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The Sebastopol City Council in Sonoma County, California will be voting on an ordinance to protect pedestrians and cyclists from threatening motorists who intentionally harass them, according to PressDemocract.com. The hearing, held on December 18, informed the council of the proposed legislation and why it is necessary to protect cyclists and pedestrians. After several highly-publicized fatal pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents this summer, the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition urged legislators to take action to prevent future incidents. The coalition released a report showing instances of drivers intentionally swerving at pedestrians and cyclists, and in some cases threatening them, throwing objects at them and even shooting at them. “The reason we need it is, from a bicycling perspective it is usually a blissful experience to ride in Sonoma County, but sometimes people are harassed and it happens enough and it is dangerous enough that we feel it is important to take…
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