Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Why wait behind the 1st car? Why not wait in front of, and to the right of, the 1st car waiting to turn left? Either way you could swing wide and let other cars turn left as you head for the right side of the receiving road. Of course that assumes there's a place for you on the receiving road, either a separate travel lane or a bike lane.
It's not something I do, just curious.
That's exactly what I do. Front of the crosswalk, with the left-turning cars behind and left of me, and forward-going cars behind and right of me. Nobody can miss me (unless they're texting).