From another article
“The initial crash investigation revealed that a Mazda B2200 was traveling northbound on Clairemont Avenue in the center travel lane,” the spokesperson said. “A cyclist was also traveling northbound on Clairemont Avenue in the curb lane. The cyclist attempted to turn left, westbound, onto Ponce de Leon Place from the curb lane of Clairemont Avenue. This action led to the cyclist striking the passenger side of the Mazda.”
If the police spokesperson can be trusted, seems like a poor decision on the cyclist's part. I don't turn left from the curb lane, I either take the left/turn lane (if feasible) or just pull over and cross perpendicular when it's clear.
RIP
You are right that you pretty much can't eliminate edge cases, like addicts running in traffic at night.
However, Chicago is notoriously lawless for driving and a lot of these deaths were due to running red lights, lane violations, turning through peds at an intersection, etc. All of those can be addressed pretty effectively.