Originally Posted by
trailangel
I realize I caused some confusion. I consider the bike lane to be "THE WRONG LANE" for any biker at that intersection. As I said before, I would have gone to the curb to the right. I often do this at a busy intersection in the interest of my personal safety.
Carry on
No I got what you meant originally, and I disagree. The right turn lanes are very busy funnelling traffic onto the freeway, it is much safer to use the bike lane to the left. I bet only a handful of vehicles per week find themselves accidentally stuck in the right turn lane and illegally go straight, and almost all of those occasions drivers would act with caution, at least in case there might be a cop around!
Trying to cross from the curb and get through the freeway-bound traffic would be a nightmare!