On 06/12/2018 13:10, JNugent wrote:
On 06/12/2018 11:05, TMS320 wrote:
On 06/12/2018 02:01, JNugent wrote:


It is vanishingly unlikely that he had never used the route before if
he was using it to "cycle home" at 2:15 am. It is reasonable to
suppose that he knew full well that this pedestrian access had at
least two flights of steps along its length (he'll have been at least
as aware as anyone else of the local changes in level and the need
for steps or ramps).

I don't think it is "vanishingly unlikely" that a person can know
about a route but has no reason to use it normally. It was the middle
of May and a warm night, after all, and probably no rush to get home.
It's a nice time to be out exploring...

...whilst around three times over the alcohol limit (for driving). Yes -
what could be more natural or normal than exploring in the dark (which
is exactly the point) whilst ...er ... inebriated?

Fortunately not everybody is like you.