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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>MOSCOW POLICE DEPARTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>118
East 4th Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tel:
208-882-COPS Fax: 208-882-4020<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:white;font-weight:bold'>PRESS RELEASE</span></font></b><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'>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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>’s
roadways:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place> Code: 49-715, 49-717<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place> Code: 49-723<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place> Code: 49-702 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> -<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place> Code: 49-702<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 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.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Regardless of your mode
of transportation, please make a conscious effort to look out for bicycles,
vehicles, and pedestrians. The <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> Police
Department’s primary goal is not to cite violators; it is to have fewer
traffic collisions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please be safe,<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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DANIEL L. WEAVER
Prepared by: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Chief of
Police
Officer <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bruce Lovell</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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