Originally Posted by
jrickards
By coincidence, I experienced a potential right-hook situation this afternoon. A van passed me with its right signal on with the intent of turning right into a driveway about 20ft in front of us. However, the driver then stopped, let me pass through and then made the turn. I waved a thank you to him.
Right hooks are a constant hazard on my regular commute. I've taken to calling out "don't turn right". Sometimes someone will shout back "I wasn't going to". Even so knowing how to take a hard right while hip checking a car is a necessary survival skill in beautiful downtown Mount Vernon.