The judge told the officer he recalled passing the bicyclist on Willamette. However, it's all downhill from 36th to the post office at 33rd, and a witness said "the bicyclist appeared to have been pedaling 'furiously in an apparent effort to achieve as high of speed as possible' just before the crash happened."

In excess of 30 miles per hour? Perhaps with his head down until just before impact?

The third witness probably had it right. Just stop, wait with the turn signal on and let the bozo on two wheels pass. I'm surprised the judge wasn't more aware of the danger the bicyclist was putting him in just by being there.

(You used an extra "r" there, Brad.)