Originally posted by Pete Clark
A bike lane should be treated by motorists the same as any other lane. You don't cut across another lane to turn, do you? No, you merge into the lane closest to your turn before executing it. I would say a driver should merge into the bike lane, only after yielding right-of-way to all traffic in that lane, before turning.
This is good sense, and should be taught as the correct way to deal with bike lanes. However, I've never heard any mention of this technique in any driver's manual. I'd like to see this promoted into common practice.