Does anyone else think that it's often too difficult/dangerous to get into position B to begin with? Yeah, it's the best place to be, but I find that motorists are usually usually too aggressive to allow me to go across the lane (they won't let me in if I'm on the right), and traffic is too thick to just take it without waiting for an opening.

Maybe because I almost always ride on busy city streets? I'm surprised that more people haven't brought up the fact that getting to point B might not even be possible given the traffic conditions.

Most the time when I come to an intersection where the right lane can either turn right or go straight, I filter through on the right as much as I feel is reasonable given the space to ride in, density of traffic, number of cars with turn signals on, etc. So more often I wind up at points C and D.

I'd prefer to be at B, but if it's not doable, C and D are not terrible solutions. They are certainly not the "deathtraps" some made them out to be, as long as you are aware of your surrounding, know what to look out for, and are as assertive as the motorists around you. Proof? I'm still alive after countless intersections at points C and D