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Most people (at least those who never had to pass a driver test in the U.K.) don’t know how to navigate Roundabouts, but they can learn. DMV can’t teach everyone, but they and you can at least try to teach yourself and your fellow Oregonians some basic rules. (And count your blessing we don’t, yet, have the Double Roundabout – yikes! See the DVLA for more info on driving in Great Britain.)

HOW TO NAVIGATE A ROUNDABOUT:

1) Official Rules, read the DMV driver pamphlet (large file, 5+ MB – if you survive the download, look for the word “roundabout”)

2) Chapter 811 of the ORS (search for the word roundabout), or

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The Oregon State Police website has lots of information on the new “Move Over Law” (2009 ORS 811.147) (effective 1/1/10) including a flyer on the new law and on updates to the new law.

“Move over or it’ll cost you.

The Move Over Law (ORS 811.147) states that if you are driving up behind any type of police car or emergency vehicle pulled over on the roadside with emergency lights flashing, you must:

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It’s only right to start off the New Year with the new Oregon “cell-phone” law, which you have probably heard about (unless you’ve been on the phone too much – remember Groucho Marx and his cigar – so get off that phone once in a while and pay attention to the world!).

Starting January 1, 2010, you may be ticketed for texting or not using a hands-free cell phone device. (You may be ticketed for other things too, but we’re focusing for the moment on the new cell phone law.):

There are lots of places to go for information about the new law, but I like to start at the beginning, people who wrote the law and the people who will enforce it:

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I start off the New Year (January 2010) on the right foot (or the 3rd wheel) with Traffic Week at the Oregon Legal Research blog.

Stay tuned for posts on texting, roundabouts, turn signals, cows, pedestrians, bicyclists, traffic tickets, joggers with death wishes, auto insurance, and more.

For a preview, check out the New Oregon Traffic Laws webpages: ODOT and OSP (click on OSP Spotlight and Latest News).

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The intranets, and agony aunt columns (e.g. Ask Amy), are filled with tales of roommate woe:

My roommate won’t pay his share of the rent on time.
Our roommate is driving us crazy – with cleanliness.
My roommate never locks the front door.
My roommate ….
My roommate …. (I’m sure there’s a song in there somewhere ….)

There may be legal solutions in some instances, e.g. if you all signed the lease or if the conduct is illegal, but in many instances, the problems fall into the “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” or “you should have thought of this ahead of time” category.

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Lots of information and links in this OregonLive article:

Jails to limit inmate mail to postcards only, by Bill Oram, The Oregonian, December 29, 2009

Excerpt: ‘… “The quality of the letters are so touching because they’re looking to establish relationships with anyone who will listen to them,” said Boghosian, the executive director of the New York-based National Lawyer’s Guild, which publishes the Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook.

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Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (follow the Seminars link) starts off their 2010 continuing legal education season of seminars with:

“Workplace Investigations of Employment Issues,” to be held Wednesday, January 20, 2010. The Speaker will be Carolyn Walker, a Partner at the law firm of Stoel Rives, LLP.

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A bench guide to FAPA (the Family Abuse Prevention Act):

“A Benchguide for the Family abuse prevention act, Office of the State Court Administrator, c2006

Revised and updated in 2006 / by the Honorable Maureen McKnight and the Honorable Merri Souther Wyatt, with the assistance of the FAPA Benchguide Revision Workgroup of the State Family Law Advisory Committee’s Domestic Violence Subcommittee comprised of Robin Selig, Oregon Law Center; Ari Halpern, Legal Aid Services of Oregon; Camilla Thurmond, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence; Bonnie Braeutigam Department of Human Services; and BeaLisa Sydlik, Oregon Judicial Department; Cheryl A. Fowler, Education and Training”

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It’s a lot of fun watching the Oregon Encyclopedia grow (and see their What’s New page). Browse topics such as the Coin Machine Men, the Death Penalty, the Votex I Music Festival, and Bobby the Wonder Dog.

And, think about becoming a contributor if you have an Oregon History area of expertise.

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See April 28, 2010, pdate to this post.

HALT is now CLEAR (new homepage), not to be confused with this CLEAR (dot com) OR THIS CLEAR (scientology) or any of these CLEARs.

Center for Legal Empowerment, Accountability & Reform (CLEAR), formerly known as Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT)

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