Lefebvre

By prosecution of this writ of review, petitioner Mary A. Lefebvre seeks to annul a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board rescinding an award to her for injuries sustained on August 8, 1977.

The injuries were sustained when petitioner was riding her moped while returning to work at California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) at San Luis Obispo, California. After having lunch at home she traveled on Hathway Street which is adjacent to the south campus boundary, and was in the process of making an angled left turn across Hathway toward a private driveway when struck by an oncoming motorcycle. The point of impact was approximately 100 feet short of the on-campus bike path designated as the university entrance. Ms. Lefebvre explained that she commenced her left turn sooner than usual due to the presence of loose gravel on the campus bike path which had almost caused her to fall while going to work that morning. Noting the continued presence of the gravel on her way home for lunch, she intended to avoid the gravel by utilizing a sidewalk which paralleled the bike path. She proposed to walk the bike on the sidewalk, past the danger and resume travel on the…