07-10-2015, 10:49 AM
As long as we're consistent, I would say. If I'm in a single lane that's wide enough, and I'm going straight/turning left, with people who want to turn right/go straight, I pull to the left side of the lane on the principle of not holding up traffic unnecessarily.
I leave space on the right when driving, for bicycles to similarly save space. If there are five cars and five bicycles all wanting to go straight, and enough time for five to get through the light, either we all travel single file due to right side proximity, or we all get to make it through on the same light by sharing the road. Lexington going East at Davenport is a spot where I've cycled by the curb, and had a line of traffic with stopped motorists pulling into the curb from a stop, just to try and stop me, even without a road on the right to turn into.
The obvious spot for caution is that hook, and it is incumbent upon the cyclist to not go straight when seeing a driver signaling from the front of the turning queue, but also on the driver to not hit anyone, either. A driver has to look back as is, to make sure no one is about to step into a crosswalk from the near side, and it is a great time to check for cyclists as well.
I leave space on the right when driving, for bicycles to similarly save space. If there are five cars and five bicycles all wanting to go straight, and enough time for five to get through the light, either we all travel single file due to right side proximity, or we all get to make it through on the same light by sharing the road. Lexington going East at Davenport is a spot where I've cycled by the curb, and had a line of traffic with stopped motorists pulling into the curb from a stop, just to try and stop me, even without a road on the right to turn into.
The obvious spot for caution is that hook, and it is incumbent upon the cyclist to not go straight when seeing a driver signaling from the front of the turning queue, but also on the driver to not hit anyone, either. A driver has to look back as is, to make sure no one is about to step into a crosswalk from the near side, and it is a great time to check for cyclists as well.