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Old 02-22-13 | 11:20 AM
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From: Layton, UT

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Very few intersections around here have dedicated right turn lanes. And most of those, the painted bike lane ends about 200 yards before the intersection, which in drivers' minds, seems to mean they can hug the curb now. At those intersections, I will often filter between the rightmost lane and the next lane over. If a car has it's turn signal on, I will stay far enough left to allow them to turn right, otherwise, I take the lane and assume they are going to go straight, and I move back to the right as soon as I'm across the intersection.

Even the intersections with the bike lane painted all the way up to the intersection, though, cars will pull right into the bike lane, even though there are 4-5 cars ahead of them waiting to go straight, and they know they can't fit. I often give them a little love tap on the fender as I go by.
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