Originally Posted by
caloso
On left turns, the closer you can match the speed of motor traffic, the easier it will be. If the fastest you can go is 20 and the cars are going 45, forget it: you're better off using the cross walk. But if you can go 25 and the cars are going 30, it can be done: ramp up speed, look back and find a gap, put out your left hand and slot in. Take the left like you're driving a car.
Ditto
I will do that. Not using my hand, but looking for a gap in the traffic. Where the next vehicle in the passing lane, is at least four to five car lengths back. This will allow me enough time to get in the left-turn/passing lane, shift up so I am in a higher gear for speed. I will shift down, after getting in the passing lane, if there is a traffic light ahead that is a red light. If the light is green, I will stay in the higher gear to make it through the turn, before the traffic starts to come from the opposite direction.