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Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 03:47 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By djb

blowboat/grandpa another obvious "don't do...

blowboat/grandpa
another obvious "don't do that", but I'll add another----Get a mirror and become comfortable using it competently.
Having a mirror and to be able to use while still riding straight...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 01:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By njkayaker

The OP was fairly-certainly talking about a...

The OP was fairly-certainly talking about a center/left lane.


This makes sense.

If the right turn lane has little or no traffic (compared to the left straight-lane), I doubt anybody would...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 12:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By njkayaker

That's (primarily) a bus lane that other people...

That's (primarily) a bus lane that other people are allowed to use to make right turns from (into all the driveways). It's also not "miles long".

Seems clear he's talking about a left turn lane....
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 12:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By mev

Center turn lane - no. Right turn lanes. It...

Center turn lane - no.

Right turn lanes. It is something I constantly encounter going along and adjust in a few ways. It is also a place I find myself watching my mirror closely.
- If it is a...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 11:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By njkayaker

Is this a right turn lane or a center turn lane?...

Is this a right turn lane or a center turn lane? It makes a huge difference.[/QUOTE]
Seems clear he's talking about a left turn lane.

Given that he said it was "a few miles" long**, it seems...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 10:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By indyfabz

Hard "no."

Hard "no."
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 10:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By CliffordK

Is this a right turn lane or a center turn lane? ...

Is this a right turn lane or a center turn lane? It makes a huge difference.

Maybe for a right turn lane. NO for a center turn lane (unless turning nearby).

We have a bike path in Springfield...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 10:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By njkayaker

Where is this exactly? Ride on the right...

Where is this exactly?

Ride on the right side. You can't legally travel (keep going straight) in the turn lane.

You might consider using a rear flasher.
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 08:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By staehpj1

No to the turn lane. I have ridden on a lot of...

No to the turn lane. I have ridden on a lot of road like that with light to moderate traffic, riding in the right tire track or hugging the white line on the right depending on traffic conditions. I...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 07:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By Sempervee

FLAT no. We only enter that to transition to a ...

FLAT no. We only enter that to transition to a left hand lane with traffic.
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 07:40 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By jon c.

I wouldn't consider it.

I wouldn't consider it.
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 07:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By pdlamb

I'd stay in the right tire track (giving me some...

I'd stay in the right tire track (giving me some room to dodge right), blinkers aplenty, and ride fast. Let faster traffic deal with turn lane passes. They may not be legal, but I doubt anyone is...
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 07:04 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By GhostRider62

Sounds like invitation to a header. No, I would...

Sounds like invitation to a header. No, I would not do that in a million years
Forum: Touring
10-08-21, 06:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,258
Posted By Frank S

I don't have a good answer. But, as bicycles are...

I don't have a good answer. But, as bicycles are subject to traffic laws, and it is generally illegal to travel in a center turn lane...
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