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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks you for your memo and additional information
and observations. The accident report should be ready sometime today. If you
would like, let me know what time is most convenient for you to stop by the police
department and I would be happy to review the all the specifics of the accident
and offer any additional information which may be helpful in your analysis of
the situation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=navy face="Lucida Handwriting"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Ted Moffett
[mailto:starbliss@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 24, 2010
1:03 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Dan</st1:PersonName> Weaver</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Nancy
Chaney</st1:PersonName>; pa@latah.id.us; <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Dan</st1:PersonName> Carscallen</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dan</st1:PersonName> Carscallen</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Lindsay McIntosh</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Correction:
"2010" Not "2009": Re: Additional Information: Accident
Report Case # 10-M00362: Idaho/Moscow Bicycle Law Re: Lights etc.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Regarding what I was told by a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
city code:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></st1:place></st1:City>
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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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 <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">White
Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>, 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 <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">White Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street> and made<br>
a left turn into the mini-mall drive-in that crosses the sidewalk.<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 1/24/10, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ted
Moffett</span></b> <<a href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com">starbliss@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2010-January/068267.html">http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2010-January/068267.html</a></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dan</span></font></st1:PersonName>
Weaver</st1:PersonName> et. al.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dan</span></font></b></strong></st1:PersonName><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"> Weaver</font></b></strong></st1:PersonName> <a
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"
title="[Vision2020] Moscow City Code Requires Bicycles In Operation ToHave Lights 24 Hours A Day?">dweaver
at ci.moscow.id.us </a><br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Fri Jan 22 15:38:52 PST 2010</span></i> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2010-January/068237.html"
target="_blank">http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2010-January/068237.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Please let me know if you have further questions and or suggestions<br>
regarding this situation.<br>
----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you for your openness to further questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am forwarding below the communication I sent to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> 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 <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Dan</st1:PersonName> Weaver</st1:PersonName> for clarifying the <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>
code regarding bicycle light requirements on sidewalks, given the
code defines sidewalks as part of "highways."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1025"
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#00681c" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00681C'>Ted Moffett</span></font> <<a
href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com" target="_blank">starbliss@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:lmcintosh@ci.moscow.id.us"
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Additional Information: Accident Report Case #
10-M00362: Idaho/Moscow Bicycle Law Re: Lights etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></st1:place></st1:City>
Police Officer LMcintosh-<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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 <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> and/or <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> city
code regarding what I was told today by a <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>
police officer, that was a complete surprise, that <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> city code requires bicycles in
operation to have a light 24 hours a day:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>When will the accident report for the vehicle/bicycle accident case #
10-M00362 be available?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I checked the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>
code on bicycles ( <a 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 <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> 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 <em><b><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:bold'>pedestrians,
especially fast runners,</span></font></i></b></em> and bicycles <em><b><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:bold'>on sidewalks,</span></font></i></b></em>
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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> city limits:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE11/toc.asp"
target="_blank">http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE11/toc.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'>Ted Moffett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3
color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#888888'>1097 Canyon Rd.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color="#888888"><span style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#888888'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font color="#888888"><span
style='color:#888888'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font color="#888888"><span
style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'>ph. 208-882-8643<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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