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Old 07-18-08 | 01:54 PM
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apocalypse
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where to line up at intersection?

On one of my routes I get to an intersection (4-way stoplight) that I need to go straight through, however I'm not certain where I should legally be lined up at.

In the attached picture, I have been lining up in position B. This allows cars to make their right-hand turn without me impeding them (most cars turn right, not many go straight through), and since I'm at the front of the intersection, I take up the entire lane and drift to the right side of the road and into the bike lane on the right side of the intersection.

Position A was just thrown in as the obvious wrong choice.

Position C seems okay, but since I'm going straight through, I would be wary of being right-hooked.

Position D seems okay too, because it gives me time to see who is going to be turning right, and allows cars behind me to catch sight of me while I go straight through, hopefully reducing my chance of getting whacked.

So many choices, but which is the correct one?
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