Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
The SUV should have merged right onto the bike lane, then turned instead of effectively turning right from the left lane across my lane.
Giving a turn signal in no way gives you permission to cut someone off. The driver is required to make their move without causing another road user to make drastic maneuvers.
This concept is similar to bike=vehicle where bike lane=road lane. It is illegal for a vehicle to do that if the bike lane was a road lane and you were a car, it should be illegal when the lane is a bike lane.