Injuries occurred outdoors on the school campus as a result of a collision between a student on a bicycle and a student on a skateboard. The students were riding at excessive speeds along a pedestrian-only sidewalk — one on the north side of the building and one on the west side. The collision occurred at the northwest corner of the building. The student on the bicycle suffered a sprained ankle and serious cuts to his head. He was transported to the emergency room for assessment of head trauma. The student on the skateboard suffered serious cuts to his left leg and scrapes to his left elbow. He was also taken to the hospital for stitches to repair his leg wounds. Neither student was wearing a helmet or other protective gear.

a. The students had both been riding at high speeds which increased the damage to both of them once they collided. Neither of them had been wearing protective gear. They had both been on a pedestrian only sidewalk, and shouldn't have been riding there anyway. Before they went out into the corner, neither of them looked for someone coming from the other side of the building, where the other student was. Finally, the fact that they were going so fast made it so that neither of them could stop in time before they hit the other.

b. This could have been prevented if they had worn the proper safety gear, had followed the rules of the pedestrian only sidewalk, had been moving slower, and had looked for other people before going out into the interception of the two sidewalks.

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