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Thu Jul-21-11 08:57 AM
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New Los Angeles law bans harassing bicyclists verbally or physically

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New Los Angeles law bans harassing bicyclists

LOS ANGELES—A new Los Angeles law makes it a crime for motorists to harass bicyclists, verbally or physically.

The City Council approved the ordinance on Wednesday. It also allows victims of harassment to file civil lawsuits without waiting for the city to press criminal charges.

League of American Bicyclists president Andy Clarke calls the law groundbreaking, saying no other city in the nation offers bicyclists an equivalent civil recourse Bicycle advocates have complained that motorists throw objects, shout insults and try to run them off the road.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18521114

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