Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
there must be a more accurate article. "Williamson was the first cyclist to be killed on Central Park West since August 2018" but he wasn't on Central Park West, was he? he was on the transverse road? "the truck took a right from Central Park West onto the 86th St. Transverse just before 6 p.m. before plowing into him,"
It's almost certain that Williamson was not on the transverse road, but simply crossing 86th St on the bike path. Look at this photo from the scene, and a street view from G***** maps:
You can see the end of the island separating 86th St Transverse on both photos. Bike was hit from the left side, meaning right-turning truck plowed into him in the bike lane, which is right at the curb shown in second photo (though not marked because of all the other crosswalk stuff at the intersection. Bike had right-of-way, and driver clearly did not. Yes, we should all look when crossing; but USPS truck drivers in this city are perhaps more inattentive to other traffic than they should be, worse than typical truck drivers in my personal experience. This was, so far as I can see, not an "accident" but a lack of sufficient care on the part of the driver.