Rage Against the Cyclists

[Granville57]

Sadly, I'm sure other stories could, and will, be added to this thread.
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Strewn thumbtacks create chaos for cyclists in Virginia Beach

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/strewn-thumbtacks-create-chaos-cyclists

Thumbtacks scattered along a bicycle route in the rural Pungo area jeopardized more than 200 cyclists, flattened at least 100 tires and caused crashes that hurt at least two riders this past weekend.

"There's been an occasional bottle broken or something, but you're talking about one place at one time," Craddock said. "Last week was every intersection on the 20-mile loop. Every intersection had tacks sprinkled on it."

 

[Frosty]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/may/17/cycle-race-etape-caledonia-protest

 

[delbified]

this happens every year on the Round the Bay ride in Melbourne, Australia. circumnavigating Port Philip Bay, the statistical risk of thumb tacks on the road progressively increases as you approach Frankston, then slowly decreases.

i used to marshall at a HPV (reclined bike) race put on for school kids in a country town and without fail, some of the locals would leave their cousins home with the kids to throw thumb tacks or launch orange gun attacks on the riders. these kids would spend months hand-building their bikes, some were really impressive, and the local yokels would destroy them with high velocity oranges (well, a tiny minority).

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Sometimes things do not work out well for the driver.

http://girlonabicycle.blogspot.com/2011/06/victory-sort-of.html