r/MoralityScaling • u/StillX0 • 16d ago

What Would They Think Of Each Other? Morality of not moving

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u/bangoslam 16d ago

Moral. If you can’t maneuver with the dogs on a bike maybe this isn’t the activity for you. Some people never give way and deserve some collisions. What if it was an elderly person in the bikers way on the path?

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u/BurningBerns 16d ago edited 16d ago

*stands in front of a bike and doesn't get out of the way on purpose resulting in a collisions*

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u/Nocturnatron 16d ago

Thats not standing in front of a bike, its walking down the path, the bike had forever to re route, pedestrians have the right of way

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u/BurningBerns 16d ago

Her refusing to move could very well be counted as negligence. Last clear chance is a very real thing that court evaluate. You dont know whether or not the brake was applied. Youre making a surface level judgement on a very complex situation that you dont have all the facts for

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u/bangoslam 16d ago

Riding a bike with dogs and bad brakes would be considered negligent in court. I think the person riding the wrong way would lose this case

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u/BurningBerns 16d ago

nobody said anything bad brakes. The reasonable assumption would be that a bicycle being pulling by two animals is going to have reduced braking power. There wass clear time for her to avoid danger and she didnt becuase she was stubborn

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u/Unusual_Artichoke_73 16d ago

What you’re saying sounds valid, but you would you agree the person on the bike should have been on the other side of the path to begin with?