Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
First, glad you're OK and nothing serious was damaged.
Yeah, if I'm turning left, I move far left in the left turn lane. If I'm at a light that doesn't trigger for bikes, I try to position myself as best I can to try anyway, but if a car comes up behind me, I scootch forward into the crosswalk a little so the car behind me can get up on the sensor.
In a combo straight/turn lane I'd signal. But if as you said you thought it was a turn only lane, I probably would not have signalled (but I would have been on the left).
Thanks for the word. Quick question for you. If you position yourself left at the light, do you take a whole lane when making a turn? You need to go to the right side of the lane eventually and I can't imagine myself going from left to right. I'd worry that cars will pass me right side if I'm still on the left side during a left turn. I was thinking to take whole lane (in the middle) at the light and then slowly move towards to the right during a left turn.