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03-28-23, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyBike

Once the driver "saw" the coast was clear to turn - he stopped looking. My theory. Who keeps looking in a direction where they are NOT going? After NOT seeing the cyclist, his eyes went to the direction he would be going next - down the cross street and averting his eyes from the blinding sun.

Although I have no memory of the actual incident, I remember going through a green light at an intersection before where I was hit and then waking up in a CT scanner at HersheyMed, I suspect you are right.

Further, based on the police estimation that I was hit at 25mph or 30mph, I suspect that the driver never stopped in the middle turning lane before making the turn. He glanced up the road saw it was “clear” and kept going without slowing down.