace "2009," in the following sentences from the Vision2020 post forwarded below. I have made this mistake repeatedly recently. Perhaps a Freudian slip expressing a wish live in the past?</div>
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<div>Regarding what I was told by a Moscow police officer Fri. Jan 22, 2009,<br>in person at the Moscow Police Station, that bicycles require lights 24<br>hours a day according to Moscow city code:</div>
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<div>Moscow Police Officer LMcintosh-<br><br>This e-mail contains some of the same information as the previous e-mail I<br>sent Thurs. Jan. 21, 2009, with additional question(s) that are relevant,<br>and some editing.</div>
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<div>Why was I not given information, after the accident occurred and the<br>emergency personnel released me on Thurs. Jan 14, 2009, regarding the<br>insurance coverage on the driver/vehicle who failed to yield when I was<br>
crossing the drive-in in question, while I was bicycling on the sidewalk as<br>described below?</div>
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<div>I recall the moments before the accident very well, as I was riding east on<br>the sidewalk Thurs, Jan. 14 2009 at about 4:50 PM, in front of Pat's Lawn<br>and Saw, on the south side of White Ave., with a streetlight illuminating<br>
the drive-in to the mini-mall just east of Pat's Lawn and Saw, that the car<br>that struck me pulled into, as they were heading west on White Ave. and made<br>a left turn into the mini-mall drive-in that crosses the sidewalk.<br>
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<div>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/24/10, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ted Moffett</b> <<a href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com">starbliss@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></div>
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<div><strong>Dan Weaver</strong> <a title="[Vision2020] Moscow City Code Requires Bicycles In Operation ToHave Lights 24 Hours A Day?" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com?Subject=%5BVision2020%5D%20Moscow%20City%20Code%20Requires%20Bicycles%20In%20Operation%0A%09ToHave%20Lights%2024%20Hours%20A%20Day%3F&In-Reply-To=d03f69e1001221343q589701b3ob9fcb0329e1dfca4%40mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">dweaver at ci.moscow.id.us </a><br>
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<div>Please let me know if you have further questions and or suggestions<br>regarding this situation.<br>----------------------------------</div>
<div>Thank you for your openness to further questions.</div>
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<div>I am forwarding below the communication I sent to Moscow police officer LMcintosh regarding questions and relevant issues concerning a vehicle/bicycle accident. I have not received a response to this e-mail, though the questions regarding light requirements for bicycles on sidewalks, and what time of day bicycle light is required, were separately answered in a Vision2020 post by Moscow Chief of Police Weaver. I thank Dan Weaver for clarifying the Idaho code regarding bicycle light requirements on sidewalks, given the code defines sidewalks as part of "highways."</div>
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<div>Regarding what I was told by a Moscow police officer Fri. Jan 22, 2009, in person at the Moscow Police Station, that bicycles require lights 24 hours a day according to Moscow city code: Given that I was very surprised to hear that such a code rule existed, I told the officer that I had not read such a rule in the online Moscow city code. The officer was clear in insisting that such a code rule existed, mandating a light on bicycles 24 hours a day. I asked for a copy of this code rule, but the officer declined. The officer may recall the conversation differently. And that people can recall in person spoken conversations differently, in fact recall them incorrectly, is one reason I prefer an e-mail response to the forwarded communication below:</div>
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<div>This e-mail contains some of the same information as the previous e-mail I sent Thurs. Jan. 21, 2009, with additional question(s) that are relevant, and some editing. I separately e-mailed today regarding Idaho and/or Moscow city code regarding what I was told today by a Moscow police officer, that was a complete surprise, that Moscow city code requires bicycles in operation to have a light 24 hours a day:</div>
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<div>I just attempted to file the Freedom of Information Act request for the accident report at the Moscow Police Station, but the report was still not available.</div>
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<div>When will the accident report for the vehicle/bicycle accident case # 10-M00362 be available?</div>
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<div>Why was I not given information, after the accident occurred and the emergency personnel released me on Thurs. Jan 14, 2009, regarding the insurance coverage on the driver/vehicle who failed to yield when I was crossing the drive-in in question, while I was bicycling on the sidewalk as described below? I sustained very painful injuries and now have medical costs incurred as a result of this accident</div>
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<div>Why I was not asked for information from the Moscow Police regarding how the accident happened, after the emergency personnel had released me from their examination, after I signed the release form, and had recovered somewhat from the intense pain and injuries I sustained?</div>
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<div>I recall the moments before the accident very well, as I was riding east on the sidewalk Thurs, Jan. 14 2009 at about 4:50 PM, in front of Pat's Lawn and Saw, on the south side of White Ave., with a streetlight illuminating the drive-in to the mini-mall just east of Pat's Lawn and Saw, that the car that struck me pulled into, as they were heading west on White Ave. and made a left turn into the mini-mall drive-in that crosses the sidewalk. I saw the car and assumed they could see me, given that I was illuminated. I did not have a light in the front at this time, though I have a front reflector, and had my back blinking light on. I had my front light in my backpack, ready for use when full darkness came, and I would be riding either on the road or the Latah Trail path. At the time of the accident, there was still some daylight, though it was past sunset. The streetlights turn on before total darkness.</div>
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<div>I checked the Idaho code on bicycles ( <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.lostrivercycling.org/idcode.html" target="_blank">http://www.lostrivercycling.org/idcode.html</a> ), and a front light is required from sunset to sunrise when on highways. I did not know that even when there is still considerable light after sunset or before sunrise, a front light is required, for bicycles and motorized vehicles, but the code indicates this is when "upon a highway," without mentioning sidewalks; and riding on the sidewalk for bicycles is legal, given certain rules. But given the wording of the Idaho code on bicycles, it seems to not explicitly address if a bicycle riding on a sidewalk must have a front light between sunset and sunrise. For maximum safety, it seems that <strong><em>pedestrians, especially fast runners,</em></strong> and bicycles <strong><em>on sidewalks,</em></strong> should be required to have a light at night. I was not bicycling very fast when I was struck, luckily, and no doubt a person can run faster than I was cycling at that time. Thus a fast runner who is not carrying a light while running on a sidewalk might be taking a greater risk of an accident, when motorized vehicles must cross a sidewalk, than a cyclist riding slowly without a light in the same situation.</div>
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<div>Also, I read on the Moscow Police Dept. website that bicycle licenses are required, but if I understand correctly, this does not apply to those residing outside the city limits? I do not reside in Moscow city limits:</div>
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<div>Ted Moffett</div>
<div>1097 Canyon Rd.</div>
<div>Moscow, Idaho 83843</div>
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