Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
Going from right to left in your pic, I'd get on the line marking the bike lane, or even to the left of it just a bit. That would put me between the right-turning car and the one going straight. I don't really feel "sandwiched" between cars like that, because the one turning right is turning away from me, and I don't have to worry about the one going straight, either.
This is one of those times when being next to a car's front fender is pretty safe. The driver of the stopped car can see me, and it's impossible for the right-turning car to hit me.
Yeah, that is the best place to stop.. the trouble is that some motorists stop on the edge of the bike lane dash, so there is like 6" of room for a normal sized sedan to get through, and then somebody in a SUV will try to squeeze through after seeing the sedan go through! I do stop there when the motorist on the thru-lane leave enough space.
About stopping further out into the intersection, I won't do that... you are right in the kill-zone if somebody on the cross-road messes up their left-turn. Either their car will come flying at you after it's been hit or the guy will swerve to avoid their car and take you out. I've had a close call with this once. I like to hide behind the cars now.
Those two reasons are basically why I sometimes have to use option 2 instead of 3 and just get honked at.