Originally Posted by
caloso
I'll happily suggest what the OP or anyone else riding that street should do instead:
1) look back and find a break in traffic
2) put out your left hand to signal you're moving over
3) move over to a safe distance away from the widest likely door
4) carry on to your destination.
I realize it's poor form to quote your own post, but I was thinking about this on my lunch ride and decided that this could be ordered better:
1) determine for yourself the safest position to ride under the conditions, including the minimum safe distance from the widest likely door
2) if that position is within the bike lane, ride there
3) if that position is outside the bike lane, ride there, but first
3a) look back and find a break in traffic
3b) put out your left hand to signal you're moving over
4) carry on to your destination