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Rob_E 07-21-08 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by zeytoun (Post 7094398)
If your lane is too narrow for cars to pass you comfortably, what do right turners do when the car ahead of them isn't turning?

They all wait. I would say about 2/3 of the people in the lane are turning right, which is why I like to move aside and let them do their right-on-red thing. It gets them out of the way before the light turns green and decreases my chance of being right-hooked. But once a car comes up that is not turning right, everyone is stuck behind them. That's why I don't move to make room if the person behind me has no blinker on. Once you have one person going straight, everyone else has to sit and wait for green. The road I'm on isn't terribly busy, though, but as a result, the light is longish. I am frequently the first vehicle at the intersection, but, depending on the time of day, there can be quite a line-up behind me when the light does change.

Incidentally, taking the intersection from the other direction, the right/straight lane is a little wider, so if I think someone behind me is going to turn right, I take a more leftward position, closer to the B position, so they can pass me on the right and make their turn.

threeflys 07-21-08 05:26 PM


Originally Posted by JeffB502 (Post 7100965)
What would happen if everybody took this "driver improvment class" that says they should never be the first one to enter an intersection?

With all the jackholes out there, we'll never have to worry about this. BTW- Nice slam with teh quotes around the words "driver improvment class"...you almost made a bit of slam, almost.

Throwmeabone 07-29-08 12:49 AM

For those of you that still aren't convinced that B is the best choice, here is proof.
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared....cfm?id=187783

That is a bike box. It is a special area for bikes at stop lights that allows cyclists to easily roll up in front of cars precisely to avoid right hooks and improve the overall safety of cyclists by giving them higher visibility. This particular one is what they look like in Portland and there are similar ones being painted in New York City as well.


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