Originally Posted by bbunk
Okay, I have been reading along until now out of curiosity but I have to ask, which angles in that image are hard to see? I am not seeing any that I think would be a problem.
Well, start by imagining a motorist traveling in the direction opposite the cyclist seen in the photo, approaching the intersection and preparing for a left turn across the sidepath, while a cyclist is simultaneously approaching (traveling in the same direction as our imaginary motorist), intending to continue straight ahead.
If this doesn't do it for you, you might want to consider this:
http://www.bikexprt.com/bikepol/faci.../sidecrash.htm
and this:
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Library/riskfactors.htm