Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
Passing in an intersection like that is against the law in Illinois and other places as well.
There's a lot of "what the cyclist should do" in this thread, which is fine. But it's also worthwhile to consider what the motorist should do.
I almost said the same thing, and it was an unsafe pass regardless.
But I thought about all the times I'm going straight, on a straight-only lane. Cars pass me in those intersections all the time and I don't give it a second thought. So if you're in a straight/left, all the way on the right, the driver would think it's the same situation, lane sharing, and maybe not illegal? I wasn't there, I couldn't say either way.
But it's good to bring up, one more danger to remind us about on left turns.