[bikeqld] Bicyclist Harassment Ordinance Passed

[Peter Whittle]

Common assault under the Criminal Code.

Not often anyone has the endurance to see it through.

Pete

From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au] On Behalf Of Scott Rowan
Sent: Friday, 19 June 2009 9:20 AM
To: BIQ
Subject: [bikeqld] Bicyclist Harassment Ordinance Passed

Does Qld or any other state have anything like this? Is it already covered under the existing road rules?

Cheers,

Scott

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COLUMBIA, MO (BRAIN)-A city of 84,000 people in Missouri has passed a bicyclist harassment ordinance making the throwing of objects, verbal assault and other offenses illegal, and a misdemeanor offense punishable by a $1,000 fine or one year of jail time.

The Columbia ordinance, which is modeled after similar ordinances in South Carolina and Colorado, makes it a misdemeanor to do the following: throw an object at or in the direction of a cyclist, threatening a cyclist to frighten or disturb the cyclist, sounding a horn with the intention to frighten or disturb a cyclist, knowingly placing a cyclist in the path of physical injury, or knowingly engaging in conduct that creates a risk of death or serious physical injury for a cyclist.

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/06/16/bicy/
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