Thank you for the suggestions, but no, I will not move out of the bike lane to sit in front of or behind the first vehicle, then move back over. You don’t have to pull the legal vs safe angle with me, I ride (and drive) very defensively. The “don’t look where you’re actually turning” move is annoying and dangerous, but I’m always ready for it…
In my head I wasn’t thinking about a bike lane, just a regular road. That makes a difference, and (ideally) a driver would check the bike lane before turning, but I’ve had cars turn almost straight through me too many times. I just queue up like a car at particular intersections now. Annoying and carries its own dangers, but it works for me, and I was sharing my strategy. Stay frosty out there, friend. I’m tired of seeing ghost bikes.
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Thank you for the suggestions, but no, I will not move out of the bike lane to sit in front of or behind the first vehicle, then move back over. You don’t have to pull the legal vs safe angle with me, I ride (and drive) very defensively. The “don’t look where you’re actually turning” move is annoying and dangerous, but I’m always ready for it…
In my head I wasn’t thinking about a bike lane, just a regular road. That makes a difference, and (ideally) a driver would check the bike lane before turning, but I’ve had cars turn almost straight through me too many times. I just queue up like a car at particular intersections now. Annoying and carries its own dangers, but it works for me, and I was sharing my strategy. Stay frosty out there, friend. I’m tired of seeing ghost bikes.