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65 year old B.C. woman gets three years’ probation for sabotaging mountain bike trails and setting up booby traps
In one surveillance tape, a log with a sharp branch sticking out like a spear is placed on the bottom of a steep descent. Tineke Kraal was arrested in January, 2015, after two mountain bikers who suspected the trails were being sabotaged set up hidden cameras. Kraal must also do community service for dragging logs and rocks onto North Shore trails to slow down bikes.
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Vancouver Sun - North Vancouver woman gets three years’ probation for trail sabotage
Tineke Kraal earlier pleaded guilty to mischief rendering property dangerous, useless or inoperative
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Why not just let people have their fun?
From the articles, it seems there are tensions between mountain bikers and hikers when they share trails or when bikers use hiking-only trails. It seemed this was her way of retaliating against perceived destruction of trails she thought used to be much better. I can't say I sympathize though.