Originally Posted by Helmet Head
- destination positioning at intersections
- speed positioning between intersections, including vehicular use of bike lanes, but generally only when faster same-direction traffic is present.
- using the full lane, when safe and appropriate, including when the lane is not wide enough to be safely shared side by side with cars, whenever traveling the same speed as traffic, whenever traveling faster than 30 mph, when preparing for a left turn, when approaching an intersection and not turning, etc.
- negotiating for right-of-way with other vehicle drivers, to create a gap to merge left, rather than waiting for one to appear.
I would agree for the most part that these techniques work, at least on my commute. I find the motorists are quite courteous when they think they know what I'm going to do.
However, with
very heavy traffic, I'm
probably not going to negotiate for a left hand turn. It depends on the situation. There are other legal ways to make that left hand turn. And I'm just not in that big of a hurry!
So bottom line, I picked VC as common sense cycling.