Originally Posted by
ill.clyde
Admittedly, I'm new to riding in bike lanes, but that seems (to me) counter intuitive and somewhat assinine. Why would I park myself where cars will be turning, particularly in a "right on red" situation? I'd never feel safe and that's probably why I put myself between the lanes. Not criticizing you squegeeboo or the OP, but there's no way I'd sit in the right turn lane like that.
Because theoritically, the cars shouldn't be turning thru you. But just like anything else, sometimes theory doesn't work out in practice. Sometimes you'll see a right turn lane, then the bike lane, then 'normal' (car) traffic lanes, other times the solid white of the bike lane just turns dashed, and it becomes a joined lane of traffic. In this case it isn't just a right turn lane, it's also still the bike lane.