Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
After many decades of riding in on the East Coast, long before bike lanes, sharrows, bike boxes or other modern infrastructure innovations the wise cyclist rode FRAP or else. When I am on the left side of a lane I feel like I'm in one of those dreams where you find yourself the only one that is stark naked at the weekly Strategic Development Team meeting. Here in enlightened Portland and the extremely cyclist dense urban core, other lane placements are possible, but... it isn't any coincidence that the bike boxes are painted on the right side of the intersection. Were I you, what I would do instead of moving to the left side of the car lane, only to have to move back again once traffic begins moving, is stay on the right side, but a good car length back from the actual corner indicating clearly your intention not to turn right when the light changes, but to proceed straight through. Right turning traffic simply sidles past on your left and turn right as they can. Works like a charm.
Until the light turns green and you attempt to go straight into a wall of cars turning right who are oblivious to your presence.
Doing what you said, in my opinion, is an invitation for cars to right hook you.
Yes, I do have to cross back over the lane when the light turns green, but usually I'm on the pedals a few seconds before the cars (I watch the lights) so I move out of their way before they even start moving. In my 4 years of commuting (I know, relatively short), I've only had one dumb*** who passed me on my right as I pulled away from a light. I've never had any other problems at lights/stop signs. (And yes, you guessed it, the guy was in a lifted diesel truck.)
While I do not have decades of riding experience, I have ridden in Pittsburgh a few times and done what I said above. No one seemed to mind.