News report: Wire across track. Justice?

[flamin'trek]

HEard this on the radio today then looked it up. Scary stuff, but at leat there has been some form of punishment. Apologies if it's been posted elsewhere, I looked but didn't find.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/04/3181988.htm

Its amazing how the words 'mountain biking' stood out in a JJJ news bulletin I wasn't listening to.

 

[krizbike]

The full sentencing info is on the Hobart Supreme Court website here.

Chris

 

[flamin'trek]

Seems he handed himself in. After this in the new I hope this sort of stuff occurs less. I have seen fishing line across a gap around a gate. It was a pretty lame attempt but could have been nasty.

 

[hach_bee]

Hey man, it's been covered on this one too:
http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?215622-Riders-mantrap-near-miss

 

[Ridenparadise]

What can you do? Brisbane ABC this AM had drivers whingeing that bike lights are blinding them followed by a walker saying riders on paths were selfish (because they use bright lights).

(Some) People hate bikes and riders. There is no reason for it - there are total di@ks out there. Personally I think we need an attempted murder charge successfully upheld before things change - either for running a bike off a road or for booby-trapping a trail.

 

[Shinedown123]

Holy crap. Nice to see he got caught for it, but honestly he strung it up a meter high? That's seriously, seriously dangerous.

The worst part about it all though was that he was a high school teacher. Surely he should have a bit more responsibility for people then that. Especially considering he probably knew quite a few of the riders using that trail.

 

[wombat]

Lets confine the discussion to a single thread.