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Is it getting to this..?? Trail sabotage?

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Old 07-25-24 | 02:38 PM
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Is it getting to this..?? Trail sabotage?
Sure. It's how some people get their jollies ... inflicting damage and injuries on others. Comes down to how people were raised, by and large. Some weren't.

I've seen motor vehicles sabotaged, and bicycles. Haven't yet seen any cycling trails where this has been done. Though I have seen trails used "hard" and abused/damaged, then left that way for others to clean up after them. But I've seen plenty of trees in forests about to be logged have spikes implanted in order to injure people and destroy equipment.

Some acts aren't deemed beneath a person. It's what culture has produced.

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Old 07-26-24 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by t2p


All our local roads are like this and cyclists cause no issues at all. The etiquette is to ride single file when a car approaches. Larger groups might still ride double file, but it makes little difference to passing as you should be moving over into the opposing lane to pass a cyclist riding single file anyway.

As a cyclist on narrow roads without a shoulder, it is unwise to ride in the gutter as it just encourages marginal passes. I take more of the lane and then move over to create a larger space as cars overtake me. They rarely attempt to overtake until they can safely move partially into the oncoming lane. I just make that decision clearer for them. Occasionally some ass….. will overtake anyway, but at least I have some space to swerve into.
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Old 07-26-24 | 05:10 PM
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2nd picture is closer to what I was referring to in my rural area, yes its not the midwest in its ruralness but its not like its Dover DE in town either. I meant its illegal for them to ride more than 2 abreast when there is traffic & sorry to say to some of you even 1 vehicle/auto is traffic. Same with blowing through stop signs here, its also against the law. Idiots in both autos & bikes have come close to eating my bumper/becoming a hood ornament.
Which I advide against, back in the 90s I became a hood ornament just walking on the side of a split highway against traffic flow & some woman decided to blow in front of traffic & hit me - my body. I stiff armed tackled the hood & she flipped me 180 so I stiff armed the ground, damage to my wrist, shoulder & leg I'm still suffering with 30 yrs later.

Guess according to somes definition I'm just a jerkhead auto driver that "doesnt want to share 'my' roads" just because I took 30 or so years off from riding a bike & at 57 I have been riding less than a year. Uh huh, some of you really need to take a long look in the mirror if thats your thoughts.
I dont want to share with any chucklehead that doesnt know how to follow the law so we all can share the road, bike, auto, motorcycle, ebike, animal, whatever.

Uh huh, cant wait for some fool to eat my bumpers then. /s
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