Originally Posted by
zvez
the focus is on strava as that was the point of the original posters thread or at least seemed to me.
I think most anyone will agree the guys behavior was reckless and stupid, but it was HIS fault, not an online website. I ride sportbikes as well so I'm well versed on all the asshats out there in cars, on bikes, on bicycles. If you wanna go fast be it bike or mc or car, take it to the track.
Question is this: Maybe Strava hasn't shared culpability up to this point, but once a behavioral pattern (reckless speeding on a bike) is demonstrated in response to a stimulus (Strava), can we excuse forever the continuation of the stimulus? So giving them the benefit of the doubt, the Strava folks could not "reasonably" foresee the effect that their website would cause and can't be blamed for that, BUT do they continue to get a pass once the cause and effect have been observed multiple times? At some point does Strava have to share the blame? No opinion being expressed here, just throwing out the question for discussion.
I will freely admit this is somewhat, but not exactly like asking whether gun store owners can be blamed for the murders committed with the guns they sold since the cause-effect relationship is well established.
Thoughts? Anyone?