Originally Posted by
sojourn
C is the correct answer. B will get you rear ended or mowed over by the cars going straight as you slowly pick up speed and they are looking at the cars turning in front of them not at all expecting a bicycle to their left crossing in front of them left to right.
Your C position should keep you far enough into the lane to indicate your intent to go straight ahead. It's ok for the cars turning right to wait for you.
All these folks indicating B are just future accident statistics waiting to happen.
You couldn't be more wrong.. C and D are excellent ways to get right hooked while trying to cross the intersection. The most common types of bicycle-vehicle collisions are right hooks and left hooks, which B puts you in the best position to avoid. Collisions from the rear are relatively rare.