HELP 208: BPD - Here to help.

[northendtrooper]

I'm getting into law enforcement and I have a couple of tips for you guys n' gals.

City Code.
Following behavior are illegal within the city limits

Disorderly Conduct:
-Violent, noisy, or riotous behavior
-profane, abusive, or obscene language
-behavior dangerous to others.
Includes (but is not limited to):
-begging;
-occupying, lodging or sleeping in a place or vehicle without permission of owner;
-loitering, prowling or wandering on private property or school grounds;
-eluding a peace officer. a.k.a Running from the cops.

Fighting:
-2 or more people meeting in a public place to act upon a quarrel
-engaging in any fight, or
-engaging in violent or tumultuous behavior.

Obscene conduct: In any public place
-indecent exposure
-using vulgar, profane language, or
-disturbing the peace and quiet.

Excretion of human waste:
Defecating or urinating anywhere, except in designated toilet receptacles.

Litter in Parks:
Leaving or placing debris, garbage, or trash anywhere, except in public receptacle; or in a way that allows it to be scattered, carried, or blown by the elements. If no public receptacles, all such debris should be carried away by the person responsible and disposed of properly.


Who do I Call? An A - Z Reference to Boise's Ordinance.
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/PDS/CodeEnforcement/WhotoCall/PZBrochure_WhoDoICall.pdf

Abbreviations.
ABC- Alcohol Beverage Control
ADA#- Officer Badge Number
AFC-Acting Field Commander
AKA-Also Known As
BANDIT- Boise Area Narcotics Drug Interdiction Taskforce
BFA- Black, Female, Adult
BMA- Black, Male, Adult
CAD- Computer Aided Dispatch
CID- Criminal Investigation Division
CIU- Criminal Intelligence Unit
COD- Community Outreach Division
COPS- Community Oriented Policing Services
CP- Calling Party
CP- Community Policing
CSI- Crime Scene Investigator
DEA- Drug Enforcement Agency
DOA- Dead On Arrival
DOB- Date Of Birth
DR- Direct Report
DRE- Drug Recognition Expert
DUI- Driving Under the Influence
DV- Domestic Violence
DWP- Driving Without Privileges
EOD- Explosive Ordinance Device
ESRO- Elementary School Resource Officer
ETA- Estimated Time of Arrival
F- Felony
FTA- Failure To Appear
FTO- Field Training Officer
GBP- Green Belt Patrol
IA- Internal Affairs
KT- Knock & Talk
LKA- Last Known Address
LNU- Last Name Unknown
M- Misdemeanor
MCT- Mobil Computing Terminal
MJ- Marijuana
MPU- Mounted Patrol Unit
NCO- Neighborhood Contact Officer
NCO- No Contact Order
NST- Neighborhood Service Team
NTO- Neighborhood Traffic Officer
NWS- New World System
OC- Open Container
P&P- Probation and Parol
PAYADA- Parents and Youth Against Drug Abuse
PC- Probable Cause
PO- Probation Officer
PV- Probation Violation
RMS- Records Management System
RP- Reporting Party
S- Suspect
SRO- School Resource Officer
SOU- Special Operation Unit
STEP- Standardized Traffic Enhancement Program
TRU- Telephone Report Unit
V- Victim
W- Witness
WC- Watch Commander
WMA- White, Male, Adult
WFA- White, Female, Adult
YOA- Year of Age

Soon to come: Codes.

[THERB4U]

fuck, fuck, fuck the police.

I actually have a ton of respect for cops. I have a few that are fairly close friends actually. Its funny to hear them call cops from another dept "pigs"

[northendtrooper]

Well I hope to be one of the guys who you guys will like to know. Not for negative reasons but for positive reasons.
Reason I'm posting all of that information is because you won't have to go searching for all that info, just look here. Or ask me.

[miautocrosser]

Wait... your joining the BPD? Oh god help us all. lol

[Squarl]

no he will be on ourside, like a little g208 insider :D

[RunninWild]

I have a few Q's to be A'd.


Regarding bicycles, to be legal at night is required to have a front and rear light? Does it state anywhere that they must be visible from a certain distance? While riding do I have to use hand turn signals? If so, do I have to while riding on the sidewalk too?



I have many more questions once I get some more time to type them all up.

[northendtrooper]

I have a few Q's to be A'd.


Regarding bicycles, to be legal at night is required to have a front and rear light? Does it state anywhere that they must be visible from a certain distance? While riding do I have to use hand turn signals? If so, do I have to while riding on the sidewalk too?



I have many more questions once I get some more time to type them all up.

If you are dealing with vehicle traffic. Yes you will need flasher and flashlight on your bike. Also doesn't hurt to wear some reflective gear. But on the green belt, no. The limit question doesn't make any sense. Usually they all have some good power to the light so I don't see that being a problem. I don't know much of hand signals but I can ask, I believe they are borderline recommended to mandatory. If posted otherwise, you can ride on the sidewalk. In City of McCall (OT) it is against the law to ride your bike on the sidewalk.

[InSepsis]

Yay, we have someone to go to now :)

[RunninWild]

If you are dealing with vehicle traffic. Yes you will need flasher and flashlight on your bike. Also doesn't hurt to wear some reflective gear. But on the green belt, no. The limit question doesn't make any sense. Usually they all have some good power to the light so I don't see that being a problem. I don't know much of hand signals but I can ask, I believe they are borderline recommended to mandatory. If posted otherwise, you can ride on the sidewalk. In City of McCall (OT) it is against the law to ride your bike on the sidewalk.


By flasher do you mean a rear light and flashlight a front light? For cars your tail lights must be "visible" from a set amount(don't remember how many) of feet away, at least that is what isboosted was told when he got pulled over, so I was curious if the same law applies to bikes. I want to know because I know someone that got pulled over for having to dim of lights.

Recommended to mandatory? I hate loosely written laws like this. It allows the cops to bend the law towards their favor if they happen to be assholes or are just in a shitty mood.

[turbo2cam]

i would love to be a cop...hell ive been through the entire legal system from top to bottom...they might as well make me an honorary cop lol

[northendtrooper]

By flasher do you mean a rear light and flashlight a front light? For cars your tail lights must be "visible" from a set amount(don't remember how many) of feet away, at least that is what isboosted was told when he got pulled over, so I was curious if the same law applies to bikes. I want to know because I know someone that got pulled over for having to dim of lights.

Recommended to mandatory? I hate loosely written laws like this. It allows the cops to bend the law towards their favor if they happen to be assholes or are just in a shitty mood.

Rear Red Flasher. Every one I've seen is bright as hell on the roadway. I could spot one about 500' away easily with a lot of distracting lights. The visible law doesn't apply to bikes so as much to a car because you are not going over 30mph per say. So somebody got pulled over on their bicycle?

[northendtrooper]

Bicycle-related
IDAHO CODE
Title 49, Chapter 7; Revised July 1, 2005
49-714. TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PERSONS ON BICYCLES AND OTHER HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES —
DUE CARE.
(1) Every person operating a vehicle propelled by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the driver of
any other vehicle under the provisions of chapters 6 and 7 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and except as to those provisions which by
their nature can have no application.
(2) Every operator or rider of a bicycle or human-powered vehicle shall exercise due care.
49-715. RIDING ON BICYCLES.
(1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride an attached permanent and regular seat.
(2) No bicycle or human-propelled vehicle shall be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(3) An adult rider may carry a child securely attached to his person in a backpack or sling or in a child carrier attached to the bicycle.
49-716. CLINGING TO OR FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
(1) No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled or toy vehicle shall attach it or himself to any vehicle upon a highway.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the attachment of a bicycle trailer or bicycle semitrailer to a bicycle if that trailer or semitrailer has been
designed for that attachment.
(3) No person riding upon any bicycle or human-powered vehicle shall follow a vehicle so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard to the rider.
49-717. POSITION ON HIGHWAY.
(1) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall
ride as close as practicable* to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:
(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(b) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(c) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface
hazards or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.
(2) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of the
roadway as practicable*.
49-718. RIDING TWO ABREAST
.
Persons riding bicycles upon a highway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of highways set aside for the exclusive use of
bicycles. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single
lane.
49-719. CARRYING ARTICLES.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from using at least one (1) hand in the control and
operation of the bicycle.
49-720. STOPPING — TURN AND STOP SIGNALS.
(1) A person operating a bicycle or human-powered vehicle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the
intersection. After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on
another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is moving across or within the intersection or junction of
highways, except that a person after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through
the intersection without stopping.
(2) A person operating a bicycle or human-powered vehicle approaching a steady red traffic control light shall stop before entering the intersection and shall
yield to all other traffic. Once the person has yielded, he may proceed through the steady red light with caution. Provided however, that a person after slowing
to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if required, may cautiously make a right-hand turn. A left-hand turn onto a one-way highway may be
made on a red light after stopping and yielding to other traffic.
(3) A person riding a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of section 49-643, Idaho Code.
(4) A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the bicycle before turning, provided
that a signal by hand and arm need not be given if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
49-721. BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS.
(1) A person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian,
and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or another bicyclist.
(2) A person shall not operate a bicycle along and upon a sidewalk or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, where the use of bicycles is prohibited by
official traffic-control devices.
(3) A person operating a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and
duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
49-722. BICYCLE RACING.
(1) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section.
(2) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by the department or local law enforcement authorities on any
highway under their respective jurisdictions. Approval of bicycle highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety
for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously
inconvenience other highway users.
(3) By agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempt from compliance with any traffic
laws otherwise applicable, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
49-723. LIGHT AND REFLECTOR REQUIRED AT NIGHT
.
Every bicycle in use at the times described in section 49-903, Idaho Code, shall be operated with a light emitting device visible from a distance of at least five
hundred (500) feet to the front, attached to the bicycle or the rider, and with a reflector clearly visible from the rear of the bicycle.
49-724. ADDITIONAL LIGHTS AUTHORIZED
.
A bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required in section 49-723, Idaho Code.
* Practicable per the dictionary means capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished; feasible.

[dmotoguy]

Thanks!
That clears some stuff up :)
So reflector in the rear and light in the front.

[RunninWild]

hellz yeah, thank you

[northendtrooper]

Here's more for the bike codes

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-jun1509-i_wonder_bike_laws.838b965c.html
In light of this 3rd biking accident, KTVB should take this opportunity to educate the public on the rules of the road for bikers . It would be very beneficial to find out what the bikers are supposed to be doing and the proper way for cars to share the road.

- Crissie M. via e-mail

BOISE - With three deadly accidents involving cars and bikes in recent weeks -- many of you have written to ask just what the rules of the road are.

The bottom line: bicyclists and drivers are treated the same -- both must follow the same laws.

But as a practical matter... People on bikes have to exercise extra caution, since they stand to lose the most in a collision.

Drivers of cars are required to yield to bikes, but much of the burden for safety lies with bicyclists

Boise Police spokesperson Lynn Hightower stresses that safety for cyclists is a team effort.

"The responsibility for motorists is essentially to know and follow the rules of the road, and bicyclists are treated - when they are on the road - as another motor vehicle," Hightower said.

But Hightower says that above all else -- drivers should avoid driving while distracted.

“You should not drive, ride, pedal distracted -- or carelessly. If you are going to do that, get off the road because there is no place for distracted driving or riding or careless driving or riding - someone's going to get hurt," Hightower said.

Background: Prominent cyclist dies in crash with teen driver

Here some other specifics according to Idaho state law:

- Bicyclists cannot ride with more than two riders side by side

- If a bicycle rider takes to the sidewalk, they must yield to people on foot, and give an audible signal before passing.

- Bikes that are on the streets at night are required to have a light that's visible from at least 500 feet away so that drivers can see them.

Also, a note about stop signs and lights. Bike riders must yield at stop signs, but do not have to come to a full stop, according to Idaho law. They must stop at lights - but can cross an intersection on red if there is no traffic.

The best thing to do might be to take a minute and read all the laws for yourself. Click here for Idaho State code. Click here for Boise City Code (PDF)

[Stealth2k]

Judge Dredd 4ever

[northendtrooper]

Idaho Statutes. If you are bored read up on any of the laws in Idaho.
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/

[Lostinspaces]

http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/TOC/IDStatutesTOC.htm

Bad link north, normal folk can't read it.