Cycling in Waterloo Region

[Markster]

The location of the incident:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.3873779,-...a=!3m1!1e3

What happened:

the cyclist was riding on the sidewalk along Elgin Street.
At the same time, a pickup truck was making a left turn off of Elgin onto Woodborough Place.
According to police, the cyclist tried to get through the intersection before the truck, but ended up crashing into the side of it.

I'm guessing then that the cyclist was going southbound on the east sidewalk. Yeah, that's a pretty precarious position. It's "against the flow", so drivers aren't accustomed to things coming quickly from that part of the sidewalk. If the driver noticed the cyclist at all, they probably thought it was going slower than it was. Whenever I'm sidewalk cycling like that, I go a little slower, and am more cautious crossing roads and driveways.

I suppose the cyclist was on the sidewalk because the road is somewhat busy and has cars parked erratically on it.