Anti-harassment laws for bicyclists and pedestrians - how about passing one in YOUR community?

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Several cities across Missouri, and cities and states across the U.S., have passed laws banning the harassment of bicyclists, pedestrians, and people with disabilities.

Passing such a law is one of the strongest steps a city can take to improve conditions for bicycling and walking. Bicyclists, particularly, are often intimidated by repeated incidents of harassment, sometimes leading them to stop bicycling altogether.

Passing a statewide anti-harassment law was identified as one of the very top priorities by our members and supporters and passing a statewide anti-harassment law is one of the very top priorities in MoBikeFed's Legislative Platform. Passing anti-harassment laws in several cities around Missouri is our initial goal.

In Missouri, anti-harassment laws have been passed by:

Columbia (2009, reaffirmed later in 2009)
Greenwood (2010)
Independence (2010)
St. Louis (2012)
Kansas City (2014)
Lee's Summit (2014)
Wildwood (2015)

1.14 million Missourians currently live in a city protected by an anti-harassment law.

Visit our anti-harassment campaign page for more information about passing an anti-harassment ordinance in your community, sample language for anti-harassment ordinances, and more:

http://mobikefed.org/anti-harassment

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Anti-harassment laws for bicyclists and pedestrians - how about passing one in YOUR community?