Comment Re:Simplest answer often true (Score 5, Interesting) 115
I live a couple blocks from that intersection. It's a high traffic intersection due to its proximity to the I280 on/off ramp, that's currently a construction zone (flower market construction), where an east-west street with unprotected cycle lanes (17th street) T's into a north-south street with unprotected cycle lanes (Mississippi). If you sat there and watched that intersection for 10 min in the late afternoon, you'd wonder why there aren't even more accidents there.
I'd wait to see the video from the Waymo car before making any conclusions on who's at fault. The cyclist may very well have stopped. I'm imaging the cyclist was hidden from view by the truck, and both were taking a left turn onto Mississippi at the same time (as there's both an auto lane and a bike lane if i recall correctly)
I've noticed that the Waymo's have become more aggressive in their driving, they'll start pushing their way into intersections before an intersection is cleared. I assume this is because if they don't and patiently wait their turn, human drivers keep cutting them off..... so they've had to adapt? All speculation.