From: Mike Suber Subject: Re: NYTimes op-ed: the ethicist weighs in Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 6:01 PM Steve et al - Yes, I read the opinion piece on the web site. Forget Kant. Ethics has nothing to do with it. Consider the effect on other cyclists and motorists who observe such irresponsibility: Flout the law, behave unlike most responsible motorists, and bring derision and danger to all cyclists. I can't believe that TA might consider this acceptable behavior. Mike Suber ______________________________ On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:48:47 -0700 (PDT) Steve Kruse writes: "If Kant Were a New York Cyclist" by Randy Cohen THE rule-breaking cyclist that people decry: that's me. I routinely run red lights, and so do you. I flout the law when I'm on my bike; you do it when you are on foot, at least if you are like most New Yorkers. My behavior vexes pedestrians, drivers and even some of my fellow cyclists. Similar conduct has stuck cyclists with tickets and court-ordered biking education classes. But although it is illegal, I believe it is ethical. I'm not so sure about your blithely ambling into the intersection against the light while texting and listening to your iPod and sipping a martini. More or less. |
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Re: NYTimes op-ed: the ethicist weighs in
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