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11-11-2018, 03:27 PM
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Booby trapped bike path in Portland, OR...
three 20 somethings arrested but a woman cyclist was injured when she became entangled in woven string strung across a bike path, causing injuries to her face and neck. One very close to her eye.
What is with people???? BK
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11-11-2018, 03:38 PM
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Jerks.
Nothing new - In Maryland, along the Baltimore - Annapolis trail, often you can find 'flat zones' where bottles are broken on purpose. I haven't ridden there in several years but I imagine it hasn't changed. Still a nice winter ride on a fixed gear. I can't even imagine running into wire or string at speed. A co worker still talks about a motorcycle accident where a man was decapitated by a wire. Head intact in the helmet. Sigh... 
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11-11-2018, 03:45 PM
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Sad state of affairs. It always drives me nuts when I hear things like this. The utter disregard for our fellow humans is quite disturbing.
There always seems to be some broken glass somewhere on the local canalway trail when I ride it, but wire or string is extremely dangerous. Hope the woman heals well and that law enforcement punishes the degenerates accordingly! Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Last edited by Hilltopperny; 11-11-2018 at 05:04 PM.
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11-11-2018, 04:56 PM
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11-11-2018, 04:57 PM
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11-11-2018, 05:02 PM
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To me a prank might injure an oversized ego or tickle a funny bone.
Causing physical injury or potentially a fatality is hardly a prank. BK
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11-11-2018, 05:04 PM
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11-11-2018, 05:16 PM
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This is horrific. Reminds me of the infamous Mike Vandeman over here, charges were dropped against him further emboldening him and making him feel some sort of amplified righteousness for his actions.
I hope these idiots are charged with an act of assault that reflects the pre-meditated nature of their crime.
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11-11-2018, 05:43 PM
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Please link to an article.
Thanks!
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11-11-2018, 07:32 PM
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11-11-2018, 07:44 PM
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More
More info here, her words:
She said she was on her bike, riding home from work just before 11 p.m. on the multi-use path that she uses frequently. She said she saw three men run up the side of the hill, and by the time she turned her head, she rode straight into yards of string that had been tied across the path. "I put my head down, I let my helmet take the brunt of it. I could feel the... it was breaking off on me, so it wasn't fishing wire," said Ostedgaard. "I kept breaking it for three or four yards." https://katu.com/news/local/portland...-205-bike-path
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11-12-2018, 04:09 AM
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I've seen this happen around here, most recently to my friend Roger on a little side trail right near his house off Route 9 near Sleepy Hollow, NY.
He hit a wire strung across the trail and it took him out, left him on the ground and bloodied... SPP
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11-12-2018, 05:16 AM
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This happes in prospect park a couple of yeara ago too. Someone tied a string across the lane and caused an accident, I think was at night too so pretry hard to see.
People suck and that it all there is to it
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