Originally Posted by prathmann

In California the vehicle code requires vehicles making a right turn to first safely merge into the right-most lane (which might be a bike lane) before making their turn (unless there is signage for multiple lanes to turn right). State laws vary on this - Oregon doesn't allow motor vehicles to merge into bike lanes and I'm not sure about your state of Washington. The inconsistency makes for confusion on the part of many drivers on the correct procedure.