Originally Posted by John E
Bekologist has it right: who was passing whom in this incident? Passing a cyclist with the intent of making a near-immediate right turn is dangerous, discourteous, and illegal. A cyclist who passes a motor vehicle which is obviously preparing for a right turn is suicidal.
Based on the eyewitness accounts, it sure sounds like the latter was the case. The truck was going 5 MPH. I doubt the bike was going anywhere near that slow. When the cyclist gets out of the hospital, maybe we'll find out more.