Originally Posted by
noisebeam
About 1 in 100 will pull up next to me and go straight on green, no big deal, I go too and tuck in behind them as we get up to speed. If this happens it usually means I am too far left, only give enough room for right turners to get close to curb to turn.
Yep. My view is that I am most vulnerable when I'm stopping and starting, clipping and unclipping; that's when the bike is most unstable. I don't want to have to deal with a car attempting to pass me for those 2 seconds that it will take me to get back up on the saddle, my left foot securely attached (right stays clipped in always), and pedaling smoothly. So before stopping at the light, I move to the left enough to let right-turning cars through (if I'm first in line), but not so far to the left that the straight-going guy behind me can get around me. And I stay in that spot until I'm past those few critical seconds -- then I'll move right and get out of the way (if there's room).