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Old 01-03-17 | 07:50 AM
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Bikes: Trek Mtn Bike

A lot of the bike lanes around here have been repainted so you are in the left side of the right turn only lane. Usually accompanied with a bikes have right of way sign. No guarantee but in those cases I follow the bike lane. Usually.

There are intersections with no bike lane. Either the bike lane ends before the intersection or there just is no bike lane. I usually get in the rightmost straight lane and proceed thru the intersection. That way avoiding the right hook altogether.

The other possibility is to get on the sidewalk. There are some lights that don't trigger for bikes and I usually punch the pedestrian button, then just wait on the sidewalk. In this case you are risking the right hook. So you have to be careful.

I've done all of the above. My choice depends on which I feel is safer in that particular instance.
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