Old 06-11-13 | 02:16 PM
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sauerwald
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If it were me, I would have either remained on my bicycle, and been in the straight through lane, or I would have dismounted the bike, and walked across the intersection in the crosswalk. Either option would have been safer than choosing to act neither like a cyclist, a pedestrian nor a vehicle - behaving in an unpredictable manner is the best way to get involved in a crash.

That said, the left turning motorist was completely in the wrong, as a left turning vehicle, she must yield to any other traffic. Honking and yelling does not give her the legal right-of-way.
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