Originally Posted by
UniChris
The location shows a three-lens traffic light, ie, without a protected left. So the bicyclist may well have been waiting on a green for an opportunity for a safe left.
The Google Street View I posted above seems to show 2 green lights for going straight, and a red for the left turn (marked with a red arrow above the turn lane, as well as on the street corner).
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0953...7i16384!8i8192
Some cities will use a blinking yellow or blinking red which would require someone to actually be there to determine the configuration in use.
There are, of course, many different light timing scenarios, so the light could have changed from green to yellow/red, or changed from red to green.