Nov. 27, 2005
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Photo Essay Thanksgiving 2005 Here is a portrait of Thanksgiving festivities, including the presidential pardon of the national turkey.
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Light-Up For Safety
Portland, Ore. has more bike commuters than any other city in America. That is fine by day, but dangerous come night.
The problem, Hartman reports, is that many bicyclists don't have lights even though it's Oregon law.
Normally, riding without lights would be a $94 citation, but not long ago, traffic division Sgt. Bill Sinnet had a bright idea.
"For a while we're going to go ahead here and do something like this and try something different to raise awareness about safety issues, something more than just giving someone a ticket," Sinnet says.
He issued cops a new tool in their battle over bike lights.
He issued them bike lights.
Even the batteries are included.
On the first night of the program, officer Ron Hosely installed six sets of lights on five bikes.
It's really a win-win, even for taxpayers. The lights cost just $10 a set, a fraction of what it would cost to litigate a citation and the public relations value is immeasurable.
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