Originally Posted by
Daniel4
Depending on how busy the cross street is, I may
1) get off the bike and press the pedestrian cross button. Then either walk my bike across or get back into the curb lane and ride across;
or
2) make a right turn and when I'm far enough from the intersection, make a U-turn and go back to the intersection and turn right. (U-turns are legal in Toronto. I've seen many motorists including service and construction vehicles make U-turns in the intersection.)
Let me first say that I have no problem with either of these. But I wonder, in the second case (I'm assuming it's the not-busy cross street case) why not just ride through? Is it in case someone sees you, that they'll know you're riding lawfully? Logically, the U-turn maneuver cuts across the same lanes in a less "normal" area, and is a more extended maneuver, so it is more obtrusive to traffic rather than less, if that's the motivation. I wouldn't claim that it's "legal" to go straight through, but I could make an argument that it's "better".