10/17/2013 Ofc Rumery-Taylor
0700- shift change w/Ofc Richardson
0800- met ferry-PFD shift change
0945- met ferry-patrolled Island
1010- PFD training supplies to fire-boat
1100- met ferry-patrolled Island
1230- met ferry-spoke w/Islander re small red car from top of Luther St
speeding on Luther St
1300- patrolled island
1430- met ferry-patrolled Island
1530- met ferry
1645- met ferry-patrolled Island
1750- met ferry
1930- met ferry-patrolled Island
2030- met ferry
2111- 89 Pleasant Ave for noise complaint-loud music. Radio left on in
barn-unable to locate owner or shut radio off. Noise complaint noted as well as
a complaint about a camper plugged into barn with man inside watching tv.
Complainant felt camper was being used illegally.
2140- met ferry-patrolled Island
2245- met ferry
Rules of the Road – Bicycling on the Road 
Bicycles
in many States are considered vehicles, and cyclists have the same rights and
the same responsibilities to follow the rules of the road as motorists. When
riding, always:
- Go
With the Traffic Flow. Ride on
the right in the same direction as other vehicles. Go with the flow – not
against it.
- Obey
All Traffic Laws. A bicycle is a
vehicle and you’re a driver. When you ride in the street, obey all traffic
signs, signals, and lane markings.
- Yield
to Traffic When Appropriate. Almost always, drivers on a smaller road
must yield (wait) for traffic on a major or larger road. If there is no stop
sign or traffic signal and you are coming from a smaller roadway (out of a
driveway, from a sidewalk, a bike path, etc.), you must slow down and look to
see if the way is clear before proceeding. This also means yielding to
pedestrians who have already entered a crosswalk.
- Be
Predictable. Ride in a straight
line, not in and out of cars. Signal your moves to others.
- Stay
Alert at All Times. Use your
eyes AND ears. Watch out for potholes, cracks, wet leaves, storm grates,
railroad tracks, or anything that could make you lose control of your bike. You
need your ears to hear traffic and avoid dangerous situations; don’t wear a
headset when you ride.
- Look
Before Turning. When turning
left or right, always look behind you for a break in traffic, then signal before
making the turn. Watch for left- or right-turning traffic.
- Watch for Parked Cars. Ride far enough out from the curb to avoid the unexpected from parked cars (like doors opening, or cars pulling out).
Planning
ahead can help make this Halloween a fire-safe one. Taking simple fire safety
precautions, like making sure fabrics for costumes and decorative materials are
flame-resistant, can prevent fires. During the five-year-period of 2006-2010,
NFPA estimates that decorations were the item first ignited in an estimated
average of 1,000 reported home structure fires per year. These fires caused an
estimated average of six civilian deaths, 53 civilian injuries and $16 million
in direct property damage per year.
U.S.
Fire Departments responded to an estimated annual average of 156,600
cooking-related fires between 2007-2011, resulting in 400 civilian deaths, 5,080
civilian injuries and $853 million in direct damage.
The
leading factor contributing to heating equipment fires was failure to clean,
principally creosote from solid fueled heating equipment, primarily chimneys.
About
half (49%) of home electrical fires involved electrical distribution or lighting
equipment. Other leading types of equipment were washer or dryer, fan, portable
or stationary space heater, air conditioning equipment water heater and range.
According
to an NFPA survey, only one-third of Americans have both developed and practiced
a home fire escape plan.