Originally Posted by Helmet Head
If you were in that situation, on the street where the cyclist was killed by a left hook, would you see a reason to get out of the bike lane and take the main through traffic lane?
If a cop saw you, you would get a ticket for being out of the bike lane. If you were fatally hit outside the bike lane, the motorist would get a free pass, because you weren't in the bike lane, and the cop responding would have an excuse to render that, in his judgement, you were 50% at fault.