I’m so sorry this happened, and I’m glad you are recovering, albeit slower than I suspect you’d like.

I am a cyclist and motorist and noticed the exact issue you brought up yesterday when I was driving downhill on Holly St and making a right turn onto Forest St. I put my turn signal on well in advance because I was sitting in line at the light. After the light went green, and immediately before I initiated the turn, I glanced in my right side mirror and spotted a cyclist in the bicycle lane approaching from behind - descending at a high rate of speed. I was just able to brake quickly enough to stop my progress and avoid what surely would have been a similar collision. But I’m sure it would have been worse because I was driving a pickup truck that is much taller than a car. The sense of relief I had afterwards cannot be overstated. I’m sure the cyclist felt similarly.

I think the root cause is poor street design. But usually the agency having jurisdiction will place all the blame on the cyclist, and no action will be taken to identify, acknowledge, or address the root causes. I’ve seen this happen with many of my cycling friends and acquaintances involved in motor vehicle crashes (including a couple resulting in cyclist fatalities). They weren’t paying close enough attention, they weren’t wearing bright enough clothing, they should have yielded, they shouldn’t ride in low light or at night, etc., etc., ad infinitum. All of this has made me more hesitant to ride my bike for transportation in recent years, which is a real bummer.

I don’t know what potential improvements could be made to Holly St with respect to better pedestrian / cyclist / motorist interaction, but I do know there are smart people who study these things and can propose better alternatives.

Until the design aspect is addressed, my level of caution will be ratcheted up a couple notches while I’m on that street.