Originally Posted by Bud Bent

Mine is a spot I never would have suspected before I started riding the route. It's where Crowley Road intersects Risinger Road at the south edge of Fort Worth. I approach that intersection on Crowley Road from the south at dark-thirty every morning, and go straight through the intersection. Crowley Road is a 55 mph speed limit there. I ride the shoulder, but approaching Risinger Road, the shoulder becomes the right turn lane, and something like 80 percent of the northbound Crowley Road traffic turns right onto Risinger Road.

There's no good way for me to behave there. Drivers just don't seem to know what to do. I finally gave up on moving out of the right turn lane into the first lane that goes straight (unless the right turner behind me is the only other vehicle around). Vehicles trying to go straight would run up close behind me at speed, and I even had a couple of drivers move into the left lane, then try to right hook me, making their turn onto Risinger Road. These days, I usually just stay in the turn lane and watch for drivers trying to right hook me.