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Author Topic:   The Morality of Speeding
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Message 13 of 47 (432585)
11-06-2007 9:51 PM
Reply to: Message 12 by RAZD
11-06-2007 8:57 PM


So let's stipulate that no loss of control is involved, no accident, no cause to involve other people. The issue is just speed.
Unrealistic. Accidents are called accidents because they are unintended. They are also unforeseeable. One can never know when a catastrophic event might occur. And it's also impossible to predict when another driver might do something stupid, or lose control of their vehicle.
The immorality of driving at a dangerously high speed derives in part from the fact that it's impossible to simply stipulate away accidents.

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