Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
That's the problem with many edge bike lanes, because they lead many cyclists to do exactly that. In 49 states, motorists are also required to turn right from as near to the curb as practicable to help prevent passing on the right (which is why most bike lanes have dashed lines near intersections). Oregon is the one state that does NOT allow cars to merge into bike lanes near right turns. Oregon law basically wants cyclists to get right-hooked.
This is also why it's not really safe to be in a bike lane zooming past stopped traffic. If you do so, you have to be on high alert for potentially turning cars. Don't let the paint think for you.
I agree and told him I always tried to hang to the left of the right most lane to help turners. I also said it's a bad way to be passing drivers and it would likely be the cyclists fault. Here sometimes it's hard to get to the right most edge when turning since there is always parked cars and then there is the natural gap getting along side them then trying to head into the right turn. Leaving an opening for cyclists to try to get by and using an Idaho stop while not being aware.