Originally Posted by
LittleBigMan
However, a cyclist approaching a driver from the right who is making a right turn on red would have to be riding against traffic, or on the sidewalk, to be in conflict with the driver's turn. A cyclist in proper lane position will not conflict with the ROTR driver from the "blind" side. I wonder why this factor (riding a bicycle against traffic) was not mentioned as a contributory factor in bicycle/car crashes involving ROTR's.
That's only one scenario, the other is a cyclists pulls up at an intersection and when the light turns green goes and the motorists turning right sees the traffic stop and then goes without "seeing" the cyclist.
I've seen people try to do this to me from left hand turn lanes and from the wrong side of a double yellow line. The right not to be delayed takes precedences over any other commonsense or safety consideration.