This is your brain (when you use it).

This is what happens when you don't use your brain.

wildlife (frog)

vs.

lugged hiking boots (create erosion)
a well-managed park! mountain bike (knobby) tire (creates erosion)mountain bike (knobby) tire (creates erosion)
what happens when someone actually CARES about nature mountain bike (invades and destroys wildlife habitat) mountain bike (invades and destroys wildlife habitat) mountain bike (invades and destroys wildlife habitat) mountain bike (invades and destroys wildlife habitat)
what happens when someone actually CARES about nature mountain bikers destroy rainforest illegally to build their playground mountain biker Kevin Aitken illegally destroying British Columbia rainforest
what happens when someone actually CARES about nature mountain bikers' winding trail destroys far more habitat than necessary mountain bikers fragment habitat mountain bikers destroy rainforest for cheap thrills
enlightened open space management why bikes don't belong in natural areas
don't ride your bike through my house why bikes don't belong in natural areas mountain bikers nailed mountain bike vs. bear
want to be on this trail when he comes around a corner? extreme sports -> extreme injuries extreme sports -> extreme injuries
so mountain bikers just want to enjoy nature, just like everyone else? so mountain bikers just want to enjoy nature, just like everyone else? a typical mountain biker carries his mountain bike on his SUV a typical mountain biker trashes creek habitat a typical mountain biker trashes creek habitat typical mountain bikers trash creek habitat mountain biker joyfully trashes creek habitat
mountain bikers riding off-trail mountain biker riding off-trail teaching children it's okay to ride off-trail
mountain biker riding off-trail mountain biker jumping If you need a full face helmet, maybe you shouldn't be doing what you are doing!
mountain unicyclists riding illegally mountain biker riding illegally mountain biker (Sam Gaze) sportsmanship
mountain bikers destroying wildlife habitat to make a trail mountain bikers vandalize a tree for cheap thrills
mountain biking destroying a regional park
this shows why mountain bikers should not be allowed to design trails Christchurch Adventure Park (wildlife habitat destroyed for mountain biking)
mountain biker killed by a bear in BC broken bike (shows the kind of force that mountain bikers apply to the ground -- or anything else in their way! align=
mountain biking accident – no feeling below the waist mountain biker in a neck brace mountain biker crashing mountain biker crashes to meet nurses
creating a mountain biking park building a mountain biking trail
how mountain bikers (fail to) show respect for the land
mountain biker "enjoying nature" mountain biker "enjoying nature"
North Vancouver mountain biking politics
Cartoon by Steven DeCinzo
Cartoon by Stephen Pastis
bicyclists intimidate pedestrians (Copyright 1997 Andrew B. Singer) successful man, unsuccessful man (Copyright 1997 Andrew B. Singer) “scientist” who researches mountain biking
mountain biker demonstrates their insolent attitude mountain bikers remove "No BIKES" Sign!
Hey! You're in the bike lane!
boats (invade wildlife habitat) raft (invades wildlife habitat)
jetski (invades wildlife habitat) jetski (invades wildlife habitat)
road (fragments habitat) road (fragments habitat)
roads fragment habitat (Copyright 1997 Andrew B. Singer) humans invade wildlife habitat
do people really want to learn? silencing
Cars Kill Everything (Copyright 1998 Douglas Minkler)
heavy equipment (destroys wildlife habitat)

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