Dead duck (and two ducklings) walking

We were approaching the easternmost reaches of Toronto this morning, in a torrential downpour. The 401 is six lanes each way, with a concrete divider in the middle. Traffic was moving pretty good, so I only had a second to notice Mama Duck, walking along the right-side shoulder, make a couple of feints towards the roadway, looking for the right moment to cross twelve lanes of traffic with a concrete divider in the middle. The ducklings were tight behind her. We know how that story ends. Sometimes bad shit happens and there's not a thing you can do about it.