Originally Posted by
Deontologist
There's this turn I have to make on my commute. It involves me getting into a relatively busy street. What I'm unsure about is should I wait in the middle of the car lane waiting to make the left turn or should I wait on the bike lane for the left turn?
I feel that waiting in the car lane would just piss drivers off as I held up traffic. But waiting in the bike lane sometimes takes FOREVER.
What should I do?
The arrow depicts the path I want to take. Note that the dashed line indicates a two-way road. Often there is traffic going both ways.
You need to be plunked in the center of the lane while waiting for your right turn, don't want people passing on your right or left to get exactly where you are trying to go to anyway, and then you can sit on the left of the travel lane while you wait for your left turn to open up. People can pass on your right while you sit and wait there, I guess.
edit:
Wait, are there bike lanes on all three of these intersecting streets? Is there a center turn lane for cars on any of them?