I was driving home from work today (bike is out of commission until I get new rear wheel) when I got to this intersection:



There were cars in both lanes going straight already waiting at the red light. Behind me a girl was tailgating, making it clear that she was intending to turn right from the bike lane. So because I could, I put myself a couple feet in the bike lane, so she was unable to go around me and turn from the bike lane. She was none to pleased with me doing this.

I'm not sure it's illegal to turn from a bike lane, but it sure as hell is discourteous, whether or not there are bicyclists in the lane. I mean, it's a bike lane, not a "right turn lane, unless someone happens to be on a bike." There are a lot of places in Fort Collins where bike lanes are wide enough to do this, and this behavior is something I see fairly frequently.