Wires or cables stretched across the path, nailed planks buried or hidden under leaves, shards of glass ... Mountain bikers, motocross or even hikers are not always welcome in the forest.
Some, who do not accept the sharing of space, in particular hunters, or who cannot bear to see strangers pass on their property, set traps for them.
The consequences can be extremely serious and cause the death of the people targeted.
And even without going to this extreme, this malice can result in injuries ranging from simple scratches to broken ribs or loss of a limb.
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A 50-year-old cyclist, member of the Sedan Sprint Club VTT, experienced it the hard way last August.
While traveling at 40 kilometers per hour on a labeled site, he only saw a fishing line stretched one meter above the ground at the last moment.
"He was tied between a fence and a tree, at the bottom of a large descent, in order to hurt
," he says.
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