I was the cyclist waiting to give the police report.
I witnessed the whole thing from just before the slope up to the crossing. Three cyclists were beginning to cross the intersection after a BMW had come to a complete stop in the right lane. A construction van came to a stop just a second or so later in the left lane. Soon after a Mustang “submarined” underneath the rear bumper of the construction van – it looked pretty much totaled. The three cyclists stuck around for all of a couple of seconds and then rode off, which is utterly ridiculous behavior.
If you witness an accident – stop. It is really that simple.
The police arrived a solid thirty minutes later, twenty five minutes after the Park Service cleanup crew arrived, which was a pretty lethargic response in my book.
I see two issues here: 1) bicyclists need to use common sense following an accident – be responsible and stick around; 2) this crossing (in addition to Lynn and Lee Hwy) were conceived of in a different era and are showing their age in accident statistics.
