They were couple in their 60s. The earned their living by selling clothes hangers at a market. It was around 4am on a Sunday and it had been raining throughout the night. It was cold and they were cold from the rain so they decided to skin the pedestrian overpass and just jay-walk across the main road. Anyway there were so few vehicles this early in the morning.
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It was a rainy night and nothing was better than enjoying the night out with friends and some beer to counter the cool weather. It was almost 4am and most of his friends had already gone home. He was a bit tipsy but he decided he could manage driving his motorcycle home. It was still raining when he left the bar and he didn’t have a raincoat with him. He got into his motorcycle and drove as fast as he could, a bit irritated that the drops of rain flowed into his eyes.
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They were almost at the other side of the road and watching their step on the slippery asphalt, anxious to put their heavy wares down. They almost made it safely.
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He had just a little too much to drink and the cold rain wasn’t helping a bit. He had to focus all his concentration on avoiding the puddles along the road. He didn’t see the two people crossing the street.
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The woman was suddenly flung from the side of the man. She hit her head on the pavement. The driver of the motorcycle that hit her thankfully stopped and brought her to the ER. She had a broken leg and although conscious, it was very likely at the very least that he had a concussion.
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Who was at fault:
The motorcycle driver who should have waited until he was sober before driving home? [but it was raining, and he was cold, and he was within the speed limit]
The couple who should have used the pedestrian overpass? [but it was several steps high, and their wares were heavy, and it was raining]
