Originally Posted by
Sculptor7
Having had a number of times when people cut me off to make a right turn I try to be very aware of what's behind me as I approach an intersection and just before it I point emphatically to the ground on my left to indicate I am going straight ahead. Whether this works with the occasionally impatient idiot I don't know but it gives me a sense of assurance that at least I have given those behind me pause for thought.
I find if your lining up a light, then the best indicator is to line up in the car traffic, with the right hand tire track. If someone comes up on the right to turn right, they pass on my right. If I am coming up to a street to simply continue on, the indicator for going straight is NO indicator. If your really concerned, and there are intersections where you could be. Hop off and walk your bike through the intersection using the cross walk. Unfortunately because cars and motorcycles have electric turn indicators, 99% of drivers do not know the hand signals anymore. Then again, I don't think a lot of cyclists do either.