Originally Posted by
stu842
Do you ever move out of the way of a car that wants to make a right turn at a red light? I was waiting to go straight across a state highway that had traffic coming from the right, but not from the left. A car came up behind me with its right blinker on, and I figured I could have rolled up onto the wide, empty sidewalk to be courteous and let him turn. The car and I were the only ones at the stop light. The stop light stayed red for quite a while.
For reference, here was the
intersection in question. I was stopped on W. Stadium Ave. waiting to go west.
This happens to me a lot... If no-one is in the left hand lane, or if the lane is wide enough for a bike and a car, I move to the left. If a car is to my left and/or the lane is too narrow, too bad...
I try not to hug the curb and I would certainly not jump on the sidewalk. But I will often move the left side of the lane on wider one-lane roads to allow cars to turn right. Even if there aren't any right behind me before I stop.