In a left turn lane, it’s usually safer for the cyclist to use the center of the lane. After the turn, the cyclist can move right when it’s safe, assuming the pavement is wide enough.
I’ve studied data from hundreds of car-bike collision reports. Riding at night without lights, riding against traffic, riding on sidewalks, and blowing stop signs and red lights results in lots of crashes. Riding at the right edge of a narrow lane results in a fair number of sideswipes. But generally, cyclists riding in the center of the general purpose travel lane in daylight aren’t the ones getting hit. They know something the other cyclists don’t.
The characters’ relative position is common when the cyclist is in a left turn lane or the motorist is in a right turn only lane. Ironically, a cyclist actually using the correct lane for his destination is often what triggers troglodytes into yelling at him to get off the road.
In a left turn lane, it’s usually safer for the cyclist to use the center of the lane. After the turn, the cyclist can move right when it’s safe, assuming the pavement is wide enough.
I’ve studied data from hundreds of car-bike collision reports. Riding at night without lights, riding against traffic, riding on sidewalks, and blowing stop signs and red lights results in lots of crashes. Riding at the right edge of a narrow lane results in a fair number of sideswipes. But generally, cyclists riding in the center of the general purpose travel lane in daylight aren’t the ones getting hit. They know something the other cyclists don’t.